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On 28 December 1968<\/span>, just five days after Pratdip Town Council asked the provincial authorities for guidance, the National Inspection and Assistance Service for Local Authorities issued an initial response on the proposed transfer of roads and public services in Planas del Rey.<\/p>\n The document confirms that the request submitted by the developer, Francisco Lebasque Belloncle, together with several property owners, was being formally considered by the authorities. It also makes clear that the transfer was legally possible<\/span>, but that no decision could be taken without sufficiently detailed technical, property and financial information.<\/p>\n In its response, the provincial administration recalls that the law allows local authorities to acquire property and take over certain services.<\/p>\n It also refers to Article 129 of the Land Act, under which the transfer of roads is an essential requirement in any development process<\/span>.<\/p>\n The principle of transferring the roads and services of Planas del Rey to Pratdip Town Council is therefore not ruled out.<\/p>\n The Service even states that the proposal received \u201cmay be of interest to the municipality\u201d<\/span>.<\/p>\n The authorities nevertheless point out that the Town Council did not attach the documents needed to assess the proposed operation properly.<\/p>\n In particular, the file did not include:<\/p>\n In the absence of these elements, the provincial Service limits its opinion to the legal possibility of carrying out the transfer.<\/p>\n Before the transfer can be properly assessed, the authorities require a detailed inventory of the assets and services concerned<\/span>.<\/p>\n This inventory is intended to establish, among other things:<\/p>\n The document is particularly clear on this point: without such a prior study, it is not possible to issue a complete opinion or for the municipal council to take a properly informed decision on a matter of this importance<\/span>.<\/p>\n The authorities do not focus solely on the condition of the infrastructure. They also require an assessment of the financial consequences that taking it over would have for the municipality.<\/p>\n The document recalls that certain services must, under local government legislation, be provided by the Town Council, and that the cost of maintaining or potentially discontinuing those services must be calculated.<\/p>\n It also calls for an assessment of the tax revenue the municipality could receive from built plots, land regarded as suitable for development and other property-related taxes.<\/p>\n Finally, the document refers to the costs involved in legally formalising the transfer, including notarial fees and registration with the Land Registry.<\/p>\n The conclusion of the provincial Service is particularly significant.<\/p>\n It states that the acceptance of the roads and services of Planas del Rey is legally permissible<\/span>, but that any such decision must be adopted by the Town Council with the quorum required by law and must be preceded by economic studies assessing its impact on municipal assets and finances.<\/p>\n The document therefore does not reject the proposed transfer. Instead, it sets out the administrative, technical and financial conditions that must be met before the Town Council can make a final decision.<\/p>\n This document adds another stage to the sequence of events that began a few months earlier:<\/p>\n
\nA transfer that is legally possible<\/h2>\n
\nA file that still lacks essential documentation<\/h2>\n
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\nA detailed inventory before any decision<\/h2>\n
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\nThe financial consequences must also be assessed<\/h2>\n
\nA possible acceptance, subject to conditions<\/h2>\n
\nA further step in the process begun in 1968<\/h2>\n