by By Yiannis Palaiokastritis, civil engineer MSc · SAMOS Housing, Samos Town · Updated September 2026
“Is this plot buildable?” is the first question every buyer should ask on Samos, and the one most often answered wrongly. The listing says “building plot”, the seller says “of course you can build”, a neighbour points to the house next door. None of that is proof. After almost twenty years of permits and surveys on the island, here is how we actually check a buildable plot on Samos, and where the surprises usually hide.
Rural plots: the road decides everything
Outside villages and town plans, most plots on Samos are no longer buildable unless they face an official, legally recognised road. This is the most common reason a rural plot turns out to be unbuildable.
The trap is that a road you can drive on is not necessarily a road in the legal sense. Paved roads are usually official. But most of the roads on Samos are dirt or concrete tracks that were never recognised, and frontage on one of those does not give building rights. Plot size, sea view and a price that looks like a bargain mean nothing until the road status is confirmed.
Map: settlement limits on Samos and what they allow
Tap a village to see its limit, minimum plot area, coverage, floor area ratio, height and the Government Gazette (ΦΕΚ) that sets them. Outside the limits, the Samos zoning plan (ΖΟΕ, ΦΕΚ 100Δ/1995) can be switched on. Only limits in force are shown.
Indicative information from the TEE/ΥΠΕΝ planning map (ΕΨΧ) and the delimitation gazettes. It does not replace a check: every property must be checked by an engineer. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Building terms by settlement (81 settlements)
| Settlement | Status | Minimum plot area | Coverage | Floor area ratio | Height | Gazette (ΦΕΚ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aghii Theodori | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 131/Δ/13-02-84 |
| Agios Konstantinos | Delimited | Rule: 1000 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 593Δ/1986, 593Δ/1986 |
| Agios Nikolaos | Delimited | Rule: 1000 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 370Δ/1987, 370Δ/1987 |
| Agios Panteleimonas | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 131/Δ/13-02-84 |
| Ampelos | Delimited | Rule: 300 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 664Δ/1985, 664Δ/1985 |
| Ormos Agiou Isidorou | Pre-1923 | Rule: 2.000 m² with road frontage · Exception: 300 m² (plots existing on 13.3.1981), 150 m² (on 25.7.1979), any area (on 2.7.1968) | 60% (detached) | 70% (continuous) | Sliding scale: up to 100 m² → 1,60 · up to 200 m² → 1,20 (at least 160 m²) · up to 300 m² → 1,00 (at least 240 m²) · over 300 m² → 0,80 (house up to 400 m²) | 2 floors · 7,50 m (+1,50 m with roof) · never over 10 m on slopes | 138Δ/1981 (ΠΔ 2.3.1981, άρθρα 4–8) |
| Ormos Koumeikon | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 438/Δ/16-06-89 (Τροποποίηση της 2120/87 απόφασης) |
| Ormos Marathokampos | Pre-1923 | Rule: 2.000 m² with road frontage · Exception: 300 m² (plots existing on 13.3.1981), 150 m² (on 25.7.1979), any area (on 2.7.1968) | 60% (detached) | 70% (continuous) | Sliding scale: up to 100 m² → 1,60 · up to 200 m² → 1,20 (at least 160 m²) · up to 300 m² → 1,00 (at least 240 m²) · over 300 m² → 0,80 (house up to 400 m²) | 2 floors · 7,50 m (+1,50 m with roof) · never over 10 m on slopes | 138Δ/1981 (ΠΔ 2.3.1981, άρθρα 4–8) |
| Agia Zoni | Delimited | Rule: 1000 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 416Δ/1987, 416Δ/1987 |
| Agia Kyriaki | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 889/Δ/29-09-86 |
| Agia Paraskevi | Delimited | Rule: 1000 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 1067Δ/1986, 1067Δ/1986 |
| Avlakia | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 290/Δ/11-04-86 ΦΕΚ 1430/Δ/09-12-1993 |
| Vathy | Delimited | Rule: 2.000 m² with road frontage · Exception: 300 m² (plots existing on 13.3.1981), 150 m² (on 25.7.1979), any area (on 2.7.1968) | 60% (detached) | 70% (continuous) | Sliding scale: up to 100 m² → 1,60 · up to 200 m² → 1,20 (at least 160 m²) · up to 300 m² → 1,00 (at least 240 m²) · over 300 m² → 0,80 (house up to 400 m²) | 2 floors · 7,50 m (+1,50 m with roof) · never over 10 m on slopes | 332Δ/1977, 138Δ/1981 (ΠΔ 2.3.1981, άρθρα 4–8) |
| Valeontades | Pre-1923 | Rule: 2.000 m² with road frontage · Exception: 300 m² (plots existing on 13.3.1981), 150 m² (on 25.7.1979), any area (on 2.7.1968) | 60% (detached) | 70% (continuous) | Sliding scale: up to 100 m² → 1,60 · up to 200 m² → 1,20 (at least 160 m²) · up to 300 m² → 1,00 (at least 240 m²) · over 300 m² → 0,80 (house up to 400 m²) | 2 floors · 7,50 m (+1,50 m with roof) · never over 10 m on slopes | 138Δ/1981 (ΠΔ 2.3.1981, άρθρα 4–8) |
| Varella | Delimited | Rule: 300 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 1260Δ/1986, 1260Δ/1986 |
| Vourliotes | Delimited | Rule: 300 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 457Δ/1989, 457Δ/1989 |
| Gionides | Pre-1923 | Rule: 2.000 m² with road frontage · Exception: 300 m² (plots existing on 13.3.1981), 150 m² (on 25.7.1979), any area (on 2.7.1968) | 60% (detached) | 70% (continuous) | Sliding scale: up to 100 m² → 1,60 · up to 200 m² → 1,20 (at least 160 m²) · up to 300 m² → 1,00 (at least 240 m²) · over 300 m² → 0,80 (house up to 400 m²) | 2 floors · 7,50 m (+1,50 m with roof) · never over 10 m on slopes | 138Δ/1981 (ΠΔ 2.3.1981, άρθρα 4–8) |
| Drakei | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 131/Δ/13-02-84 |
| Drosia | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 410/Δ/29-04-86 |
| Ireo | Town plan | Rule: 200 m² (frontage 10 m, depth 15 m) · Exception: 180 m² (frontage 12 m, depth 14 m) for plots existing under ΓΟΚ 1973 · 81 m² (9×9 m) for plots existing on 3.6.1969 | Per ΓΟΚ 1973 (GIS: 60%) | 1,20 | 2 floors · 10 m including roof · facade up to 7,60 m | 369Δ/1983 (άρθρα 1–5), 110Δ/1969 |
| Kampos Vourlioton | Delimited | Rule: 1000 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 1072Δ/1986, 1072Δ/1986 |
| Kampos Marathokampou | Delimited | Rule: 1000 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 623Δ/1986, 623Δ/1986 |
| Kampos Marathokampou | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 667/Δ/25-11-80 (Κύρωση έκθεσης αιγιαλού & παραλίας) |
| Kampos Skoureikon | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 126/Δ/23-02-87 |
| Kedro | Delimited | Rule: 1000 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 1260Δ/1986, 1260Δ/1986 |
| Kalami | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 688/Δ/29-12-78 |
| Kallithea | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 131/Δ/13-02-84 |
| Kamara | Delimited | Rule: 1000 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 416Δ/1987, 416Δ/1987 |
| Καμπος | Delimited | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karlovassi | Delimited | Rule: 200 m², frontage 10 m | 60% (Ως Ν.Ο.Κ.) | 0.8 | 10.9 m | 143Δ/1982, 384ΑΑΠ/2010 |
| Karpovoulos | Pre-1923 | Rule: 2.000 m² with road frontage · Exception: 300 m² (plots existing on 13.3.1981), 150 m² (on 25.7.1979), any area (on 2.7.1968) | 60% (detached) | 70% (continuous) | Sliding scale: up to 100 m² → 1,60 · up to 200 m² → 1,20 (at least 160 m²) · up to 300 m² → 1,00 (at least 240 m²) · over 300 m² → 0,80 (house up to 400 m²) | 2 floors · 7,50 m (+1,50 m with roof) · never over 10 m on slopes | 138Δ/1981 (ΠΔ 2.3.1981, άρθρα 4–8) |
| Kastania | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 131/Δ/13-02-84 |
| Klima | Delimited | Rule: 1000 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 736Δ/1986, 736Δ/1986 |
| Kokkari | Delimited | Rule: 300 m² (frontage 12 m, depth 18 m) · Exception: plots existing on 12.9.1980 with the dimensions of the Decree of 19.7.1979 (ΦΕΚ 401Δ) | 60% · by exception 100% for plots up to 100 m² | 0,80 · 100 m² of floor area always allowed | 2 floors · 7,50 m excluding roof · up to 10,50 m where the slope creates a 3rd floor · ground-floor parts up to 4,50 m | 454Δ/1987, 510Δ/1980 όπως ισχύει (άρθρο 2), ΦΕΚ 401Δ/1979 |
| Konteika | Delimited | Rule: 300 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 663Δ/1985, 663Δ/1985 |
| Kontakeika | Delimited | Rule: 500 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 44Δ/2001, 44Δ/2001 |
| Kosmadei | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 131/Δ/13-02-84 |
| Koumeika | Delimited | — | — | — | — | 237Δ/1978 |
| Kourmaradei | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 131/Δ/13-02-84 |
| Koutra | Pre-1923 | Rule: 2.000 m² with road frontage · Exception: 300 m² (plots existing on 13.3.1981), 150 m² (on 25.7.1979), any area (on 2.7.1968) | 60% (detached) | 70% (continuous) | Sliding scale: up to 100 m² → 1,60 · up to 200 m² → 1,20 (at least 160 m²) · up to 300 m² → 1,00 (at least 240 m²) · over 300 m² → 0,80 (house up to 400 m²) | 2 floors · 7,50 m (+1,50 m with roof) · never over 10 m on slopes | 138Δ/1981 (ΠΔ 2.3.1981, άρθρα 4–8) |
| Kyrgianni | Delimited | Rule: 1.000 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 544Δ/1988, 582Δ/1988 (διορθώνει το κενό του 544Δ/1988) |
| Lekka | Pre-1923 | Rule: 2.000 m² with road frontage · Exception: 300 m² (plots existing on 13.3.1981), 150 m² (on 25.7.1979), any area (on 2.7.1968) | 60% (detached) | 70% (continuous) | Sliding scale: up to 100 m² → 1,60 · up to 200 m² → 1,20 (at least 160 m²) · up to 300 m² → 1,00 (at least 240 m²) · over 300 m² → 0,80 (house up to 400 m²) | 2 floors · 7,50 m (+1,50 m with roof) · never over 10 m on slopes | 138Δ/1981 (ΠΔ 2.3.1981, άρθρα 4–8) |
| Livadaki | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 290/Δ/11-04-86 |
| Limnionas | Delimited | — | — | — | — | 740Δ/1988 |
| Limnonaki | Delimited | Rule: 1000 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 511Δ/1986, 511Δ/1986 |
| Malagari | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 432/Δ/31-8-1982 (Κύρωση έκθεσης αιγιαλού & παραλίας) |
| Manolates | Delimited | Rule: 300 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 1236Δ/1986, 1236Δ/1986 |
| Marathokampos | Delimited | Rule: 2.000 m² with road frontage · Exception: 300 m² (plots existing on 13.3.1981), 150 m² (on 25.7.1979), any area (on 2.7.1968) | 60% (detached) | 70% (continuous) | Sliding scale: up to 100 m² → 1,60 · up to 200 m² → 1,20 (at least 160 m²) · up to 300 m² → 1,00 (at least 240 m²) · over 300 m² → 0,80 (house up to 400 m²) | 2 floors · 7,50 m (+1,50 m with roof) · never over 10 m on slopes | 450Δ/1977, 138Δ/1981 (ΠΔ 2.3.1981, άρθρα 4–8) |
| Mavratzei | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 131/Δ/13-02-84 |
| Mesogeio | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 131/Δ/13-02-84 |
| Mitilinii | Pre-1923 | Rule: 2.000 m² with road frontage · Exception: 300 m² (plots existing on 13.3.1981), 150 m² (on 25.7.1979), any area (on 2.7.1968) | 60% (detached) | 70% (continuous) | Sliding scale: up to 100 m² → 1,60 · up to 200 m² → 1,20 (at least 160 m²) · up to 300 m² → 1,00 (at least 240 m²) · over 300 m² → 0,80 (house up to 400 m²) | 2 floors · 7,50 m (+1,50 m with roof) · never over 10 m on slopes | 138Δ/1981 (ΠΔ 2.3.1981, άρθρα 4–8) |
| Moraitochori | Delimited | Rule: 300 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 1259Δ/1986, 1259Δ/1986 |
| Myloi | Delimited | Rule: 300 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 544Δ/1988, 544Δ/1988 |
| Neochori | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 131/Δ/13-02-84 |
| Nikoloudes | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 131/Δ/13-02-84 |
| Pandroso | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 131/Δ/13-02-84 |
| Perri | Delimited | Rule: 1000 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 120Δ/1987, 120Δ/1987 |
| Pagondas | Pre-1923 | Rule: 2.000 m² with road frontage · Exception: 300 m² (plots existing on 13.3.1981), 150 m² (on 25.7.1979), any area (on 2.7.1968) | 60% (detached) | 70% (continuous) | Sliding scale: up to 100 m² → 1,60 · up to 200 m² → 1,20 (at least 160 m²) · up to 300 m² → 1,00 (at least 240 m²) · over 300 m² → 0,80 (house up to 400 m²) | 2 floors · 7,50 m (+1,50 m with roof) · never over 10 m on slopes | 138Δ/1981 (ΠΔ 2.3.1981, άρθρα 4–8) |
| Paleochori | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 131/Δ/13-02-84 |
| Palaio Karlovasi | Pre-1923 | Rule: 2.000 m² with road frontage · Exception: 300 m² (plots existing on 13.3.1981), 150 m² (on 25.7.1979), any area (on 2.7.1968) | 60% (detached) | 70% (continuous) | Sliding scale: up to 100 m² → 1,60 · up to 200 m² → 1,20 (at least 160 m²) · up to 300 m² → 1,00 (at least 240 m²) · over 300 m² → 0,80 (house up to 400 m²) | 2 floors · 7,50 m (+1,50 m with roof) · never over 10 m on slopes | 138Δ/1981 (ΠΔ 2.3.1981, άρθρα 4–8) |
| Paleokastro | Delimited | Rule: 300 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 984Δ/1986, 984Δ/1986 |
| Platanos | Pre-1923 | Rule: 2.000 m² with road frontage · Exception: 300 m² (plots existing on 13.3.1981), 150 m² (on 25.7.1979), any area (on 2.7.1968) | 60% (detached) | 70% (continuous) | Sliding scale: up to 100 m² → 1,60 · up to 200 m² → 1,20 (at least 160 m²) · up to 300 m² → 1,00 (at least 240 m²) · over 300 m² → 0,80 (house up to 400 m²) | 2 floors · 7,50 m (+1,50 m with roof) · never over 10 m on slopes | 138Δ/1981 (ΠΔ 2.3.1981, άρθρα 4–8) |
| Polykrateia | Pre-1923 | Rule: 2.000 m² with road frontage · Exception: 300 m² (plots existing on 13.3.1981), 150 m² (on 25.7.1979), any area (on 2.7.1968) | 60% (detached) | 70% (continuous) | Sliding scale: up to 100 m² → 1,60 · up to 200 m² → 1,20 (at least 160 m²) · up to 300 m² → 1,00 (at least 240 m²) · over 300 m² → 0,80 (house up to 400 m²) | 2 floors · 7,50 m (+1,50 m with roof) · never over 10 m on slopes | 138Δ/1981 (ΠΔ 2.3.1981, άρθρα 4–8) |
| Posidonio | Delimited | Rule: 1000 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 1071Δ/1986, 1071Δ/1986 |
| Potami Mesokampou | Delimited | Rule: 1000 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 120Δ/1987, 120Δ/1987 |
| Potokaki | Delimited | Rule: 1000 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 1071Δ/1986, 1071Δ/1986 |
| Pythagorio | Town plan | Rule: 250 m² (frontage 14 m, depth 18 m) · Exception: 150 m², frontage 8 m (plots before ΓΟΚ 1973) · 30 m², frontage 5 m (plots existing on 3.5.1950) | 60% (by exception up to 70% and up to 120 m²) | 1,20 | 2 floors · 8,50 m + 2,00 m roof | 108Α/1950, 357Δ/2001, 556Δ/2003 (Καρπόβουλος) |
| Pirgos | Pre-1923 | Rule: 2.000 m² with road frontage · Exception: 300 m² (plots existing on 13.3.1981), 150 m² (on 25.7.1979), any area (on 2.7.1968) | 60% (detached) | 70% (continuous) | Sliding scale: up to 100 m² → 1,60 · up to 200 m² → 1,20 (at least 160 m²) · up to 300 m² → 1,00 (at least 240 m²) · over 300 m² → 0,80 (house up to 400 m²) | 2 floors · 7,50 m (+1,50 m with roof) · never over 10 m on slopes | 138Δ/1981 (ΠΔ 2.3.1981, άρθρα 4–8) |
| Samos town (Vathy, town plan) | Town plan | By zone: 30–300 m² (frontage 4–13 m), depending on when the plot was created — see the zones on the map | By zone: 35% to 60% (continuous 50%, detached 40%) | 0.75 | 11 m | 12 m | 2 floors | 3 floors | 8 m | 44Δ/1977, 56Δ/1966 |
| Sakouleika | Delimited | Rule: 300 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 667Δ/1985, 667Δ/1985 |
| Sevasteika | Delimited | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 1260/Δ/31-12-86 |
| Skoureika | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 131/Δ/13-02-84 |
| Sourides | Delimited | Rule: 300 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 667Δ/1985, 667Δ/1985 |
| Spatharei | Pre-1923 | Rule: 2.000 m² with road frontage · Exception: 300 m² (plots existing on 13.3.1981), 150 m² (on 25.7.1979), any area (on 2.7.1968) | 60% (detached) | 70% (continuous) | Sliding scale: up to 100 m² → 1,60 · up to 200 m² → 1,20 (at least 160 m²) · up to 300 m² → 1,00 (at least 240 m²) · over 300 m² → 0,80 (house up to 400 m²) | 2 floors · 7,50 m (+1,50 m with roof) · never over 10 m on slopes | 138Δ/1981 (ΠΔ 2.3.1981, άρθρα 4–8) |
| Stavrinides | Delimited | Rule: 900 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 984Δ/1986, 984Δ/1986 |
| Tampakika | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΑΠΟΦ. ΑΡ. 60337/7-8-1976 |
| Ydrousa | Gazette limit, not digitised | — | — | — | — | ΦΕΚ 131/Δ/13-02-84 |
| Floka | Delimited | Rule: 1000 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 1260Δ/1986, 1260Δ/1986 |
| Charavgi | Delimited | Rule: 1000 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 1071Δ/1986, 1071Δ/1986 |
| Chora | Delimited | Rule: 300 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 290Δ/1986, 290Δ/1986 |
| Psili Ammos | Delimited | Rule: 1000 m² · Exception: plots existing on 3.5.1985, any area | 60% | — | 7.5 m | 1071Δ/1986, 1071Δ/1986 |
Village plots: usually buildable, not always
Plots inside the boundaries of a village are, in the great majority of cases, buildable. It is unusual to find a village plot where you cannot build at all, but it does happen, so we still check the settlement boundary, the building terms of that village and the plot’s dimensions before anyone signs.
Town plans in Vathy and Karlovasi: check the road width
Inside an approved town plan, about 99% of plots are buildable. The exception we meet again and again, especially in Karlovasi and Vathy (Samos Town), is the unimplemented plan. The town plan was drawn decades ago and fixed the future road line and width, but the municipality has never actually opened the road as planned.
So there can be a real road in front of the property that you drive on every day, yet the plot cannot get a permit, because the existing road is narrower than, or not in the position of, the road in the approved plan. From the street it looks perfect. On paper it is not buildable until the plan is implemented.
Quick check: can I build on my plot?
Answer a few questions for a first indication. It is not a legal opinion, but it tells you what to check before you pay a deposit.
Answer the questions above to see the result.
Indicative only, based on the most common cases on Samos. Every plot needs an engineer’s check before purchase.
Why a plot needs an engineer’s check
Whether you can build depends on records that are not in one place and are not written for buyers: road recognition decisions, zone building terms, forest maps, the coastline, and whether the title, the cadastre and the ground actually agree. Each one on its own can stop a permit, and reading them correctly takes local experience rather than a checklist.
That is exactly what our property due diligence Desk Report answers, backed where needed by a topographic survey. You get a clear yes, no or “yes, if”, in writing, before you pay a deposit.
How long does a building permit take on Samos?
Once a plot is confirmed buildable, a building permit on Samos usually takes 3 to 6 months from start to finish. Very demanding projects can take longer. The other thing that can add time is the architectural committee: if it does not like an element of the design, it can send you back to the drawing board. That is unusual when the design respects the local character from the start, which is why we design with the committee in mind rather than argue with it afterwards.
For budgets once the permit is in hand, see our cost to build a house on Samos, and browse plots currently for sale.
Frequently asked questions
Can I build on any plot on Samos?
No. Most rural plots on Samos are buildable only if they face an officially recognised road. Village plots and plots inside a town plan are usually buildable, but each case must be checked by an engineer before purchase.
Why is a plot with a road in front of it not buildable?
Because the road may not be legally recognised, or, inside a town plan such as Vathy or Karlovasi, the existing road may not match the width or line of the approved plan that the municipality has not yet implemented.
How long does a building permit take on Samos?
Usually 3 to 6 months from start to finish. Complex projects, or a design the architectural committee asks you to change, can take longer.
Found a plot you like? Send us the location or the listing link before you commit. We will tell you whether you can build on it, and what, before you spend money on it. Contact our engineers.