CalpeReviewed on 11 November 2026

Tourist licence in Calpe: no moratorium, but changes in progress

In short

In Calpe you can, in principle, apply anywhere in the municipality: we have not found any by-law, moratorium or suspension on tourist rentals. The rules of the Generalitat (the Valencian regional government) apply, and you need a favourable town-hall report. What Calpe wants to curb is the conversion of commercial premises into homes: it suspended this for two years, until July 2026, and is taking a change to its general plan through the approval process so that there are no homes on the ground floors of blocks of flats.

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We don't process the licence for you: we help you get it clear. This guide is for information only and the rules change often, so always check the latest with your town hall and with Turisme Comunitat Valenciana.

Which rules apply in Calpe

In Calpe, officially Calp, we have not found a by-law of its own on tourist rentals. The town-hall report is issued under its general plan.

We have not found any moratorium either. A suspension is only valid if it is published in the Valencian official gazette (DOGV), and between June 2024 and 11 November 2026 there is no notice from Calpe suspending reports or licences for tourist rentals. The 2024 suspension explained below was something else: it applied to converting commercial premises into homes.

The register confirms it: 386 tourist rentals in Calpe were registered in 2026, up to 9 November.

Commercial premises and ground floors: what Calpe wants to curb

On 11 June 2024, the full council meeting put a two-year suspension on licences to convert commercial premises into homes in blocks of flats across the whole municipality (DOGV no. 9885 of 4 July 2024). The town hall explained that most of those premises ended up as tourist rentals. Two years is the legal maximum, so the suspension ran out on 4 July 2026.

To make it permanent, Calpe is taking amendment D-16 to its general plan through the approval process. Its text says that residential use will not be allowed on the ground floor of blocks of flats, anywhere in the municipality. The full council meeting of 14 April 2026 agreed to go ahead and opened 45 days of public consultation (DOGV no. 10348 of 23 April 2026).

We have no record that it has been given final approval or published. That is why today we do not know what the town hall tells someone who wants to convert commercial premises: ask before you buy premises with that in mind. Nor do we know whether it will affect homes that already exist legally on the ground floor.

According to the town hall, D-16 does not affect villas or terraced houses.

How to apply for the town-hall report in Calpe

You apply to Calpe town hall, through its online portal (sede electrónica) or at the registry. The town hall calls these reports 'certificados de vivienda turística' (tourist rental certificates).

We have not found either the fee or the time limit published: ask the planning department (Urbanismo) about them when you submit your application.

Once you have a favourable report, you submit the responsible declaration to the Tourism Register of the Valencia region, which registers the home and gives it its number. If the home is in a building with an owners' community, you first need its express agreement.

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If your home in Calpe is already registered

We have not found a rule of Calpe's own: the Generalitat's rule applies. Registration lasts 5 years and, to renew it, you need a new, favourable town-hall report. Homes registered before 8 August 2024 start coming up for renewal in August 2029.

If you buy a registered home, you need a new declaration and a new town-hall report. If you inherit it, a declaration of change is enough.

Tourist rentals will have their own rubbish collection fee: €40 per guest place per year, on top of the fee for their zone. It was given final approval at the full council meeting of 13 October 2026; we have not confirmed when it starts being charged.

Turisme (the regional tourism authority) is reviewing the homes registered after the 2018 tourism law that have no town-hall report on file. If you receive an electronic notice from it, you have 10 working days to provide the report.

How many tourist rentals there are in Calpe

5,553 tourist rentals registered in the Tourism Register, with 24,870 guest places (Generalitat open data, 9 November 2026). Of these, 386 were registered in 2026 and 645 in 2025.
2,943 homes listed on the big platforms, 11.25% of all homes in Calpe (INE, Spain's statistics institute, May 2026).
985 applications for a tourist rental certificate in 2024, up to August, and 932 in the whole of 2023 (Calpe town hall).

The figures do not match because they measure different things: the register counts registrations and INE counts listings on the platforms.

Tourist licence in Calpe: common questions

Is there a moratorium on tourist licences in Calpe?

We have not found one: no notice in the Valencian official gazette (DOGV) and no announcement from the town hall. The register keeps adding new registrations: 386 in 2026, up to 9 November.

Are any zones of Calpe closed to tourist rentals?

We have not found any municipal rule that says so, or any published quotas or closed zones: the town-hall report on each home decides.

Can I convert commercial premises in Calpe into a tourist rental?

That is exactly what Calpe wants to prevent. It suspended those licences for two years, until July 2026, and is taking a change to its general plan through the approval process so that there are no homes on the ground floors of blocks of flats. What applies today has not been confirmed: ask the planning department (Urbanismo).

Does it affect me if I have a villa or a terraced house in Calpe?

According to the town hall, no: the change to the general plan concerns blocks of flats.

How much does the town-hall report cost in Calpe, and how long does it take?

We have not found it published: ask the planning department (Urbanismo). Registration in the Tourism Register afterwards is free.

What does a tourist rental in Calpe pay for rubbish collection?

€40 per guest place per year, on top of the fee for its zone, according to the by-law approved at the full council meeting of 13 October 2026.

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