Property owners in Planas del Rey are beginning to receive the first notices asking them to contribute towards expenses already incurred as part of the reparcelación.
These notices provide a clearer picture of what is now beginning: each property is assigned a participation percentage, which is used to distribute the costs among the property owners concerned.
A first contribution towards expenses already incurred
The notice refers to the « 2n Text Refòs del projecte de reparcel·lació econòmica del Polígon d’Actuació 4 – Urbanització Planes del Rei », which was definitively approved by the Town Council on 1 July 2022.
This reparcelación project was registered with the Falset Property Registry on 28 April 2026.
The amount currently being claimed relates to management expenses already incurred, for which the total amount stated in the notice is €357,829.86.
How is each property owner’s contribution calculated?
Each property included in the reparcelación is assigned a participation percentage. This percentage is used to determine its share of the expenses.
In the notice published below, the percentage assigned to the property concerned is 0.39115%.
The taxable amount shown is €1,156.74. A further €242.91 in VAT at 21% is added, bringing the total amount payable to €1,399.65.
The amount requested from each property owner will therefore vary, as it depends, among other factors, on the participation percentage assigned to their property.
One obvious question remains: how were these percentages determined? The subject deserves some explanation, and we will return to it in a forthcoming article devoted to the reparcelación.
“I haven’t signed anything: why do I have to pay?”
This is not a contract signed individually by each property owner.
The obligation to contribute towards these expenses arises from urban planning legislation and from the fact that the property lies within the area covered by the Planas del Rey reparcelación.
Catalan urban planning law provides that, under a reparcelación system, property owners are required to contribute towards urbanisation costs.
It is therefore not necessary to have signed an estimate or a contract, or to have given individual consent, for this obligation to apply.
This does not, however, prevent a property owner from challenging a settlement if they consider, for example, that the amount claimed or the participation percentage assigned to their property should be reviewed.
This notice provides for three instalments
In the case presented here, the amount of €1,399.65 is divided into three instalments of €466.55.
The notice also sets out the statutory payment deadlines that apply after it has been received. Once the voluntary payment period has expired, surcharges, late-payment interest and, where applicable, collection costs may be added.
Property owners who have difficulty paying the amount requested may apply for a payment deferral or payment by instalments. The notice refers to the conditions laid down in the applicable regulations and in BASE’s General Ordinance.
See the BASE procedure for requesting a payment deferral or payment by instalments.
Is this amount final?
No. The notice specifically refers to a “provisional assessmentt”.
It states that these settlements will be adjusted once the urbanisation works have been completed, through the final settlement account.
This first payment request therefore does not currently make it possible to determine the total cost that each property owner will ultimately have to bear.
The notice explains the amount currently being claimed, but it does not provide an overall picture of how the project will be financed, the timetable for the future works or the amounts that may still be requested.
For a matter of such importance to property owners in Planas del Rey, more comprehensive information from the Town Council would help everyone better understand the different stages and anticipate the expenses they may be required to bear.
Can the amount be challenged?
Yes. The notice provides for the possibility of lodging a recurso de reposición against the settlement and its collection within one month of receiving the notice.
BASE provides a procedure and a form for lodging this appeal.
See the procedure and form for lodging a recurso de reposición.
However, it is important to note that lodging an appeal does not automatically suspend payment. The notice states that the procedure may only be suspended in the cases and under the conditions provided for by the applicable regulations.
It is therefore important to check the notice received carefully, particularly the participation percentage assigned to the property, the amount claimed and the deadlines indicated.
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So, what about the reparcelación itself?
Why does this reparcelación exist? When did it begin? How were the properties taken into account? How were the participation percentages established? And how has a process that began more than twenty years ago now reached the point where these first payment requests are being issued?
We’re preparing an article about “The Reparcelación”!
To be continued…
La Tribune de Planas
