Every 31 hours, a new villa is finished on rustic land in Mallorca. This means five per week in areas that should be designated for agricultural or natural uses, according to Terraferida's complaint. If we add the available data from Ibiza, we find that between the two islands, a new rustic house is finished every day. This is an accelerated process of land transformation that is no longer occasional but structural. Environmentalists are calling for it to be stopped immediately in Mallorca and the Pitiusas, as Menorca did more than 20 years ago, and for rustic land, considered "the crown jewel of the land," to be declared non-buildable, says Terraferida spokesperson Jaume Adrover.

It's one of Portocristo's most recognizable sights. And, at the same time, curiously, one of its least known. The large villa at the top of the Blau coast (officially Bordils Street) has been abandoned for years in the middle of a private pine forest, under the watchful eyes of locals and tourists on their way down to the beach.

Nearly half of the housing projects approved in Mallorca in 2025 were detached houses and single-family homes, which continue to account for a significant portion of the sector's investment, while government authorities insist that multi-family housing should be the priority. Data from the College of Quantity Surveyors and Technical Architects of Mallorca (COAAT) indicates that a total of 2,139 homes were approved, of which 48.9% were detached houses, compared to 51.1% for apartments. However, the overall picture is not entirely negative, considering that the number of multi-family homes increased by 11.7% compared to the previous year.

The environmental organization Amics de la Terra has publicly denounced the Sant Joan government and city council for allowing the owner of a luxury villa in Sant Llorenç to empty and refill the three swimming pools at his home, amid a drought alert.

Unió de Pagesos has reminded the regional minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Environment that "rural land must be dedicated to food production and anything other than this will be considered improper use." The agricultural union reacted after Simonet assured a interview of the ARA Baleares who does not believe "in the systematic prohibition of solar panels and chalets."

The urban planning deregulation brought about by the Administrative Simplification Law—approved by Parliament last December with the votes of the People's Party (PP) and Vox—will allow the construction of up to 1,500 villas in areas considered at risk of fire in Mallorca. These constructions could not be carried out until now, because a decree-law of the Pact expressly prohibited the placement of houses in forests. But the Simplification Decree-Law of May 2024 and the December law have opened the door to building villas even in areas at risk of fire.