The Blanes City Council has declared absolutely null and void the urban planning agreement approved by the Local Government Board on February 11, 2021, a document linked to several areas of the municipality and to a development promoted by the Ros group. The decision went ahead unanimously in the municipal plenary session held this Thursday.
The now annulled agreement established a regulatory framework to coordinate actions between the council and the developer. Its objective was, formally, to balance the general interest of the municipality with the particular interest of the urban development. Among the included elements were the roundabout built between Santa Cecília street and l'Estació avenue, which was outside the planning, and also the use of land designated as a green zone as a car park next to the company.
A favorable ruling to the nullity
The review of the validity of that agreement was launched on October 30, when the municipal plenary approved requesting from the Legal Advisory Commission of the Generalitat the mandatory opinion on its possible nullity. That request stemmed from a report prepared by the municipal legal services.
In February 2026, the Comissió Jurídica Assessora issued a favorable opinion on the declaration of nullity. The body concludes that the 2021 agreement had the nature of an urban planning agreement and that, therefore, it should have been processed as such.
"Essential procedures were omitted" - Comissió Jurídica Assessora, Generalitat
Among the deficiencies noted is the absence of a justifying report on the necessity, opportunity, and economic impact of the agreement. The opinion also points to the lack of technical and legal reports that supported its convenience and legality. Added to this is that, once approved, the agreement was neither published nor subjected to public exhibition.
Without effects since 2021
The declaration of nullity by operation of law means that the agreement is without effect from the very moment it was approved, in February 2021. That is to say, legally it is considered invalid from its origin.
From now on, the Blanes City Council must adopt the necessary measures to re-establish the previous legal situation between the affected parties, which are the council itself and the company SAGEFRA SLU.
The defense of the former mayor
During this process, the former mayor of Blanes, Àngel Canosa, maintained that "it was always acted with the endorsement of the technicians". The plenary session has now closed that file with a unanimous vote that leaves without coverage the agreement approved four years ago and obliges the City Council to reorder its effects in the affected urban areas.