Archives from 2020 to 2025

In late December 2025, Pratdip Town Council clarifies the tax notices discussed in this article: the waste collection notice is withdrawn, and the 3.5% tax rate on building works is not a new increase for 2026. This information also concerns property owners in Planas...

Pratdip’s 2025 municipal budget shows that staff costs account for almost 40% of total municipal expenditure. With the overall budget falling, this raises questions about the municipality’s capacity to invest, particularly in the infrastructure and services needed in...

Pratdip Town Council receives support from ANAV, the Ascó-Vandellòs II Nuclear Association, for municipal projects. The company’s announcements confirm its involvement in improvements to the village community centre, known as the Casal, and in a solar power project....

Photo: HANS VAN GEFFEN A widespread problem in Catalonia On 7 August 2025, the Catalan newspaper El Punt Avui publishes an article entitled “Urbanitzacions de segona”. According to the article, Catalonia has around 1,500 residential developments, almost half of which...

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 who previously managed a wastewater treatment plant in France for five years, again warned residents about the worrying 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...

Terminology note: In this article, prevaricación administrativa refers to an offence under Spanish law: a person holding public authority or a public official issues an arbitrary administrative decision knowing that it is unjust. Can the council act in Planas del Rey...

Wastewater leaking into the street for almost two years For almost two years, residents of a street in Planas del Rey have faced a sewerage problem. A pipe carrying household wastewater, damaged in several places, allows sewage to leak directly onto the road. Despite...

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:...

On 8 May 2024, Administrative Court No. 2 of Tarragona issues its judgment on the legal challenge against the economic reparcelación project for PAU-4 in Planas del Rey. The legal action was brought by the Asociación de Vecinos de Les Planes del Rei and several...

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...

On 28 May 2023, Pratdip’s voters elect the seven members of the new municipal council. Som-hi! Pratdip, headed by Sílvia Carrillo, comes first with 211 votes and four councillors. The group therefore secures an absolute majority on the municipal council. Junts–CM wins...

Just a few days before the municipal elections on 28 May 2023, the Grup Democràtic Independent de Pratdip (D.I.P.) presents its candidates and the main measures it pledges to support for Planas del Rey. The list brings together residents of Pratdip and Planas del Rey....

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...

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...