Fuerteventura's New Justice Palace to Feature Six Floors and Cost €55 Million

The presentation of the project’s scale model revealed key details about the new Justice Palace, which will be located in Puerto del Rosario and will cover 21,000 m² of usable space. The information was provided by the Department of Presidency, Public Administrations, Justice and Security together with the Cabildo of Fuerteventura.

The future palace will be built for a tender price of €55 million. It will comprise six floors—two underground and four above ground—and is slated to be awarded in the first quarter of 2026, with a construction period of four years.

The building will sit on a 4,800 m² plot bounded by Avenida Juan de Bethencourt, Calle Antonio Espinosa, and Calle Lucha Canaria, a parcel ceded by the Cabildo to the Autonomous Community. A 1:100 scale model of the project will remain on display in the institution’s main hall.

Facility Layout

• Basement levels: technical installations, archives, parking, police facilities, detention cells, and the guard court.
• Ground floor: main entrance and general services.
• First floor: Civil Registry, Victim Assistance Office, Forensic Clinic Section, courtroom galleries, and a judicial office.
• Upper floors: judicial offices, the prosecutor’s office, and reserved space for future expansions.

Nieves Lady Barreto, Minister of Presidency, Public Administrations, Justice and Security, said:
“For the Government this infrastructure is a priority, and we have worked together to finally secure the land and adapt the project to the new site. We are now at the start of the tender process and expect to award the contract by the end of the first quarter of next year so construction can begin, with a four‑year execution timeline.”

Lola García, President of the Cabildo, added:
“The future Justice Palace addresses one of the biggest demands of our citizens. It will end the current dispersion of court locations across the capital, making work easier for staff and improving access for the public.”

Juan Luis Lorenzo Bragado, President of the Superior Court of Justice of the Canary Islands, praised the effort:
“The inter‑administrative collaboration serves as a model to be followed.”

David de Vera, Mayor of Puerto del Rosario, expressed satisfaction with the project’s progress, noting the “agility” of the procedures that have enabled the work to move forward, as communicated by the Department of Presidency, Public Administrations, Justice and Security.

Coalition Canaria Claims Credit and Blames the “Pact of the Flowers” for Delays

The Majorera Assembly of Coalición Canaria held an island‑wide political council in Puerto del Rosario, where Minister Nieves Lady Barreto presented the latest advances in justice and security for Fuerteventura. The party highlighted that, thanks to the cooperation of Cabildo President Lola García and Mayor David de Vera, a new parcel of land was secured for the future palace.

Coalición Canaria recalled that in 2018, under President Fernando Clavijo, the first land grant was made, but the project stalled during the subsequent legislative term. Today, the coordinated effort among the Government of the Canary Islands, the Cabildo, and the municipality has adapted the project to the new site, whose model was presented at the Cabildo with an estimated investment of €40 million.

Barreto also outlined upcoming security measures: once opposition processes are concluded, 141 new Canary Police officers will be assigned to the non‑capital islands, and Fuerteventura will host a police station in La Lajita and another planned for the island’s north. She emphasized that the “shock plan” launched in 2024 has already helped mitigate the perception of insecurity through increased police presence.

The party further demanded that the Spanish State fulfill the required ratios of Civil Guard and National Police personnel on the island. If these ratios are not met, they urged the granting of additional competencies to the Canary Police, in line with the Statute of Autonomy.