Who Are We?
La Tribune de Planas is an independent information website dedicated to the present, past and future of the Las Planas del Rey (Les Planes del Rei) residential development, located in the municipality of Pratdip, Catalonia.
Created on the initiative of property owners within the development, the website aims to inform residents and owners through articles, analyses, official documents, administrative information and in-depth reports.
We cover topics related to urban planning, municipal services, infrastructure, the environment, property owners’ rights, and the relationship between the development and the various public administrations.
Our Approach
La Tribune de Planas aims to be a space for information, reflection and collective memory dedicated to Planas del Rey.
Our ambition is to contribute to a better understanding of the issues affecting the development by focusing on facts, documents, verifiable information and a diversity of viewpoints.
The website is independent of any political party. Some of its contributors are also involved in local community life, particularly within the property owners’ association SOS Planas.
The opinions expressed in certain articles are solely those of their authors.
Nearly 100 Catalan Mayors Call for Reform of Deficient Urbanisations
According to COPE, nearly one hundred Catalan municipalities are calling for a reform of the legal framework governing urbanisations with urban planning deficiencies. The Spanish media outlet COPE recently highlighted an initiative that could have significant...
AAC and EUCC: What Are the Differences?
Photograph of the former headquarters of the EUCC of Planas del Rey. This urbanisation management and conservation entity was dissolved in 2016 following several legal proceedings initiated by the SOS Planas association. Since the announcement of the AAC project, some...
Administrative Cooperation Association (AAC): Understanding Before Taking a Position
For several days now, the proposal to create an Administrative Cooperation Association (known in Catalonia as an AAC) in Planas del Rey has generated numerous reactions among property owners. For some, this represents an opportunity to take an active role in the...
A New €200 Million Generalitat Programme: An Opportunity Worth Exploring for Planas del Rey?
Screenshot of the article published by elDiario.es announcing the launch of the second phase of the Generalitat’s urban improvement programme. According to information published by the Spanish newspaper elDiario.es, the Generalitat de Catalunya has launched a new...
Planas del Rey: the reparcelación officially registered in the Falset Property Registry
After many years of administrative deadlock, debates, procedures and uncertainty, the reparcelación of the Les Planes del Rei urbanisation has now officially been registered in the Property Registry of Falset. This registration probably represents one of the most...
Pratdip prepares a reorganisation of the water and sanitation service
Two documents published on 14 May 2026 in the Official Bulletin of the Province of Tarragona (BOPT) show that the municipality of Pratdip is currently preparing a progressive reorganisation of the drinking water and sanitation management model across the municipal...
Unregularized urbanizations: Catalonia wants to move away from the “all or nothing” model
Screenshot of the article published by El Periódico on April 20, 2026. A new article published on April 20, 2026 by El Periódico confirms the gradual evolution of the Catalan Government’s position regarding urbanizations with urban planning deficiencies. After several...
Unregularized urbanizations: Catalonia faces a historic problem
For several months now, the issue of urbanizations with urban planning deficiencies has regularly returned to the Catalan news agenda. Following the article recently published by the Diari de Tarragona concerning the 158 irregular urbanizations identified in the...
158 irregular urbanisations in the province of Tarragona: towards a global response
An article published by the Diari de Tarragona highlights the scale of the phenomenon of urbanisations with urban planning deficiencies in the province of Tarragona. This situation affects a significant number of residential areas which, for various reasons, have not...
New municipal taxes in Pratdip from 2026
At the end of 2025, the Pratdip town council adopted several fiscal decisions that will come into force from 2026. These measures concern all residents and property owners in the municipality. The information below comes from official publications. Two fiscal...
Why SOS Planas Needs Your Support Today
For several years, the SOS Planas association has been carrying out essential work to defend the rights of property owners and finally obtain the minimum services that the Municipality of Pratdip is legally required to provide to Planas del Rey since the dissolution...
A budget eaten up by salaries: where do Pratdip residents’ taxes go?
The municipal budget of Pratdip 2025 reveals a worrying reality: nearly half of the town’s resources go to salaries and social charges. Meanwhile, investments and essential services, particularly in Planas del Rey, are sacrificed. Payroll: 40% of the budget -...
Nuclear subsidy: why is Planas del Rey excluded?
Each year, the Pratdip Town Hall receives a subsidy of nearly €300,000, granted under the Plan de Desarrollo Socioeconómico del Entorno Nuclear. This aid comes from ANAV (Asociación Nuclear Ascó-Vandellòs), to compensate for the proximity to the Vandellòs nuclear...
“Second-class” urbanisations: the striking case of Planas del Rey
Photo: HANS VAN GEFFEN A widespread problem in Catalonia The Catalan daily El Punt Avui published on 7 August 2025 an article entitled "Urbanitzacions de segona", presenting a worrying situation: nearly 1,500 urbanisations are recorded in Catalonia, and almost half...
New legal action: SOS Planas demands minimum services
Faced with the chaos caused by the Town Hall's refusal to provide minimum services, the "Vecinos Les Planes del Rei" Association (AVPR SOS Planas) is launching a new legal offensive, this time before the criminal court. It should be noted that this association, whose...
Understanding Planas: uncovering facts buried for far too long
In recent weeks, La Tribune de Planas has taken the time to update several key articles concerning the history of our urbanisation. These are not just dusty archives, but court rulings, official documents and concrete facts that shed light, better than any political...
Sewage leakage in Planas: does someone have to die for the town hall to react?
In an article published on June 18th in the Diari de Tarragona, the mayor of Pratdip, Sílvia Carrillo, justified her inaction in Planas del Rey by explaining that the urbanisation has never been officially handed over to the municipality. However, she added that in...
Planas del Rey: the Announced Sanitary Disaster Is Now Underway
The Alarm Raised by Mr. Bruley Mr. Bruley is a property owner in Planas del Rey. He was, among other things, in charge of a wastewater treatment plant for five years in France, and once again raises the alarm on June 4, 2025. His assessment is unequivocal: "For about...
Planas del Rey, a microcosm of Europe?
"Planas del Rey is a microcosm of Europe" This phrase, heard in passing during a conversation, deserves our attention. It encapsulates the tensions, the unfulfilled hopes, and the institutional complexity that the residents of Planas del Rey experience on a daily...
Malfeasance or Simple Refusal to Act?
Terminological note: The term prevarication (from the Spanish prevaricación) refers, in Spanish criminal law, to a public official knowingly making an arbitrary or unjust decision while exercising administrative duties. This concept does not exist in the criminal law...
Sewage in the Streets: A Public Health Scandal in Planas del Rey
A Broken Pipe, Two Years of Inaction For nearly two years, residents of a street in Planas del Rey have been living in intolerable conditions: a domestic sewage pipe, damaged in several places, allows foul wastewater to flow directly into the street. This issue, which...
Meeting with public administrations and the municipal council of Pratdip
In the interest of transparency, the SOS Planas association wishes to share with all property owners the minutes of the meeting held on Monday, January 20 between the Pratdip Town Hall and the various Public Administrations involved in the Planas del Rey integration...























