In a major move to address housing shortages, opposition parties in the Balearic Islands have agreed to support a bill allowing the reclassification of rural land for residential development.
The agreement, finalised by conservative and ultra-conservative groups, has been validated in Parliament and refined through amendments. The bill permits transitional rural land in towns with over 20,000 residents to be reclassified as urbanisable for housing projects. In Mallorca, seven municipalities qualify: Palma, Calvià, Marratxí, Llucmajor, Alcúdia, Inca, and Manacor. Local councils will decide on what land will be set aside for development through plenary agreements, giving them control over the process.
As well, the bill expands construction possibilities on already developable land to all Balearic municipalities with populations exceeding 10,000. In Mallorca, this includes 17 towns: Palma, Alcúdia, Andratx, Calvià, Campos, Capdepera, Felanitx, Inca, Llucmajor, Manacor, Marratxí, Sa Pobla, Pollença, Santa Margalida, Santanyí, Sóller, and Son Servera.