The legal and urban planning problems that Vista Alegre is experiencing Vista Alegre have put in check the development of the exclusive urbanization of luxury villas, located on the coast of Es Cubells in the municipality of Sant Josep, which attracts celebrities and foreign millionaires in search of privacy in a privileged environment overlooking the Mediterranean.
As published in La Voz de Ibiza, the Sant Josep Town Hall has denied up to 31 building licenses in the last year and a half, arguing that the plots do not meet the minimum conditions to be considered plots. In this context, a company has filed an administrative appeal before the Town Hall against the denial of the urban development licenses, questioning the way the Consistory has proceeded. The company is Nordaker Internacional SL, which acquired five plots of land there. The firm is dedicated to real estate development and whose corporate purpose is the “exploitation of rural and urban properties obtained in lease, ownership, usufruct or any other study”.
Claim
“The document has been filed. It is an appeal filed with the City Council against the resolution of denial of licenses,” detailed the lawyer Angel Fernandez Picaza, although at the moment there is no resolution. The lawyer clarified that this “appeal filed for the denial of licenses is of an administrative nature and will only give rise to an administrative dispute in the event that it is resolved negatively by the City Council. And if my client decides to continue appealing through administrative litigation”. The bottom line of the matter is that the developer has been systematically failing to comply with its obligations and the infrastructures promised in the urbanization project have not been built. And that the City Council of Sant Josep has been systematically failing to comply with the fact that the land is not land to grant building permits. Until the government of Vicent Roig has changed its criteria and has decided not to give any more licenses. The company that has taken action against the Sant Josep Town Hall told La Voz de Ibiza that “it is not logical nor does it seem fair that until now licenses have been given in the situation in which the urbanization was and then suddenly they are no longer given”. The lawyer of the company argues that “if the urbanization has not complied with the requirements at any time, licenses should not have been given at any time. However, licenses have been issued for some time and, suddenly, they have stopped being issued. The City Council will have to explain this”.
The problem
As published by La Voz de Ibiza, the Sant Josep Town Hall has denied up to 31 building licenses in the last has denied up to 31 building licenses in the last year and a half, arguing that the plots do not meet the minimum conditions to be considered plots.arguing that the plots do not meet the minimum conditions to be considered plots. These deficiencies come from the absence of essential infrastructures, such as paved streets, sidewalks and basic facilities, in addition to the lack of execution of key elements of the original project approved in 1993.
This has led to a series of legal appeals filed by the affected owners, who consider that the City Council is acting arbitrarily and request that the change of criteria in the granting of licenses be adequately justified.
A development for millionaires
Vista Alegre is a gated community that offers a level of privacy and security that makes it a privileged destination for the international elite. Its villas feature contemporary designs, landscaped gardens, infinity pools and spacious terraces overlooking the sea.
Many properties have private access to nearby coves, such as Cala Jondal, Es Torrent and Es Cubells, adding an extra level of exclusivity. Even among its residents and visitors stand out figures such as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who stayed at the villa Sa Calma, a property with all the amenities of a five-star hotel. It has also been the refuge chosen by the MotoGP rider Aleix Espargaró, who recently visited this urbanization to rest during the Vuelta a Ibiza MTB. These visits consolidate Vista Alegre as a meeting point for the international elite.
This has caused the properties to reach astronomical values: a villa has been marketed for 60 million euros.
