From our studio in Palma, CARLO Design plans and oversees conversions, renovations and interiors in Pollença (Pollensa), Port de Pollença and Cala Sant Vicenç. We establish what the municipal plan and the new catalogue of protected buildings allow, design architecture and interiors as one team and run the site with weekly visits.
Pollença still plans with a general plan given final approval in November 1990 and amended point by point since. For houses older than that plan, or altered since, we first check what legally exists and which rules apply today.
On top of that comes a catalogue of protected buildings and places, given provisional approval by the town council in February 2026. Since then the council suspends licences and notifications that contradict it. Whether your house is listed, and what that means for façade, roof and layout, we clarify before the first sketch.
There are three typical kinds of house here, and for each we check something different first.
These houses share walls with their neighbours, get light only from front and back and stand on narrow lanes, some also in the catalogue. We survey the house, clarify its protection and rethink layout, light and services.
Finca or townhouseConversion, new bathrooms and kitchen, terraces and pool. Close to the sea we check the coastal strip first, where existing houses may be modernised but not enlarged.
More on renovation on MallorcaUsually on rustic land, partly within the Serra de Tramuntana natural area, and often with extensions built without a licence. Before you buy, we check what is legal and what could be legalised.
Checks before you buyPollença has its own bylaws and council decisions. This is the position in October 2026.
For a building permit in Pollença you pay 2.8 percent construction tax and a 0.8 percent licence fee on the construction cost, 3.6 percent in total. In Palma it is 6.61 percent. On €300,000 of construction cost, that is €10,800 in Pollença.
Since February 2026 the council suspends licences and notifications that contradict the new catalogue. For an older house, checking the catalogue comes first.
Since July 2026 Pollença excludes uses prohibited under the rustic land law, the territorial guidelines and the island plan from the extraordinary legalisation. The procedure itself has been open on Mallorca since February 2025, for three years.
Parts of the municipality lie within the Serra de Tramuntana natural area. There the council obtains a report from the nature protection authority before granting a permit, and the authority has up to two months. An unfavourable report is binding.
Within the first 100 metres from the shoreline, or 20 metres on land that was already urban in 1988, new homes are prohibited. Legal houses may be repaired and modernised without adding volume, height or floor area.
The council is currently changing the general plan rules for the urban land of Formentor, and the draft was on public display in 2026. Anyone planning there should check the status before designing.
Then four short questions. We reply within one working day, with no obligation. We speak English, German and Spanish.
Across our two studios, most of our new work comes through recommendations from past clients. 5.0 stars on Google, 3 reviews for our Palma studio.
"After speaking with them, I knew I didn't need to look elsewhere. Thrilled with the result, highly recommend."
"They gave us excellent advice and ensured smooth implementation with their craftsmen."
"They quickly grasped my taste, found the perfect products, and arranged appointments."
"Tell us about your property, your timeline, what you are hoping for. We will come to you, listen, and present a concept and a realistic cost estimate, before you commit to anything."
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