Company Unable to Repair Santa Águeda Solarium Due to Public Domain Status

The company, which invested in the promenade, requested a concession in 2022 but received no response from authorities.

Image of a damaged wooden solarium by the sea.
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Image of a damaged wooden solarium by the sea.

A private company has stated it cannot repair the solarium adjacent to the Santa Águeda promenade, in El Pajar, because the affected area is public domain land, under the jurisdiction of the General Directorate of Coasts.

The company, which manages a nearby beach club, was urged by the San Bartolomé de Tirajana City Council to repair damages caused by storm Therese. However, the company argues that the damaged part of the decking is within the public maritime-terrestrial domain, preventing its direct intervention.
Given this situation and the safety risk posed by the solarium's current condition, the council has ordered the Local Police to cordon off the wooden platforms.
The private entity recalls investing over 2 million euros in the construction of this promenade, which has connected El Pajar with the mouth of the Arguineguín ravine since 2020. Initially, the works were carried out on land it owned.
During the project's execution, the Coastal Demarcation, under the Ministry for Ecological Transition, reviewed the demarcation of the public maritime-terrestrial domain. This review, completed in February 2022, incorporated almost the entire promenade, including the solarium's decking, into the public domain.
In April 2022, the company applied for a free 75-year concession to manage this land, exercising its rights as a former owner. Although the request was initially sent to State Coasts and later to the regional Government after the transfer of powers in September 2022, no response has been received in four years. This lack of response has prevented the company from carrying out the planned maintenance.
The company believes that the responsibility for maintenance and repair of the damages should fall to the General Directorate of Coasts. The company already alerted this entity on April 7 about the decking's condition, based on a technical report warning of the undermining of the first line of micropiles supporting the wooden platforms.