The Councilor for Planning, Urban Development, and Housing, Mauricio Roque, detailed in the Urban Planning, Housing, Sustainable Development, and Mobility Plenary Commission that the current number of protected homes in Tamaraceite Sur represents 60% of the total planned. The 2021 General Planning modification reordered the sector, allocating 62% of the 1,807 planned homes to public protection.
Currently, 317 protected homes are under construction, promoted by the Canarian Housing Institute, the City Council, or GEURSA. These include 74 on plot P-6, 131 public housing units, and 36 efficient homes on P-15, as well as 76 from the Reposition Plan on P-6.
Added to these are two municipal developments on plots P-8 and P-9 (68 homes each) and plot P-14 owned by VISOCAN, with capacity for up to 643 homes. In total, they amount to 1,096 protected homes.
Roque recalled that the City Council has land available for further public housing development and highlighted the approval of the study to identify plots designated for public facilities that can accommodate protected housing, under Decree-Law 1/2024.
The developments on plots P-8 and P-9 lacked funding from the Canarian Housing Institute, and the City Council awaits new possibilities for their financing. GEURSA requested plots P-7 and P-16 for public housing, but the Council rejected the offer, considering that the percentage of protected housing under construction or planned is already close to the maximum.
The decision not to concentrate only protected housing in one area aims to promote social cohesion and maintain a balance between different types of housing.
Furthermore, the sale of plots P-16 and P-7 for 217 free-market homes is being processed, with a combined base budget of 8,253,006.36 euros. Plot P-16 is being tendered for 5,209,171.38 euros for 143 free-market homes and 143 parking spaces. Plot P-7 is tendered for 3,043,834.98 euros for 74 free-market homes, eight commercial units, and 98 parking spaces. The deadline for submitting offers is November 18.
