Seville City Council blocks residential project near Ciudad de la Justicia

The Seville City Council has rejected a proposal by Inmobiliaria Viapol to construct residential buildings of up to eleven stories on two plots in the Palmas Altas area. The plots, located near the Ciudad de la Justicia, are currently zoned for industrial and commercial use with a three-story height limit.

The Urban Planning Department denied the request to increase buildable area from 13,100 to 51,400 square meters, citing the need to preserve these lands for the future expansion of the Ciudad de la Justicia judicial complex. The regional government is developing the complex to provide over 130,000 square meters of judicial space by 2028.

In a related development in Algeciras, the deteriorating condition of the current Audiencia de Cádiz headquarters, exacerbated by construction noise and dust from the new Ciudad de la Justicia works, has prompted the Junta de Andalucía to plan an early relocation of judicial offices to a safer location.