The Vitoria-Gasteiz City Council has granted final approval to the land readjustment project for the José Mardones PERI, unblocking an urban development that had been stalled for over 20 years. This approval reorganizes the plots and adapts the area to current urban planning regulations.

While this approval by the Local Government Board does not immediately trigger construction, it brings the project closer to its execution phase. The agreement will become administratively final in about a month, provided no legal challenges are filed. Subsequently, the resulting plots can be registered, and property owners will need to draft the corresponding projects and apply for necessary permits.

The area spans 22,000 square meters and is slated for the construction of 52 dwellings and 8 single-family homes. The City Council views this development as significant for progressing a long-delayed urban zone.

Mayor Maider Etxebarria framed this approval within the municipal government's commitment to unblocking stalled urban projects. She emphasized the importance of land readjustment as a technical but crucial step for organizing land and enabling planning implementation.

Such processes are typically lengthy, involving private ownership, urban planning, administrative procedures, and potential appeals. For the José Mardones project, the council believes the process is now entering its final stages after years of deadlock.

The future construction of new homes will impact the residential environment and help complete a pending urban area, adding new housing stock to the city. The actual timeline will depend on subsequent administrative steps and the initiative of the property owners.

The mayor did not specify whether the planned homes will be market-rate or social housing, nor did she provide construction dates. The approved item is the essential urban planning instrument for the development to proceed.