The island institution considers the judicial decision to be "disproportionate and superficial," directly undermining the social and economic development of the island. Furthermore, it is perceived as an attack on the planning authority of the cabildos.
The annulment of the planning instrument is based on the argument that its processing adapted to regional regulations which, at the time of its final approval, had already been repealed. Specifically, it refers to Law 4/2017 on Territorial and Natural Spaces Planning of the Canary Islands.
“"It is absolutely untrue that the Guidelines Law has been repealed. That is false, just as it is false that this empties the PIO of content, given that the thirty tourism guidelines and two in rural land remain in force, in addition to various environmental, urban, and sectoral laws."
Likewise, it is recalled that the Autonomous Administration itself establishes the right to choose to continue under previous legislation and that "only what went against Law 4/2017 would be suppressed," emphasizing that "there is absolutely nothing that contradicts it" in the PIO.
Given this situation, the Cabildo has expressed its intention to appeal to the Supreme Court and the TSJC in cassation, as well as to the Constitutional Court. The feasibility of appealing to European courts to defend the plan's validity will also be analyzed.
