Torrevieja extends environmental assessment for several skyscraper projects

The city council keeps the reports valid to avoid re-processing them in anticipation of a future legal change.

Generic image of architectural blueprints and urban planning projects in an office.
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Generic image of architectural blueprints and urban planning projects in an office.

Torrevieja City Council has decided to extend the strategic environmental assessment of several skyscraper projects on the seafront, hoping that a future legislative change will allow their construction.

The resolution, signed by the mayor, affects projects such as Metrovacesa's in Acequión beach, which has been extended until the end of 2027. The municipal goal is to prevent urban planning instruments from expiring and forcing the entire administrative process to restart from scratch, in a context where current regulations and several court rulings have halted these initiatives.
The construction of these towers, which include dozens of floors, has been invalidated by rulings from the Supreme Court and the High Court of Justice of the Valencian Community. The courts have sided with the Ministry for the Ecological Transition, arguing that the projects violate the Coastal Law and have a negative impact on the landscape and the visual field of the seafront.
In addition to the Acequión project, the situation affects other urban initiatives halted in the town, such as those by Grupo Baraka near Doña Sinforosa park, the Santamar towers on Los Náufragos beach, and the development in Cala del Palangre. Despite the court rulings, the city council maintains its position, defending that the high-rise development complies with current regulations.