A Malaga court (Sala de lo Contencioso-Administrativo de Málaga del Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Andalucía) has found in favour of Nerja Council in its ongoing dispute over the land earmarked by the council for a golf course. The court has agreed with the council that the land is “urbanisable” rather than “rustic” and as such can be developed, despite the regional government giving the land the protected designation.

The golf course was planned to be built in an area close to the Nerja Caves, called el Barranco de la Coladilla which borders the Sierras Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Parks. The land was designated for development by the town council in the local area plan (the PGOU) back in 2000. However the Andalucian government had different ideas and gave the area a protected designation in their regional plan (POTAX) in 2006. Read the rest of this entry »