The Association for the Revitalization of Old Centers (ARCA) has reported that the Urban Planning Department of Palma has granted a demolition license for a unique house with a tower located at Carrer Costa de Saragossa, 19, in the Vileta neighborhood. The entity considers that the disappearance of the property would represent a new heritage loss for Palma and calls for the immediate provisional suspension of the license, in addition to the cataloging of the building.

ARCA has publicly clarified that it is not responsible for the ultras having turned the fascist monument of La Feixina into their sentimental altar. And the truth is that it is difficult to decide whether it is more extraordinary that a heritage entity considers it necessary to justify itself or that it states –as it has done in ARA Balears– that “preserving La Feixina has not contributed to it becoming the ‘ultra’ meeting point”. Perhaps the extreme part of the extreme right would continue for centuries and centuries celebrating in front of nothing. I don't see it.

The ultra concentration of Nucleo Nacional scheduled for this Sunday at La Feixina has revived the debate on the advisability of preserving this space. ARCA is one of the most prominent entities opposed to its demolition, which a large part of the progressive movement calls for, because the monument represents "Francoist exaltation", according to entities like Memoria de Mallorca. The vice-president of ARCA, Àngels Fermosselle, wants to "completely" dissociate the entity from "any responsibility for a gathering for which only the conveners are responsible", she told ARA Balears – ARCA has also publicly condemned the call.

The defense of Son Busquets' heritage returns to the scene with a new photographic exhibition and the publication of a book driven by the Association for the Revitalization of Old Centers (ARCA). The entity presented the two initiatives this Monday with the aim of demanding the conservation of the heritage elements of the complex and calling for urban planning that is "more respectful" of the environment.

The Palma City Council has approved the conservation of the facade of the Gaspar Bennàssar building on 31 de Desembre street. The initial plan by the developer, which had been approved, was to demolish the current construction and erect a new building that would faithfully reproduce the original facade of the architect's project. After ARCA's intervention, the demolition was halted. This Tuesday, the Councilor for Urbanism, Óscar Fidalgo, explained that the Historic Center Commission has given the go-ahead to the new project that will preserve the facade and through which a multi-family building will be constructed with 15 homes, parking spaces, and storage rooms.

The Palma City Council has finally approved the conservation of the facade of the Gaspar Bennàssar building located on 31st December street. The initial project, which had been approved, by the developer, provided for the demolition of the current building to erect a new one that faithfully reproduced the original facade designed by the architect.

The Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) has reiterated to the Association for the Revitalization of Old Centers (ARCA) that the Palma port transformation project is based "on technical rigor and the general interest". The president of the APB, Javier Sanz, and the director, Toni Ginard, met this Tuesday with representatives of ARCA to clarify the axes of the transformation project.

Social and environmental organizations have launched the citizen campaign Salvem Portopí with the aim of stopping the planned transformation in this area of the Port of Palma. The initiative, promoted by ARCA, GOB, Palma XXI, and Fridays For Future Mallorca, calls for a reorganization of port uses that is "logical, quick to execute, and respectful of historical heritage and the environment". The project they question includes the possible implementation of an industrial estate and a waste treatment plant in the Portopí dock. According to the organizations, this action would constitute an "environmental and landscape aggression" in a space with high historical and symbolic value for the city.

The heritage protection entity ARK has asked the Balearic Islands Port Authority (APB) not to grant the concession for the future liquid waste plant planned for the port of Palma, as it believes that it would directly affect the heritage value of the San Carlos Castle"One of the most valuable elements" of the area.

The ARCA association has expressed its outright rejection of the building proposed by the new concessionaire for the fishing area of ​​the port of Palma, an initiative it considers "unacceptable" due to its strong landscape impact on the maritime facade of the historic center.

The Platform in Defense of the Bellasombra Trees, made up of various neighborhood associations and environmental groups, will denounce the Palma City Council's "manipulations" regarding the felling of 18 trees in Llorenç Villalonga Square. They will do so at a press conference to be held next Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at Can Alcover, the platform announced in a statement. The purpose of the event is to publicly denounce the "manipulations" contained in the press conference held by the Palma City Council to explain the reasons for the tree removal, the "complete lack" of genuine citizen participation, and the "serious irregularities" in the announced participatory processes.

One of the medieval towers located next to the Sant Pere Bastion in Palma has suffered a partial collapse of one of its walls, as reported Tuesday by the Association for the Revitalization of Historic Centers (ARCA). The organization describes the incident as "extremely serious" and points out that the collapse affects a section of wall "with significant depth," beyond what can be seen in the images. The tower, dating from the 16th century and built on an earlier Islamic-era foundation, is part of the Sant Pere Bastion's defensive complex and is listed as an Asset of Cultural Interest (BIC). Therefore, ARCA considers the deterioration to be endangering a "first-rate" heritage element and demands immediate action. Years of unanswered complaints

The association has expressed its "outrage" at a collapse that it claims was foreseeable. It points out that it has been demanding the restoration of the tower from both the Consell de Mallorca and the Palma City Council for years, without success. "We have only received empty promises and the pledge that the project was being drafted, and that was at least eight years ago," they lament.

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The Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) has ordered the demolition of the shed erected without a permit in El Molinar, which ARCA reported this Thursday. According to the authorities, the order was already issued before the complaint. According to ARCA, this shed has become a black spot for the accumulation of waste and manure from a bar and the port.

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Palma City Council's governing team defended the renovation of the building designed by architect Gaspar Bennàssar before the Urban Planning Commission on Tuesday. The Councilor for Urban Planning, Oscar Fidalgo, emphasized that the building "is not Bennàssar's original project," but rather a subsequent modification, and "has no heritage value." Although regulations allow for the complete demolition of the building, this will ultimately not be the case.

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The Association for the Defense of Mallorca's Heritage (ARCA) has stated that the renovation and adaptation work on the Terminus building is producing an "attractive" result that "respects its historical values."

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Part of the roof of the Charterhouse of Valldemossa collapsed this Saturday. In response to the situation, the Association for the Revitalization of Ancient Centers (ARCA) has criticized the situation, calling for "effective preservation of this monumental complex for years" and stating that the neglect and lack of investment "has been a constant" and has demanded its restoration. "The roofs of the church and the Charterhouse have not been repaired; some are in the process of being repaired, while others are not," explains Concepció Bauçà, a doctor in Art History and member of ARCA. The problem with the Charterhouse goes back a long way. "Sometimes things are done, but not everything," she laments. As the association points out, this is not the first collapse that has occurred at the complex "due to insufficient conservation."

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ARCA has criticized the Consell de Mallorca's Island Territorial Plan (PTI) for being "excessively permissive" regarding the installation of large photovoltaic infrastructure on rural land, without establishing "sufficiently serious criteria regarding its necessity, limits, and conditions."

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