Marbella has its first PGOU (General Plan) for 24 years and becomes the first city in Andalucia with over 100,000 inhabitants to definitively approve such a document.
The new PGOU meets the requirements laid down by the LOUA (Ley de Ordenación Urbanística de Andalucía – Urban Planning Law) and meets the criteria relating to population growth and land use as laid down by the POTA (Plan de Ordenación del Territorio de Andalucía – Spatial Plan).
The plan is designed to help satisfy the demand for social housing, improve infrastructure and facilities related to the tourism sector, establish a network of open spaces and enhance the urban public transport system.
Under the new plan, the population growth is estimated at 40,193 and there is scope for the construction of 26,477 residential homes, of which 9,459 will be VPO (subsidised). The amount of developable land will increase by 16.7%.