The City Council has forgotten about the future Plaza de Son Sardina and its land will be used for housing.

PalmPalma City Council has forgotten its promise to acquire the Can Pesquet site, which has been in the hands of a vulture fund for years, to convert it into a square and a recreational center, according to residents of Son Sardina. In fact, a banner for the real estate company Solvia, part of Banc Sabadell, is now installed on this site. They point out that this fact increases "the discrediting of the policies, both by action and inaction, of the current City Council."

Residents recall that at the beginning of the term, they explained to the mayor, Jaime Martínez, and especially to Lourdes Roca, second deputy mayor and a resident of Son Sardina, what the "most supported and most urgent" demand for community life and local associations is: a public, managed square and recreational center.

In May 2024, the municipal council, with the support of the People's Party (PP), publicly committed to acquiring the land for the construction of a square. However, they regret that since then, despite Councilor Llorenç Bauzà promising them a meeting before the end of last year, To report on the status of the matter, they have had no news. In the face of this silence, rallies have been called, promoted by the majority of local associations and entities, reinforced by a petition that, in just four months, garnered more than 1,000 signatures.

Although the General Plan allocates this land for open spaces (a square) and facilities (a community center), the neighborhood association warns that if the City Council decides to implement the new Land Law approved a month ago in Parliament, this regulation will prevail over any previous provisions and will allow private developments. According to their criticism, the law responds to the interests of speculation and the real estate industry, even though it is presented as a response to the housing crisis in the city.

For its part, MÁS por Palma has denounced the inaction and the failure to comply with the plenary session agreement that obliged the municipal government to purchase Can Pesquet to use it as a square and facilities. Councilor Miquel Àngel Contreras said he doesn't know if "this event is a response to the PP's usual inefficiency, which has done nothing to improve the lives of residents for two years," or if, "given the recent decision by the PP and Vox to give away land to developers to encourage them to do business, we are faced with a new example of the government team's free rein."

"It is true that in this case it would mean breaching a plenary session agreement, but a member of the PP has already stated that they are not binding on them. We all know that currently in Palma, decisions are not made by representatives of the people," he added.

MÁS por Palma recalls that the urban planning law approved by the PP and Vox allows for the construction of apartment blocks without parking, amenities, and green areas on both developable land and rural land in Transition Areas. The law also allows for an increase in building capacity by 45% and sale prices by 30%. The result, they claim, will be the destruction of rural areas in Palma and the increase in overcrowding in the city, with housing prices so high that Palma residents will be unable to afford them.

They also criticize the fact that the PP has begun to give developers permission to build land for facilities—such as schools or sports centers—to build rental apartments at equally unattainable prices, around €1,600 per month. They criticize the operation as seriously affecting the town of Son Sardina and other rural areas in the municipality.