Puerto del Rosario Offers Seven Plots for Public Housing Development

The Puerto del Rosario City Council has informed the Government of the Canary Islands of its willingness to cede municipal land in order to promote new public and social housing developments in the municipality. The proposal, according to the council, aims to facilitate the implementation of rental‑regime projects or other formulas that improve access to housing.

In a statement, the council announced that it has seven municipally owned plots, located in different areas such as El Matorral, Barrio Nuevo, Zurita and the vicinity of Calle Cisneros, which could be earmarked for the immediate construction of protected‑housing projects.

Altogether, the plots total more than 20,000 square metres, and, according to the letter sent from the City Council to the Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Mobility, the goal is to address the housing emergency recognised by the Government of the Canary Islands through Decree‑Law 1/2024, and to contribute to public policies aimed at expanding the supply of affordable housing across the archipelago.

“Puerto del Rosario cannot remain on the sidelines of the housing emergency that the Canary Islands are experiencing,” said Mayor David de Vera, adding that municipal lands could host “public housing under a rental regime or other modalities.”

The mayor also acknowledged that:

“After years without new public housing projects, the City Council wants to reverse this trend and cooperate with the Government of the Canary Islands and the Canary Housing Institute to streamline the necessary procedures.”

Housing councilor Toñi Fernández Aragón emphasized the need to materialise the initiative “as soon as possible, as a direct response to the growing housing demand in the municipality,” and added that “many families are approaching the City Council seeking an opportunity to obtain decent housing.”

According to the statement, inter‑administrative collaboration is a priority route to guarantee the right to housing in the municipality, concluding within “a policy of social cohesion and support for the most vulnerable families.”