Many people – including those from outside Spain – who are presently contemplating the merits
of Sotogrande property may be interested to read about an important new development
affecting real estate in the wider Andalucia region. Specifically, new planning legislation has
been approved, in a move that has come as a relief for expatriate campaigners.
As reported by expat newspaper The Olive Press, a November 25 vote saw the Junta give the goahead to a law known as the Ley de Impulso y Sostenibilidad del Territorio de Andalucía
(LISTA). The idea behind this law is to streamline local planning procedures and decrease the time it takes for town halls to approve zoning plans. But what are likely to be the practical consequences of the new rules as far as the community’s affected property owners are concerned?