mmm...plenty here about "English" planning laws but not much mention of "Catalunyan"ones....and although it is good to have the correct bit of paper, it is still seen very much as "going over the head" of the local mayor, to whom you would  traditionally go first. Perhaps everything in its correct order is the thing....unless we want it to become a " Costa del Milton Keynes"...because although it is correct to say Spain is an EU country, the whole point of coming is that it is NOT like the uk. Speaking of which....(since only what is the norm in England is good here)...how many people would you advise to move to England without speaking a word of English...and yet we expect....