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    <title><![CDATA[Ara Balears in English - Pollença Town Hall]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pollença approves its Heritage Catalogue after 20 years of deadlock]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/97966399-678d-436f-95a2-9d1473b8826e_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>Pollença has finally approved its Heritage Catalogue, a key tool for the protection and regulation of cultural assets, after more than two decades of unsuccessful attempts. The document, validated in the ordinary plenary session in February, puts an end to a long period of gridlock and places the municipality in line with the rest of Mallorca's towns, which have had this type of instrument, required by law, for years. The delay has been significant. As the architect who drafted the catalogue, Jaume Lluís Salas, explains, "The Balearic Islands' urban planning regulations state that all municipalities must have an approved Heritage Catalogue, and Pollença has a particular situation, since attempts to approve it have been made since 2005 and, until now, have not been successful." These difficulties have prevented the municipality from having a fundamental tool for regulating growth and protecting elements of historical, architectural, and landscape value. The new catalogue covers the entire municipality and includes diverse areas such as the town center of Pollença, Port de Pollença, Cala Sant Vicenç, and the Formentor area, thus incorporating a comprehensive view of the heritage that defines the municipality's identity. It is not just an inventory of buildings, but a regulatory document that establishes how these properties and their surroundings should be managed. Until now, Pollença was among the long list of municipalities that still fail to comply with the regulations that, for decades, have required the creation of a catalogue clearly defining the properties and elements that deserve protection. Often, according to heritage experts, private interests and the fear among local councils of generating controversy with certain building owners have prevented the catalogue from being approved. It is important to remember that when an element is catalogued, its owners cannot alter its most significant features, much less demolish the house or element in question. </p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruno Rodríguez]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:34:07 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Tomeu Antich coordinator of urban planning and Jaume Lluis Salas architect editor of the catalog in today's presentation]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The municipality is catching up with a key tool to protect elements of historical value and the landscape and to regulate urban development projects.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Consell will remove public use from a historic path between Pollença and Lluc]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/the-consell-will-remove-public-use-from-historic-path-between-pollenca-and-lluc_1_5677682.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/2f8d767f-ec64-4476-aa39-c0cbd82d21d9_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>The proposal by the Consell de Mallorca (Mallorca Council) to reclassify a section of the old Pollença-Lluc road has drawn criticism from several groups advocating for public rights. The initiative affects the section between kilometers 3.2 and 3.4 of the road, where it passes through a property in the municipality of Pollença. GADMA and the Pro Public and Open Paths of Pollença platform have expressed their opposition to the measure. According to sources from Pro Paths, the restoration of the old Lluc road was the result of years of campaigning to prevent the closure of a route they consider clearly public. The group points out that this road was originally built by the Provincial Council and is listed in several official documents, such as the 1973 National Plan for Provincial Roads and the 1991 Pollença Municipal General Plan. Furthermore, it has been included in the inventory of assets of the Consell de Mallorca since 2008. "We are surprised that the public nature of this road was recognized and that they are now considering removing a section of it from the public domain," the platform explains. They claim that some landowners whose properties the road crosses already opposed the recovery of certain sections and fear that the Consell's decision could ultimately benefit these interests. The Pro Caminos group also warns that removing paths of interest to hikers from the public domain could represent a loss for the collective heritage. "These paths are part of our history and our landscape." "When a public path is lost, citizens' access to the natural environment is also limited," the organization points out. The mayor of Pollença, Martí March, explained that the Consell's proposal also took the City Council by surprise. "This decision surprises us because we haven't been informed of anything," he asserted. March added that the City Council will review all the documentation and files related to the case to determine if it can submit objections during the public comment period. Meanwhile, the organizations are urging the Consell de Mallorca to reconsider the proposal and guarantee the conservation and public use of this historic route in the Serra de Tramuntana mountains. </p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruno Rodríguez]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:16:30 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Camino de na carro, old road to the hermitage of Bethlehem]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Groups defending public roads warn that the measure could limit the right of way and demand that a historic route be preserved.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[The GOB files objections against the Pollença battery plant for “improper use” of rural land]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/the-gob-files-objections-against-the-pollenca-battery-plant-for-improper-use-of-rural-land_1_5559039.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/f7a7a7e3-3c95-44a5-be18-12eb5c890fa1_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0_x348y273.png" /></p><p>The GOB Mallorca (Balearic Ornithological Group of Mallorca) has filed objections against the proposed battery plant in Pollença, promoted by the company Atlantica, arguing that it involves an "inappropriate use" of rural land and poses "serious environmental risks." According to a statement released by the group, the objections have been registered with the Directorate General for Circular Economy, Energy Transition, and Climate Change. The project, which is being processed as a strategic industrial project, includes an energy storage plant with an installed capacity of 10 megawatts (MW) and a storage capacity of 40 megawatt-hours (MWh). </p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[ARA Balears]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:11:29 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Area where the lithium battery plant is to be installed]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The environmental organization warns of the project's environmental risks and denounces that it seeks to promote itself as a strategic industrial project without complying with legal requirements.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[Residents of Pollença protest against an investment fund's lithium battery plant]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/residents-of-pollenca-protest-against-an-investment-fund-s-lithium-battery-plant_1_5548792.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/f99226b3-3227-42d6-abcb-a4509a4cf858_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>Around a hundred residents of Pollença gathered this Sunday at midday to protest against the lithium battery plant that the US investment fund Atlántica Energía Sostenible wants to build in the municipality. According to the residents themselves, the facility, which is planned for rural land, would occupy a 3,000-square-meter plot of land just meters from a stream and only three meters from several houses and farms. The project includes 16 containers with lithium-ion batteries, intended to store energy and send it to the electrical grid during peak demand. </p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[ARA Balears]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 02 Nov 2025 11:58:28 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[The residents of Pollença during the demonstration against the lithium battery plant]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[They criticize the lack of transparency from the City Council and demand decisive action to stop the creation of the plant.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pollença cleans its bay and demands action against the avalanche of illegal boats.]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/pollenca-cleans-its-bay-and-demands-action-against-the-avalanche-of-illegal-boats_1_5534870.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/675385af-1f84-4d85-a595-040eeb0c2235_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>Pollença City Council has stepped up its efforts to address the proliferation of uncontrolled anchoring and abandoned boats in Pollença Bay. The Council has promoted the 2nd Bulky Waste Cleanup Day as part of the Pollença Coastline Environmental Awareness and Recovery Project, with the collaboration of Adalmo as the authorized manager and a team of professional divers. During the day, concrete blocks, wheels, chains, and buoys, among other materials, were removed.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[ARA Balears]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:26:03 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Currently in the Bay of Pollença, there are three unidentified vessels that are abandoned and partially sunken.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[According to the municipal report, 68 percent of the boats involved in incidents had no registration or identification. The Local Police have issued five reports for illegal occupation of public land on Albercuix beach.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[Historic fine of 1.15 million euros for the Formentor Hotel for violating urban planning law]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/historic-fine-of-1-15-million-euros-for-the-formentor-hotel-for-violating-urban-planning-law_1_5484740.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/8139ff47-3518-46ee-b7d2-9c6acb193c65_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>Pollença City Council has imposed a €1.15 million fine on the Formentor Hotel for violating planning laws. This was announced by the GOB (National Government of Pollença), which welcomed the fine, which comes after <a href="https://www.arabalears.cat/societat/gob-denuncia-l-incompliment-urbanistic-nova-construccio-l-hotel-formentor_1_4507268.html" target="_blank">the complaint filed by the environmental organization</a> In May 2023.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[ARA Balears]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 02 Sep 2025 10:40:25 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Aerial view of the Formentor hotel]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[However, the GOB regrets that the works were not stopped and that the hotel is built and remains open.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pollença City Council unanimously declares Xesca Ensenyat an Illustrious Daughter of the municipality]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/pollenca-city-council-unanimously-declares-xesca-ensenyat-an-illustrious-daughter-of-the-municipality_1_5446269.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/9a2f1b4b-1a0a-4844-b842-7511f6dbd75d_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>In an extraordinary plenary session, the Pollença City Council unanimously declared the writer Xesca Ensenyat (1952-2009) an Illustrious Daughter of the municipality. In March, a citizen initiative was registered with the City Council, which received nearly 100 signatures from the cultural, educational, and associative worlds of the municipality and Mallorca, requesting the City Council to declare the writer an Illustrious Daughter.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[ARA Balears]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Jul 2025 21:00:59 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[The writer Xesca Enseñado]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[In March, a citizen initiative was registered in the City Council requesting this recognition.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pollença restores its water network and lifts its restrictions]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/pollenca-restores-its-water-network-and-lifts-restrictions_1_5433934.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/c2a1f799-0b6b-40e4-876f-469a4a2484a7_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>Pollença City Council has announced, in a statement, that water from the Alcudia desalination plant is once again reaching the municipality. After completing the replacement of a section of pipe and conducting several tests, it was decided to turn the water supply back on to the Can Puig reservoir. So far, there have been no other infrastructure failures, and therefore, it appears that the desalinated water supply is returning to normal.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[ARA Balears]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 05 Jul 2025 08:57:40 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Pollença]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[However, the City Council reminds us that water is a very scarce and precious commodity.]]></subtitle>
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