Urban Planning sets the deadlines for terrace licenses for 2027

The Municipal Urban Planning Management of Córdoba has set the calendar for requesting and renewing public road occupation licenses for outdoor seating (veladores) during 2027. This is done through Decree No. 2026/19524, signed on November 6, 2026, by manager Julián Álvarez Ortega, and published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Córdoba No. 216, dated November 9, 2026 (pages 15987 to 15990, reference BOP-A-2026-3657). The general period begins on November 1, 2026, and closes on January 31, 2027.

Express License and End of Late Applications

The resolution is based on the Municipal Ordinance for Outdoor Seating, which does not set a specific submission deadline but requires an express license throughout its articles: the mere application or payment of the fee is not sufficient to occupy the public domain. The document notes a “persistence in the late submission” of applications, which affects the operation of the office processing the authorizations and the analysis of the distribution of public spaces.

The stated objective is for resolutions to be issued in the shortest possible time, “providing legal coverage over time for all installations that are de facto carried out on public roads,” and to expedite pending procedures in 2026. The instruction is issued in development of Article 2 of the ordinance and bears case file number 7597_GE01_2026_12578, with internal rescue reference 1/2027.

Two Time Windows Depending on the Type of Terrace

The calendar distinguishes two periods and three types of applicants:

• From November 1, 2026, to January 31, 2027: establishments that already obtained a license in 2026 or a renewal the previous year and wish to occupy the public domain throughout 2027 with identical characteristics (Article 26.3 of the ordinance), using the renewal form.
• Within the same period, premises without a license in 2026 or those requesting an occupation different from the one authorized, using the terrace installation license application form.
• Also until January 31, 2027, establishments located in joint planning zones, whether for an annual or seasonal period.
• From January 1 to February 28, 2027: premises outside the joint planning zones requesting a seasonal license, spanning from Palm Sunday (March 29) to October 31.

Standardized forms are available on the GMU website, under the Services, Applications, and Documentation tab, within the Urban Inspection Service.

Thirty-Five Zones with Joint Processing

The annex of the resolution delimits the joint planning zones for 2027, which will be processed in a single procedure per zone once the deadline has closed. The list includes, among others:

• Plaza de las Tendillas, Plaza de la Corredera, Plaza de San Miguel, Plaza de La Trinidad, Plaza del Escudo, Plaza de San Nicolás, Plaza de la Oca, Plaza del Moreal, Plaza de Matías Prats, Plaza de los Califas, and Plaza Flor del Olivo.
• Streets and promenades such as Capitulares, Diario de Córdoba, Morería, Conde de Cárdenas, García Lovera, Pastores, Ronda de Isasa, Paseo de la Ribera, Puerta de Almodóvar, and Avda. Gran Capitán.
• Axes such as Victoriano Rivera-La Plata-Mármol de Bañuelos, Historiador Díaz del Moral, Avenida de la Libertad, Avenida Al-Nasir, Avenida de Barcelona, Córdoba de Veracruz, Agrupación de Cofradías, Enrique Romero de Torres, Plaza Cardenal Salazar, Plaza Judá Leví-Marquínez, María La Judía y Dolores Ibarruri, Poeta Juan Ramón Jiménez-Poeta Emilio Prados (Tablero), and Isla Fuerteventura.

Urban Planning warns that the list may be expanded if conflicts over the use of public space arise throughout the year and a more detailed analysis of the distribution of terrace seating is required.

Warning to holders

The decree establishes that applications submitted outside the fixed deadlines may not be admitted for processing, except for justified causes, in accordance with article 88.5 of Law 39/2015, of October 1, on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations. In joint management zones, authorization is not guaranteed for those who have not applied within the deadline. Instructions will be disseminated on the GMU website, on the notice boards of the management and the City Council, and in the provincial bulletin itself. The signed text carries the secure verification code C28E1A0EBB1BC613D555.

The measure forces bars, restaurants, and leisure venues in the capital to plan the next terrace season months in advance: those who do not formalize their application between November and January risk remaining without authorization to occupy the street in 2027, especially in the most congested areas of the historic center.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Córdoba, no. 216, November 9, 2026, Other Entities section, pp. 15987-15990 (official reference: BOP-A-2026-3657).