Illegal property owners in Chiclana establish new political party

Illegal property owners in Chiclana establish new political party
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By h.b. - Jul 1, 2010 - 1:32 PM
There are estimated to be as many as 15,000 illegally built homes in the municipality

A house being demolished in Chiclana in 2009 - EFE archive

The owners of illegal property in Chiclana de la Frontera, are creating their own political party to defend their interests.

The ‘Partido Vecinal Regionalista’ has registered with the Interior Ministry, with their minds sent on the local elections next year where they want to gain representation in the Town Hall.

The Junta de Andalucía has estimated that there are as many as 15,000 homes outside planning regulations in the municipality so the party could become quite a force. The platform created previously to defend the homeowners has managed to assemble more than 2,000 people at recent protests against the regularization process put in motion by the Socialists, but which they see to be far too expensive as they are being called on to meet the costs of development.

The last report from the Environmental Prosecutor noted that ‘The owners of illegal constructions linked in association have become real power groups which will try and change town planning discipline in local Town Halls’.

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