The Mayor of Manilva orders demolition of illegal construction

The Mayor of Manilva, Salvador Zotano, has signed an order demanding the demolition of Block 6 of the Cortijos Altos development which it has been established is being constructed on public land which is designated as a green zone.

According to the directive the developer has been given one month to comply with the order, otherwise the Ayuntamiento will undertake the execution of the demolition.

Works on this block were ordered to be suspended on the 16th December, 2005 after it was deemed to have infringed on the green zone and a hearing was scheduled, the result of which has led to the demolition order.

This is the first such order issued by Manilva’s new Planning Department whose technical officers are evaluating all recent planning decisions to determine their compliance with the building regulations and planning laws.

The Mayor said that this decision reinforces the Town Council’s determination that all areas which have been zoned as green areas will be preserved, and that the Planning Department will actively defend the interests of the people of Manilva as well as ensuring the legality of all planning decisions.

According to our information none of the dwellings within block 6 had been sold.