The Directorate General of Coasts and Coasts of the Balearic Government has warned that it could open proceedings in the event that the beach kiosks of Formentera do not meet their obligations to dismantle for a month, between January 15 and February 15.
The regional agency has informed Ràdio Illa that it will check if the beach bars of the Pitiusa Menor proceed to “dismantling within the deadlines established in the administrative concession”. And he added that “if this obligation is not fulfilled, the Conselleria [balear] will analyze the situation and may act in accordance with the provisions of the regulations, including the possibility of opening a file”. From the Directorate General of Coasts of the Government have clarified to La Voz de Ibiza that the sanctions and proceedings would be for the concessionaires of the beach bars, not for the Consell de Formentera (to whom the Ministry of Ecological Transition has delegated the concessions). On the other hand, the Balearic Government has confirmed the receipt of the request made by the Consell insular. In its letter, it requested “as a precautionary measure the suspension of the obligation to dismantle the beach bars between January 15 and February 15”. In turn, last week the Balearic Government had reported that “could consider the possibility” of suspending the obligation to dismantle the beach kiosks for a month for subsequent years (from 2026) provided that the Consell de Formentera “formally raise this request.”
Time of grace
The latest statements of the Govern occur when the month in which the beach kiosks should be dismantled has already begun to run, as established by the concessionary title of Costas under the Coastal Regulation, and included in the contracts signed by the beach bars. Far from requiring the beach kiosk owners to comply with the agreement, the Consell has bowed to their claim and their controversial arguments by requesting the Govern to exempt the concessionaires from the requirement to dismantle the beach kiosks. One of these arguments echoed by the Consell insular is that, according to the concessionaires of the beach bars, “the rule does not detail at any time the definition of season nor does it indicate in which months a season is fixed“. On the other hand, the concessionaires have argued about an alleged “legal conflict” as a result of the “lack of consistency between the contractual specifications approved by the Consell and the content of the concession, which is explained, in turn, by the time difference between one and the other”. Meanwhile, the Consell has informed all successful bidders that, “provisionally and until the precautionary measures are resolved, do not proceed to dismantle the kiosks-bars to avoid causing irreparable damage” in environmental material.
