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Nº 360 . Del 16 de Abril al 16 de Mayo de 2019
Juan Carlos Ruiz Boix – Mayor of San Roque
“San Roque is municipality where the most building permits in entire province are signed” Beach and a new project: El Mirador, a complex of six luxury villas that is under construction. Nor can we forget the commitment of this commitment to revitalizing the Rivera del Marlin, making it more accessible and encouraging commercial activity so that the premises that were empty have gradually reopened with new businesses. With regard to El Mirador, they will be excellent, high-quality villas, and when delivered they can generate up to ten jobs, which are very necessary in the municipality.
I am delighted to welcome you. We are in the pre-election period and seeing the important investments and urban development plans for the area of Valle del Guadiaro, will the hotel sector grow? The current land use plan of San Roque entails the creation of 1,000 new hotel spaces. At the moment, several contacts are underway in order to build new hotels in the municipality, notably including one with 120 rooms in La Alcaidesa and another in Torrecarbonera that also includes a residential area. Of course, I shouldn´t forget about Santa María Polo Club, whose project for Los Pinos plans 200 hotel beds. Also, there is a proposal for Torreguadiaro, on land where only investment is needed, as it isn´t even necessary to modify the landuse plan. Hotel Almenara plans to increase its quality, no? The new aim is to turn this establishment into a five-star hotel, for which it plans an investment of five million Euros. In addition to the permit to revamp the existing one hundred rooms, Sotogrande SA aims to extend the number to 150 and has asked the Council to support it in terms of obtaining the relevant administrative authorizations And properties? San Roque is currently the municipality in the entire province of Cadiz where the mayor signs the most building permits and in the top three in Andalusia. Thus, there are currently more than 600 planned properties with a permit and some underway. To give a few examples, there are developments such as the 120 new properties delivered in recent
in addition to the fact that it led to an increase in employment in the services sector.
weeks in Alcaidesa and the granting of a new license for more than one hundred; the commitment of a new investment company for 50 properties in San Roque Club; and three developments in Sotogrande, one of them in La Marina. Has this resulted in the creation of employment during this mandate? Of course, and in a notable way. Of the 1600 jobs created in recent years in San Roque, the largest drop (48%) was in the construction sector thanks to this development activity,
In order for all of this to consolidate itself, it is necessary for developers and investors to see a series of guarantees and assurances... In addition to a very high level of self-demandingness by the Administration when it comes to doing work to facilitate these projects, it is important for investors to see a stable government that backs them, supports them and defends their projects. And of course, that shares their enthusiasm. They want us to be able to battle against other administrations and bring down barriers that may arise. I would also like to remind future buyers that in San Roque taxes such as Property Tax are at the minimum level allowed by Law, and the municipality also enjoy a rich range of culture and sport. What do you think about the great
commitment made by Sotogrande S.A to La Reserva with innovative concepts such as “The Beach”? When the project was presented by Marc Topiol [CEO of Sotogrande S.A and his team], some people thought he was crazy for wanting to bring a beach to the countryside, to the mountain, and turn what was going to be the tenth golf course in the municipality into a beach. Although there were indeed some difficulties, mainly in order to obtain water permits, authorization came at the end of 2017 and the complex was opened midway through July 2018 with great success. I hope that we will have the same crowds as last year, because 85 temporary jobs were created, as well as indirect employment. All of this is part of the company´s big investment plan for the municipality of San Roque... Sotogrande SA has invested more than ten million Euros in the municipality in just four years through The
Now that you have mentioned employment again, it seems that you have managed to steer the situation at San Roque Club to attain the peace of mind of its staff. The owner of one of the villas of El Mirador found out about the project at San Roque Club and its difficulties, so the investment fund they represent purchased San Roque Club after it spent the period since last autumn in voluntary solvency proceedings. This chain of circumstances will make it possible to keep the 52 jobs at the golf course. Has the management of your government team been key to this growth of urban planning and tourism? We believe so. I hope that coming governments will continue to look after this sporting and property sector so that San Roque is a safe investment as it has been over the last four years, which has meant that so many new companies continue to commit to the municipality. Ahead of the new cycle that is beginning in May, with the municipal elections, we will continue to work with even more strength in this regard.