8,000 HOMES LEGALISED

THE Generalitat is to legalise 8,000 homes built on non ­ developable land in the Vega Baja area.

The Ministry of Territorial Policy, Public Works and Mobility will make a manual available to all the towns that will help legalise housing built on undeveloped land. The General Director of Urbanism, Vicent García Nebot presented this document to the mayors and councilors of the Vega Baja area.

The intention of this document is to help minimise the negative effects and territorial impact generated by clandestine and isolated buildings on undeveloped land according to García Nebot. They have already found 7,600 single­family constructions in the Vega Baja community that may be legalised. Once these homes are legalised they will have access to water supply, sewerage, wastewater treatment, and waste collection, this will then minimise environmental, urban, and economic problems in these areas.

They want to inform as many people as possible that this is feasible. As many of these properties are along the coast and owned by expatriates, the Generalitat has created a

Commissioner for Expatriates to help explain Urban Planning and this new initiative. Vicent García Nebot explained “this Commissioner has been provided to help regulate the constructions and legalise them as it is the issue that distresses people the most. We have solutions and we have brought them to everyone, the expatriates in the area also.”

He also highlighted that it is very important to them that everyone understands and because of this they will communicate in English when necessary so the expatriates feel more comfortable.