Archives from 2020 to 2025

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...

The 2025 municipal budget of Pratdip shows that staff expenditure accounts for almost 40% of the municipality's spending. Combined with the overall reduction in the budget, this raises questions about the municipality's capacity to invest, particularly in...

Each year, the Municipality of Pratdip receives a subsidy of nearly €300,000 under the Plan de Desarrollo Socioeconómico del Entorno Nuclear. This funding is provided by ANAV (Asociación Nuclear Ascó-Vandellòs) to support municipalities located in the vicinity of the...

Photo: HANS VAN GEFFEN A widespread issue across Catalonia The Catalan daily El Punt Avui published an article on 7 August 2025, entitled "Urbanitzacions de segona", describing a worrying situation: nearly 1,500 residential developments have been identified across...

The Vecinos Les Planes del Rei (AVPR SOS Planas) association has announced that it is filing a new legal action before the criminal courts in order to require the Municipality of Pratdip to provide the minimum public services in Las Planas del Rey. According to the...

On 18 June 2025, the Diari de Tarragona published an article in which the Mayor of Pratdip, Sílvia Carrillo, stated that Planas del Rey had never been officially accepted by the municipality. She nevertheless explained that, in the event of an emergency, the Town Hall...

A specialist raises the alarm once again On 4 June 2025, Mr Bruley, a property owner in Planas del Rey and former manager of a wastewater treatment plant in France for five years, again warned residents about the deteriorating condition of the development’s sewerage...

"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...

Terminological note: The Spanish legal concept of prevaricación refers to a criminal offence committed by a public authority or official who knowingly adopts an arbitrary decision in the exercise of administrative duties. Although English law recognises a number of...

A Wastewater Discharge That Has Continued for Nearly Two Years For nearly two years, residents of a street in Planas del Rey have been dealing with a sewage problem. A domestic wastewater pipe, damaged in several places, allows wastewater to flow directly onto the...

The text below was prepared by Domingo Ripollès, municipal councillor of Pratdip and resident of Planas del Rey. It is reproduced here to allow all property owners access to the information communicated following this meeting. Meeting participants Pratdip Town Hall:...

First meeting between AVPR–SOS Planas and Pratdip’s new mayor On 9 August 2023, just a few weeks after the municipal elections, a delegation from AVPR–SOS Planas met with Pratdip’s new mayor, Silvia Carrillo. An initial meeting The meeting gave AVPR–SOS Planas an...

Summary of election results in Pratdip Som-hi Pratdip managed to impose himself in the municipality of Pratdip and won the elections obtaining four councilors of entry with Sílvia Carrillo at the top of the list of this group of voters. Junts, which had five...

Dear neighbours, We are in the final stretch before the municipal elections. And at the Grup D.I.P., we are convinced that this time, things will finally change in Pratdip. Our priorities for Les Planes del Rei As stated in our programme, our main goals are to...

Dear neighbours, As the municipal elections on 28 May approach, we are pleased to announce the formation of a pluralistic list bringing together residents of both Planas and Pratdip. We have chosen to put aside our differences and focus on what unites us: the common...

With the May 2023 municipal elections approaching, this article looks back at the main stages in the administrative and legal history of Planas del Rey. For several decades, the maintenance of the development, the provision of public services, the carrying out of...

Dear property owners of Las Planas, The municipal elections in Spain will take place on Sunday, May 28, 2023. If you are registered on the Spanish electoral roll, you have the possibility to vote by mail, even if you do not reside permanently in Spain. How to vote by...

A new example of municipal opacity Dear neighbors of Planes del Rei, Pratdip, Santa Marina and Sorts, On Friday, July 22, 2022, the two councillors of Avança Pratdip received a summons for an extraordinary plenary session scheduled for Tuesday, July 26, with the...

A Homeowners’ Association: a good idea… at the wrong time In recent days, the possibility of creating a homeowners’ association in Les Planes del Rei has been raised. To discuss this, the association Unidos por Planes del Rei has invited all property owners to a...

On 14 February 2022, Administrative Court No. 1 of Tarragona issued Order No. 35/2022 in the proceedings to enforce the judgment that had declared the dissolution of the EUCC of Planas del Rey. The court declined to rule on whether the liquidation body could use...

At the end of 2021, the PAU-4 economic reparcelación project for Planas del Rey once again becomes the subject of dispute. SOS Planas asks Pratdip Town Council not to grant final approval to the project or proceed with its registration at the Falset Land Registry. In...

On 2 July 2021, Pratdip Town Council holds an ordinary council meeting. Several issues directly affecting Planas del Rey are discussed during the session: the maintenance of streets and green spaces, the review of the urban development project, school transport,...

On 28 April 2021, the High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) rejected the appeal lodged by Pratdip Town Council against the order of 12 December 2017 concerning the enforcement of the dissolution of the Urban Development Conservation Entity (EUCC) of Les Planes del...

On 9 April 2021, Pratdip Town Council unanimously approved the partial formal acceptance of the sports and recreational area in Planas del Rey. The decision covered the swimming pool, sports facilities, children’s playground, car park and a green space. It allowed the...

On 19 March 2021, Pratdip Town Council met in an extraordinary session. Two matters appeared on the agenda: José Pescador taking office as a municipal councillor and the approval of an agreement concerning wastewater treatment. The agreement was intended to support...

On 19 March 2021, a meeting about the future of Planas del Rey was held at Pratdip Town Hall. The municipality presented its intention to continue the registration of the reparcelación project, adapt it to the needs of the residential development and involve property...

On 15 January 2021, Pratdip Town Council approved the municipal budget for 2021. During the meeting, several budget items and projects directly concerning Les Planes del Rei were discussed: maintenance of the Casal, the water network, the swimming pool, the wastewater...