Encamp Parish Enforces Terrace Renovation Rules Post-Street Works

The second phase of renovation works on Avinguda d'Encamp in Pas de la Casa will begin next April, once the winter season ends. At the same time, the Encamp parish council plans to enforce an updated terrace regulation, requiring immediate compliance along this avenue while granting other areas up to five years to adapt.

The council approved a terrace ordinance in 2019 to standardise their operation and appearance across the parish. Implementation on Avinguda d'Encamp was postponed pending the street's overhaul. Last year, during presentations to residents and business owners, officials signalled that adaptations would be mandatory once the second phase started. This phase involves demolishing existing terraces, replacing pavement, widening pavements and installing new arcades.

"We want everyone, both in Pas de la Casa and the rest of the parish, to have the same type of terrace for visual and aesthetic uniformity," Encamp's deputy mayor, Xavier Fernández, told Altaveu.

A meeting last week provided further details on the nearly finalised rules, which build on the 2019 version. They now specify furniture colours, uniform enclosures with wood of a set thickness, and glass roofs, among other features. Operators remain free to choose their supplier. "With the measurements we provide, they can go to any workshop and even team up for better prices," Fernández added.

During the April works, the council will remove current terraces, and affected restaurateurs must install compliant ones. The council guarantees terrace availability for five years and offers a roughly 30% discount on public space occupation fees for six years.

Elsewhere in the parish, covered terrace owners get five years to comply, while those with open terraces—wooden platforms with side panels but no roof—have two years. All qualify for the fee discount starting from their upgrade year: six years if immediate, fewer if delayed. This accommodates recent investments under prior rules.