How it works
The check, step by step.
TerrenoCheck gathers scattered public maps and official services and ties them to a single cadastral parcel, so your first decision rests on data rather than impressions.
Find the place
Type a town, an address, coordinates or a cadastral reference. The map opens on that spot, and you can lay the Cadastre map over the aerial image to see each parcel’s cadastral boundary.
Select the parcel
Click inside the parcel. The Directorate General for Cadastre gives its cadastral reference and outline, which is drawn on the map. Check that it is the boundary you mean and confirm it. Each order covers one parcel.
We read the sources
- Boundary and measurements: Catastro.
- Aerial images and terrain: Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN / PNOA).
- Flood zones and the coastal boundary: MITECO, the Ministry for the Ecological Transition.
- Protected areas: European Environment Agency. Wildfires: EFFIS (Copernicus). Geology: IGME.
- Land class: SIU, the Ministry of Housing's urban information system.
The SIU land class does not certify permitted development. Ask the town hall for the planning certificate.
Full source list and dates
Dirección General del Catastro, IGN · PNOA, MITECO · SNCZI, EEA, BOE, EFFIS · Copernicus, CN IGME, MIVAU · SIU, FEGA · SIGPAC, INE, SETELECO, Copernicus Land Monitoring Service, Ministerio de Transportes, NOAA NCEI, Ministerio de Sanidad, REDIAM · Junta de Andalucía. Sample report, pages 99–100.
The site's parcel picker uses Mapbox for its base maps and place search.
Every reading carries its source, the date it was read and its limits.
Download the report
Within 24 hours the PDF appears on the private order page, ready to download, once our quality control, automated and AI-assisted, has checked the whole report. We also email you the link as soon as the report is ready.
What the current edition checks
The sample has an opening, ten chapters and a closing section. It separates the plot, planning and ground from hazards, surroundings and the purchase process. Each assessment refers to its data pages. The report lists 14 checks still to complete on pages 86–87: marine flooding, active faults, noise, Defence zones, ownership and charges, permitted development, utility connections, ground strength, lawful access, the coastal regime, nature plans and buffer zones, incomplete fire history, internet connection and long-term climate. Ask the Land Registry for the ownership extract and the town hall for the planning certificate. Connections require confirmation from the suppliers; foundation design needs a site-specific geotechnical study.
The current edition has 100 pages in English and 99 in Spanish in the sample report; the length of each order depends on the plot.
Álava, Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa and Navarre keep their own foral cadastres, which are not connected yet. If you click on a parcel there, the map tells you so.
Ready to check a parcel?
It starts with a click on the map.