The Valencian Generalitat has presented a technical study identifying around 1,600 hectares of industrial and logistical land in municipalities affected by the 2024 flood. The report does not propose immediate urbanisation, but rather offers a tool for the municipalities.
According to articulo14.es, the president of the Valencian Generalitat, Juanfran Pérez Llorca, presented alongside the mayor of Valencia, María José Catalá, the Technical Study of Safe Land for Residential and Industrial Uses. The presentation took place in the municipalities affected by the flood of 2024, and the declared objective is for the councils to locate suitable land for housing and economic activity.
The report is led by Alejandro Escribano, a member of the Urban Planning Advisory Council of the Valencia City Council. Pérez Llorca himself wanted to clarify that the document does not represent a plan for immediate urbanisation of land, but rather a working basis for the municipalities to decide.
The study has involved the collaboration of several councils and has analysed 1,951 square kilometres spread across 86 municipalities. As a result, it has identified around 1,600 hectares of industrial and logistical land.
Several mayors from towns hit by the flood in October 2024 participated in the event. Pérez Llorca defended that the proposed model anticipates compact growth, close to urban centres and with services and public transport, something that, as he explained, should reduce the impact of future floods.
“It is necessary to restore confidence to the people and for them to feel that their new home will be a safe place or that they can reopen their business,” said the president.
For the residents of the affected municipalities, practical change will come if their councils decide to utilise the study in urban planning. For now, the document serves as a consultation tool and does not set any construction works or timelines.
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