When should I request an activity or opening license in Orihuela?

When you are going to open a business in a local you must request the Activity license. It is processed as a responsible declaration and the documentation to be provided depends on whether you are going to carry out an activity considered innocuous or qualified. In all cases, the opening license must be requested after carrying out reforms in the premises if necessary. With the opening license, you inform the municipality that you are going to start working in a place open to the public and that you meet the required standard.

How do I know if my activity is safe or subject to environmental qualification?

These activities are regulated in the Law 6/2014, of July 25, of the Generalitat, on Prevention, Quality and Environmental Control of Activities in the Valencian Community:

• TITLE IV Regime of responsible environmental declaration
• TITLE V System of communication of innocuous activities.

You can check if your activity is innocuous or qualified in the Annexes of the Law.

• Qualified activities are represented in the Annex I and Annex II of the rule
• Harmless activities are represented in the Annex III of the rule

Safe activities are usually those that do not emit pollution, discharges or noise.

Where to apply for the opening license in Orihuela.

The opening license forms can be found in the Urban Planning section of:

forms catalog

• Communication of innocuous Activity.
• Environmental responsible statement. 

What is needed to apply for a license to open a safe activity in Orihuela

for the procedure Communication of Harmless Activities It is necessary to provide the following documentation:

• Communication of Harmless Activities filled out. model here
• DNI of the owner and legal representative, if applicable.
• Power of representation.
• Photocopy of the Census or Economic Activities Tax
• Applicable municipal tax.
• Location plan referred to the PGOU
• Cadastral plan.
• Site plan referring to the Approved PP, if included in Development Planning.
• Descriptive Technical Report of the activity.
• Certificate of urban compatibility of the project. model here
• Certification signed by a competent technician, duly identified by name and surname, title and national identity document, certifying that the facilities comply with all the technical and environmental conditions required to start the exercise of the activity, and especially with the conditions of accessibility and fire protection.

Opening license through Environmental Responsible Declaration in Orihuela

The economic activities that do not appear in Annex III of the Law 6/2014, of July 25, of the Generalitat, on Prevention, Quality and Environmental Control of Activities in the Valencian Community They must be submitted using the following procedure:

Environmental Responsible Statement

The following documentation must be provided:

• Filled and signed Responsible Declaration Model. model here
• Activities census file. model here
• Identity document of the owner.
• Identity document of the legal representative, if applicable.
• Power of attorney, when acting on behalf of another person. Natural persons form. Company form
• Deed of incorporation or modification, of the power of representation and of the CIF card, in the case of legal persons.
• Proof of payment of the fee.
• Descriptive Technical Report of the activity.
• Certification signed by a competent technician, duly identified by name and surname, title and national identity document, certifying that the facilities comply with all the technical and environmental conditions required to start the exercise of the activity.
• Location plan on current municipal PGOU plan.
• Cadastral plan.
• Site plan referring to the Approved PP, if included in the Planning of
• developing.
• Photocopy of the Urbanistic compatibility certificate or photocopy of your request. model here

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