An urban planning moratorium hovers over Ibiza: Vicent Marí has it on the table

Almost in parallel to the incentive to Limited Price Housing (VPL) under the slogan “residents first”, the Consell Insular de Ibiza has on the table an urban moratorium to limit the construction of free housing, which often end up as second property in the hands of foreigners to the exorbitant prices of the island.

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By halting the construction of free housing in multi-family buildings in certain areas, the Consell intends to have time to modify regulations and free up resources in the sector to focus them on “housing for local people”.

The Consell has detailed to La Voz de Ibiza that “the limitation of free housing construction will necessarily entail the possibility of prioritizing the construction of housing for Ibizans with a minimum of residence on the island”. This would be concretized with the VPL projects promoted by private developers.

The implications of a future moratorium

These temporary measures -generally have a limited duration of between 6 months and two years- are usually accompanied by other measures such as the review of urban planning or structural issues.

This could include a relaxation in the densities to be built and the possibility of exceeding the permitted height, something contemplated in Decree Law 6/2023, on urgent housing measures.

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Worker housing

In addition, from the Consell have detailed that “there are currently figures in the housing decree-law that fit the seasonal worker. The use of these figures should be promoted, for example, the possibility of using the tourist plots for these workers”.

In addition, they added that the consistory is making “several efforts in this regard: it has ceded to the IBAVI a site that until now the institution treasured in the street Hort de sa Fruita de Eivissa and that will be used primarily for health, teachers and agents.

In addition, a space for the Guardia Civil is being built in Sa Coma and a residence for students and teachers is also planned there.

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As advanced by La Voz La Voz de Ibiza, pavilion 202 of the old military complex of Sa Coma is being converted into the future base of the Maritime Service of the Civil Guard in Ibiza, a historical claim to provide the island with a permanent presence of this detachment.

The project includes 12 dwellings of different types (one, two and three bedrooms) designed specifically to house the members of the Guardia Civil del Mar who will work in Ibiza, as well as offices, meeting rooms, training areas and armory.

Once the work is completed – estimated for July 2026 – the base is expected to house approximately 30 agents, with housing integrated into the infrastructure itself.

The rehabilitation of this building has a budget of more than 4.5 million euros, of which almost 4 million come from the Sustainable Tourism Tax (eco-tax), in an effort to use these funds for safety, maritime protection and coastal conservation projects.

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