Rural land for sale for €24.5 million in Establishments: "A unique opportunity with the new government regulations."

Palm"Unique opportunity in a transition area with the new Balearic Government regulations." With this announcement, the Idealista website is offering a plot of land for sale for €24.5 million in Establiments, bordering Son Sardina. This was announced by the island councilor of the PSIB, Jaume Mateu, at the institution's plenary session, and it still appears on the website. It is a 150,000-square-meter plot that is presented as "perfect for investors and developers, complying with the recent Government regulations." This refers to Law 4/2025 on urgent actions aimed at obtaining land through strategic residential projects in the Islands, which came into force on July 24.

The law allows for construction on rural land in Palma without waiting for the development land provided for in the General Plan to be exhausted. Specifically, in transition areas, that is, in areas bordering the development area. In this sense, the areas of Palma near Son Sardina, Son Ferriol, Son Anglada, and the area surrounding Playa de Palma are susceptible to change. Despite the fact that Palma's mayor, Jaime Martínez, pledged not to build on rural land around the city's traditional centers, the announcement promises that the land could be developed.

Mateu accused the Catalan government of promoting "absolute deregulation" of the territory. "You have given carte blanche to certain developers so they can profit from projects," he continued. In the same vein, he criticized the PP's approach to the issue as "related to the housing crisis" when, in his view, it "gives free rein to speculative interests." "Don't you think that real estate developers already have enough with what they earn?" he asked. "This land is an almond grove right now; if this solves the housing problem, they'll explain it," he remarked. For the PP, Núria Riera accused the PSIB of having "disastrous management" of the housing issue. "They make a lot of banners, calling for decent housing, protecting the territory, and then they do the exact opposite," she insisted. "They authorized more booths in the countryside than ever before."