Torrevieja Council may be forced to assume control of the La Hoya urbanisation project if the temporary consortium of companies managing the scheme cannot resolve internal disagreements. The dispute centres on how to carry out the remaining phases of works in a development designed to deliver 7,400 homes and 100,000 square metres of commercial space.

Although phase one has been completed and formally handed over, further urbanisation has been effectively paralysed for months. Around 45% of the 800,000 square metre site is already urbanised, with housing blocks under construction and the province’s first Bauhaus store taking shape near the CV-905. However, the second phase, estimated to cost about 12 million euros, has not progressed due to a lack of unanimity within the consortium.

The delay affects major public infrastructure, including a planned pedestrian and cycle footbridge, the widening of the N-332 bridge, drainage systems and the restoration of the historic Masía de la Hoya Pequeña. It also postpones the transfer of land for two schools and the bulk of the Plan Vive affordable housing programme in the area.

Separately, the consortium has urged the council to begin maintaining green areas in phase one, warning that trees and plants are already deteriorating. The council has yet to amend its municipal maintenance contract to cover the newly received areas.