Puerto del Rosario moves to regularise the Barrio Nuevo district
1. Key points
Puerto del Rosario Council is moving to regularise the Barrio Nuevo district
The aim is to give owners and residents legal certainty
A public information and participation process will be launched with technical support from Gesplan
The different planning options will be explained and assessed
Mayor David de Vera calls it one of the government's priority commitments
2. The news in detail
Puerto del Rosario Council is pressing ahead with the regularisation of the Barrio Nuevo area, a strategic move intended to give this district the appropriate legal and planning framework so its development can be completed with full technical, legal and environmental guarantees.
With this initiative the council takes a decisive step in a process long awaited by owners and residents, aiming to provide legal certainty, a stable framework for the area's development and a balanced, sustainable layout suited to the municipality's present and future needs.
Aware of how important the process is, the council wants owners and neighbours to play an active part in it. In line with the public-participation principle set out in the Canary Islands' planning legislation, an information and participation process will be launched with technical support from the public company Gesplan. During this phase the technical work carried out so far will be presented, the various planning options under study will be explained, and proposals and comments from those directly affected will be gathered and assessed before the most suitable planning instrument is processed.
3. Voices and statements
«The regularisation of Barrio Nuevo is one of this government's commitments to the residents of the municipality. We want to offer a definitive solution to a situation that has dragged on for many years, giving the area the legal certainty it needs to develop in an orderly way and with every guarantee», said Mayor David de Vera.
4. Context and background
The action concerns the Barrio Nuevo area in Puerto del Rosario, the capital of Fuerteventura. The public-participation process will be supported technically by the public company Gesplan and will precede approval of the final planning instrument.
5. What it means for Fuerteventura
For Fuerteventura, regularising Barrio Nuevo means greater legal certainty for families, orderly urban development and proper services in a residential part of the capital. Discover more Fuerteventura news.
