Approval for the new public consultation period for the Zorrotzaurre Special Plan was published today in The Official Bizkaia Gazette. This second consultation period will last 20 working days from June 9th to July 2nd. The new consultation period is a result of modifications to the original document of the Plan as a consequence of the inclusion of several proposals presented during the first public consultation period which took place last December and January. The documentation for the Special Plan is available at: The offices of the Sub-Area of Planning in the Urbanism, Housing and Environment Area (Edificio San Agustín,…

The Bilbao City Council approved this morning a second public consultation phase of the Special Urban Plan for Zorrotzaurre. This Plan was, originally, approved by the Council last November 9th. The new consultation phase is justified by the inclusion of modifications to the original document of the Plan, as a consequence of the acceptance of some of the proposals received after the first public consultation phase, which took place between November 29th and January 26th. The principal modifications affected the following aspects: Elimination of the District Heating project and a change in status of the San Ignacio site to public…

The demolition, by the Management Commission, of a port warehouse located on the right bank of the Deusto Canal began today. The building commonly known as the Jet Lag Building was a former warehouse of the shipping firm Agemasa. It has recently been the show-case for the activities of the Jet Lag Bio programme led by the Bilbao City Council in support of social and cultural expression by young people. It was initially to have been conserved and converted into a public use facility but its destiny changed with the agreement in October 2010 between the Management Commission and the…