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Benalmádena Pueblo landowners oppose new park and housing plan

Benalmádena Pueblo landowners oppose new park and housing plan

The council says that while many of those holding plots affected by the scheme are in agreement, others are objecting "for speculative reasons."

Alberto Gómez

Friday, 23 June 2017, 11:20

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Plans for a major new park and housing on the edge of Benalmádena Pueblo could be in doubt over objections from some owners of the land being used.

Benalmádena council wants to carry out a long-talked-about scheme to lay out a 10,500 green space on largely abandoned land next to the villages Los Nadales showground. The plan also envisages the construction of 250 homes, of which a third would be social housing, and new access roads.

However the area in question is divided into 17 lots, of which only three are owned by the company that wants to carry out the building. To go ahead with the scheme, other owners, some of whom have homes on the plots, have to give their approval and give up land.

Speaking about the planned requisition of their land, one owner, Idamor Moreno explained, This area is neglected and, contrary to what it says, the town hall has never reached an agreement with us, adding that his land was a key piece needed for the plan. He went on to say that he was more in favour of the land being used as a tourist complex.

Other owners have said that the amount of proposed housing is too low to be economically viable for the developers and that the council should ask permission from the Junta to allow more housing on the land. Others are asking to be paid enough money in compensation to buy equivalent homes elsewhere.

Óscar Ramundo, councillor for Town Planning said that, The public interest has to come ahead of private interests, adding that the work, would affect as little as possible existing properties. He went on to say that only a minority of owners were against, we believe for speculative reasons.

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