Commercial and restaurant fit-out in Palma and Mallorca
Open on the planned date: building work, kitchen, smoke extraction and soundproofing with one person in charge, and the paperwork for your business prepared at the same time.
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Commercial and restaurant fit-out in Palma: what we do
A commercial and restaurant fit-out in Palma involves two timescales: permits and building work. If the work doesn't touch the structure or change the use, a comunicación previa (prior notice to the council) lets you start after 15 calendar days; in the old town or a listed building, you first need heritage approval (Patrimonio). A licencia urbanística (building licence) has a legal deadline of 3 months, but was taking 9 to 12 months in early 2026. A restaurant fit-out takes about a month (Habitissimo, 2026).
We fit out premises for restaurants, bars, shops and offices, from a bare shell to a new look for a business that is already trading. Our team does the building work and installations, and our architect in Mallorca prepares the project and the technical documentation your business needs to open.
- Layout, bar, dining room, toilets and accessibility
- Commercial kitchen with extraction and smoke flue
- Soundproofing to avoid complaints from neighbours
- New electrical installation and an increase in contracted power
- Air conditioning and ventilation sized for your capacity
- Activity project (proyecto de actividad), permits and final certificate
- Façade, sign and shop window
- Technical check before you sign the traspaso (lease takeover)
Prices 2026
How much does a shop or restaurant fit-out cost?
National benchmarks for restaurants, published in 2026. In a shop or office with no kitchen or smoke extraction, the installations weigh less in the budget. You get your fixed, itemised price after the visit.
| Type of work | Guide price |
|---|---|
| Restaurant or bar: complete fit-outWork: about 1 month | about500€ /m² on average |
| Restaurant: typical total cost | 10,00060,000€ |
| Commercial kitchen with extraction, small restaurant | from about10,000€ |
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Source: Habitissimo, cost of a restaurant refurbishment (updated 10/06/2026), national average. A commercial kitchen starts at about €10,000 in a small restaurant and rises with its size. These are market benchmarks, not Greenox prices. The permits and the activity project come before the work. Updated: October 2026.
Check before you sign
We look round the premises with you: structure, installations, available power and where the smoke flue could run. So you negotiate with facts.
Project and fixed quote
Plans, activity project, schedule and an itemised price. Anything not included is set out in writing.
Permits
We file the comunicación previa (15 days; in the old town, after heritage approval) or apply for the licence (3 months by law, 9 to 12 in practice).
Building work and installations
A site manager coordinates the whole team. A restaurant fit-out takes a month on average; yours goes into the schedule in the contract.
Certificate and opening
At the end, the technician issues the final certificate and the declaración responsable (signed declaration) to start the activity is filed. We stay with you until you open.
What we guarantee
What we take care of so you open on time
With commercial premises, every week of delay is rent with no income. That is why we plan the building work and the paperwork together.
Signed opening date
The works schedule and the opening date go in the contract. If a permit is delayed, we tell you before it costs you money.
Kitchen and smoke extraction
Hood, extraction and duct up to the roof, designed to meet the regulations and not to disturb the neighbours.
Acoustics
We insulate ceilings, walls and machinery so that the music and kitchen noise stay inside the premises.
Power and consumption
The kitchen, cold rooms and air conditioning use a lot of power. Our team of electricians in Palma calculates the power you need, applies for the increase and chooses efficient equipment.
Work outside your opening hours
If the business stays open, we work on your closing days or area by area, always within the noise bylaws.
Fixed price and a 5-year guarantee
You know what the work costs before you sign the lease or the traspaso, not after. You pay as the work progresses, 10% at most when it starts, and you have a 5-year written guarantee.
Good to know
Permits to refurbish and open premises in Palma
The works and the activity are two separate procedures, and it pays to run them in parallel. This is the usual route in Palma; timescales differ in other municipalities.
Comunicación previa: 15 days
For works that don't touch the load-bearing structure, don't extend, don't change the use and redistribute up to 60% of the floor area. You can start 15 calendar days after filing it. In the old town (centro histórico) or in a listed building, you first need heritage approval from the Consell de Mallorca (Patrimonio) and, for some works, a report from the old town committee (Comisión de Centro Histórico).
Licencia urbanística: 3 months by law
If the work touches the structure, extends the premises or changes their use, you need a licence with a project. The legal deadline for a decision is 3 months; through the standard procedure it was taking 9 to 12 months in early 2026.
Activity project before the works
If the works are linked to a new or existing activity, the activity project is filed with the Ajuntament (city council) before the building and installation work begins.
Starting the activity
Once the work is finished, the declaración responsable to start and carry out the activity is filed, together with the technical certificate. The fee depends on the floor area, the street category and the type of activity.
Sources: Ajuntament de Palma, types of works, documentation and starting work (26/09/2025), licencia urbanística (Obras.02) and starting permanent activities (Actividades.02, 29/09/2026); actual licence timescales in Palma: Ara Balears (01/10/2026); Habitissimo, restaurant refurbishment (10/06/2026). Updated: October 2026.
Questions and answers
Frequently asked questions about shop and restaurant fit-outs
Can't find your question? Message us on WhatsApp and we will answer in Spanish, German or English.
How much does it cost to refurbish a shop or a restaurant?
Is it possible to refurbish without closing the business?
Which works need a licence, and who applies for it?
What IVA (Spanish VAT) applies to refurbishing commercial premises?
Where can the smoke flue run, and what does the community of owners have to approve?
Can you check the premises before I sign the traspaso or the lease?
How much electrical power does a restaurant need?
How do you prevent complaints from neighbours about noise and smells?
Book a visit to your premises in Palma
About to sign a traspaso or a lease? Choose your type of business, tell us the signing date and we check the premises first. We tell you what the work would cost and when you could open. We call you within 24 hours on working days.
Your contact in Palma
Dr. Lennart Jünemann
PhD in energy economics · your contact for all topics