The initial approval of the Special Plan for Zorrotzaurre was published today, November 29th, in the Official Bizkaia Gazette. This opens the period for information to the public of the Plan which will last 45 working days. The documents for the Plan are available on the Bilbao City Council website and at the Number 1 District Municipal Offices in the Bidarte Shopping Mall at Avenida Lehendakari Aguirre 52, Deusto. See the complete documentation of the SPECIAL PLAN FOR ZORROTZAURRE

On November 9th, the Bilbao City Council gave initial approval to the Special Plan for the Urban Organisation of the Zorrotzaurre Area. Once approval is published in the Official Provincial Gazette of Bizkaia, the 45 day public exhibition of the documents of the plan will commence. The Special Plan of Zorrotzaurre includes the construction of 5,473 dwellings (2,747 publicly-controlled units and 2,726 private units) and 201,360m2 of buildings for economic activity, which will, in the future, help to create around 6,000 jobs. Two thirds of the land covered by the Plan will have public usage, which includes 155,893m2 of open…

Today, the Bilbao City Council agreed the provisional approval of the modification of the General Plan for Urban Planning in Bilbao for Zorrotzaurre. This modification, which affects articles 9.2.9.3 and 9.2.12.1, was originally approved by the Council last October 28th. The next step towards final approval is the presenting of the approved documentation to the Basque Country Commission for Territorial Planning for it to prepare its report. Final definitive approval of the modifications to the General Urban Plan is expected no later than May this year. The full documentation of the modification can be consulted in articles 9.2.9.3 and 9.2.12.1…