Benissa to Save 14.5 Million and Expand Green Path with Strategic Agreement

Benissa Town Council closes an agreement with a developer to acquire 16,000 square meters of virgin coastal land and avoid a millionaire expropriation.

Image of a coastal green path in Marina Alta, with cliffs and turquoise Mediterranean water.
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Image of a coastal green path in Marina Alta, with cliffs and turquoise Mediterranean water.

The Benissa Town Council has finalized a strategic agreement with the developer Benissa Natura SL that will allow the municipality to save 14.5 million euros and guarantee the expansion of the Ecological Path, boosting the Patmore project.

After intense negotiations, the municipal corporation of Benissa has achieved an agreement considered a patrimonial and environmental victory for the locality. This pact consolidates the municipality's leadership in preserving the Mediterranean coast, allowing the expansion of the Ecological Path and the acquisition of 16,000 square meters of virgin coastal land in the Patmore area at zero cost.
The agreement neutralizes a critical financial threat to public coffers, as the municipality faced the risk of a requested expropriation, a mechanism that allows owners of land designated for public facilities to demand immediate expropriation. The negotiating capacity of the current government team has transformed this threat into a historic opportunity.
Beyond the economic savings, the great beneficiary of this operation will be the environment. The 16,000 square meters recovered form a strip of very high ecological and landscape value that acts as a natural balcony facing the Mediterranean. The incorporation of this land into municipal heritage will allow a qualitative leap for the town's emblem of sustainable tourism: the Ecological Path.

"This advance will allow completing the connection of the Patmore seafront, linking the pedestrian route with the iconic Cala Pinets and culminating the landscape integration of an itinerary that aspires to consolidate itself as an international benchmark."

the company's management
The recent obtaining of the subdivision and demolition licenses marks the official start of an urban development that will conclude in the summer of 2028. This project aims to position Benissa as an international benchmark in luxury hotel tourism and real estate investment. The developer emphasizes that overcoming this phase guarantees the technical viability of the Patmore project and conveys a message of confidence and solvency.
With this agreement, indebtedness will be avoided, green heritage will be enriched, and local urban planning will be provided with full legal certainty. The Benissa Town Council will not only obtain the land but already has a guarantee of more than 1.1 million euros provided by Benissa Natura SL, intended to ensure that the urbanization works comply with the highest technical excellence.