Miguel Ángel Ivorra, the General Director of Urban Planning, visited Torrevieja this week to sign an agreement with Eduardo Dolón, the Mayor of Torrevieja. The agreement was made in response to a ruling from the Valencia Supreme Court, which annulled the inclusion of La Ceñuela in the regional environmental plan known as PATIVEL. This ruling is significant as it allows urbanisation processes for the area to move forward.

The court’s decision highlighted that more than half of the segment in question did not meet the necessary criteria to be classified as non-developable coastal land according to the regulations. This decision marked an important step towards resolving a legal dispute that had been ongoing since the signing of an agreement twenty years ago, which saw land donated for the construction of the Torrevieja Hospital.

In light of this recent ruling, the landowners sought to advance the approval of the sector unaffected by PATIVEL, while also contesting the legality of the regulations that had obstructed the development. The new agreement between the local government and the landowners eliminates the possibility of claims for financial compensation due to regulatory changes, allowing for a smoother path forward.

With this agreement, the long-standing plans for urbanisation that began in two thousand and two can finally progress, bringing an end to over two decades of negotiations and legal disputes regarding residential development in La Ceñuela, Torrevieja.