On 23 December 1968, the Mayor of Pratdip informed the provincial authority that, following the decisions of the property owners and the developer, the Town Hall accepted in principle to take over, as of 1st January 1969, the public services of Planas del Rey (Planes del Rei) — subject to the opinion of the Inspection and Assistance Service for Local Authorities.
1) Nature of the document
- Official letter from the Mayor of Pratdip addressed to the provincial authority.
- Purpose: informing about the municipal agreement and requesting an opinion on the procedure.
2) Background
- 8 August 1968: meeting of the property owners (mostly French) unanimously deciding to transfer to the Town Hall the administration of roads, water, sewerage, street lighting.
- 21 September 1968: the developer Francisco Lebasque Belloncle, on behalf of the Property Owners’ Club, submitted the global transfer offer (roads, water and sewer networks, lighting, waste collection, guarding, surveillance, and other municipal services).
3) Municipal decision of 18 October 1968
- The Town Council accepted in principle to take over the services from 1st January 1969.
- Condition: consultation with the provincial Inspection and Assistance Service for opinion and support beforehand.
4) Legal scope
- The letter records a clear administrative commitment to take over public services.
- It is not yet a definitive reception in the formal sense (this document lacks a final municipal act published or a notarised formalisation).
- The mention “accepted in principle” and the provincial consultation place the procedure at the preparatory stage, but with an announced effective date (01/01/1969).
5) Relevance to the current situation
- Proof that the Pratdip Town Hall accepted, at least in principle, to take over public services in Planas as early as 1969.
- Consistent administrative sequence: owners’ decision → developer’s offer → municipal acceptance in principle.
- To strengthen the proof of effective reception: find the provincial opinion and the final municipal act (council resolution, official publication and/or notarised deed).
