Hours for noisy building works in Portugal

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Noisy building works near homes are banned on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, and on weekdays between 20:00 and 08:00 (Regulamento Geral do Ruído, art. 14.º).

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Law

Regulamento Geral do Ruído (approved by Decreto-Lei n.º 9/2007)

Article

14.º, a)

Banned hours

Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays; weekdays (dias úteis) from 20:00 to 08:00

Also banned near

Schools during their opening hours, and hospitals and similar establishments (art. 14.º, b) and c))

Covers

Temporary noisy activities, which include building works (art. 3.º, b))

Exceptions

A special noise licence from the municipality (art. 15.º) and urgent works (art. 17.º)

Enforcement

The police can order the works suspended and the council starts fine proceedings (art. 18.º)

Official text

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2026-11-05