The initiative, promoted by the Popular Party, aims to accommodate towns with decades of history, but could also impact controversial projects such as Cuna del Alma, the hotel in La Tejita, or the Riu hotels in Corralejo, which currently face demolition orders.

The proposal includes amendments from the PSOE, urging the Government of the Canary Islands to accelerate the processing of an autonomous Coast Law, and from other groups supporting the executive, such as Coalición Canaria, Agrupación Herreña Independiente, and Agrupación Socialista Gomera, who demand the effective transfer of powers in this matter from the State.

A socialist deputy highlighted that the Canary Islands have the advantage of having powers transferred since 2023, allowing them to promote their own law as the best way to protect coastal nuclei. He recalled that the draft law began in May 2024 and that the publication of the prior consultation represents a historic opportunity if processed rigorously.

However, the Government of the Canary Islands has faced criticism for its coastal management. Under its mandate, the tourist development Cuna del Alma in Puertito de Adeje, in southern Tenerife, has been facilitated by archiving sanctioning files and allowing occupation of the coastal protection strip. The purchase of land in La Tejita, in Granadilla de Abona, where a hotel is planned next to a nature reserve, has also been dismissed.

Furthermore, the autonomous executive appealed to the Constitutional Court against the demolition order for the Oliva Beach Hotel in Fuerteventura, although the Constitutional Court ultimately ruled in favor of the State. In October 2023, a renovation was authorized at the San Agustín Beach Club, in southern Gran Canaria, despite a firm Supreme Court ruling requiring partial demolition of its facilities, leading to a new judicial dispute between administrations.