The court has issued an order dismissing the urgent precautionary measures that the Cabildo de Tenerife had requested to prevent the demolition of the old grain silo located in the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Instead of an immediate decision, the National Court has chosen to open a separate proceeding. This action will allow for the assessment of the relevance of the Cabildo's request, once the Port Authority has been heard within three days. No appeal can be filed against this resolution.
“"The silo in the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife - the only one remaining in Spain - stands as one of the best representations of the island's industrial real estate heritage, constituting an asset with outstanding and exceptional values in the context of the Canary Archipelago."
The Cabildo had argued for the need to preserve the building, highlighting that it was constructed in 1965 as part of the National Network of Silos and Granaries. Its original purpose was both to address supply shortages and to regulate overproduction situations and intervene in the wheat market.
Despite the judicial decision, the board of directors of the Port Authority had already agreed to suspend the tender for the demolition of the silo. This suspension will remain in effect while the possible classification of the silo as an Asset of Cultural Interest (BIC) is clarified, a process that has already been initiated by the Ministry of Culture.
