Around 750 homes, a large educational center, and a hotel: the new urban development in Marbella

A new urban development in Marbella, this time in the Cabopino area. The Marbella municipal government has taken the first step to urbanize a plot of 623,000 square meters located in the eastern part of the city, in an area known as La Vizcaína, which will reserve land for a large educational facility, a hotel, and a number of housing units that is yet to be determined, but will range between 685 and 872. Forty percent of these properties will be for subsidized housing.

For now, the Local Government Board approved this Tuesday the declaration of municipal interest and the convenience and opportunity of a project that "allows us to continue consolidating the already built city, filling the pending gaps and equipping them with the necessary services," emphasized the councilor of Urban Planning, José Eduardo Díaz. La Vizcaína is a space surrounded by developments, located south of the AP-7 and bordered to the north by the highway itself, to the west by La Reserva de Marbella, and to the south by Artola Alta and the Cabopino golf course, which was classified as non-sectorized developable land by the PGOU of 1986 and whose planning, Díaz pointed out, will make it possible "to integrate it into the existing fabric and significantly improve the network of roads and communications in that area."

The development "will respect the natural values of the area" and will include a large allocation of green areas and open spaces of 125,000 square meters

The council member indicated that "the sector has been assigned urban parameters comparable to its surroundings and sustainable from an environmental point of view, respecting the natural values of the area" and highlighted "the reservation of a sufficiently large plot of land to accommodate a supra-municipal educational facility," as well as parcels for hotel use, "in line with the interest that Marbella continues to attract for the implementation of quality tourism projects."

In residential terms, he specified that the total number of buildings will range between 685 and 872 units, "always with the condition that 40% are designated for public protection housing or rental at affordable prices" and indicated that there is also a large allocation of green areas and open spaces, almost 125,000 square meters.

Economic Viability

Díaz highlighted that the project "has an economic report that guarantees the viability and balance of the development" and advanced that, following the approved declaration of interest, "the next milestone" will be the presentation and processing of the delimitation proposal, in which "the square meters assigned to each use and the final parameters of the planning will be detailed."

At the Government Board, 76 responsible declarations and seven decrees of major works, processed by Urban Planning, were also reported, representing almost 7.5 million euros in investments, of which about 6 million correspond to minor works and actions promoted by residents and owners. Just in terms of taxes, this will mean 300,000 euros in net income for the municipal coffers.