Malaga goes ahead with massive housing development with 2,847 new homes between Churriana and Torremolinos

Urban planners in Malaga are moving closer to starting construction on one of the largest residential schemes planned for the coming years. Rojas Santa Tecla, covering 1.488 million square metres between Churriana and Torremolinos, will deliver 2,847 homes grouped around an 18-hole golf course covering 450,000 square metres. Local authorities expect to approve a key legal operation this week that resolves property registration issues and clears the way for infrastructure works to begin this year.

Decades in planning now face decisive approval

Planners first outlined this ambitious project nearly 30 years ago in the 1997 general urban development plan. After years of judicial disputes and administrative delays, promoters got initial approvals in 2022. A final obstacle involved registering land divisions at the Property Registry, where officials raised concerns over boundaries and cadastral mapping between Malaga and Torremolinos.

The Urban Planning Department is now prepared with a complementary legal procedure to address every objection. Council members will review and likely ratify the project within days and enable promoters to complete registrations and launch site preparation. Over seventy owners, including major stakeholders such as the Fierro-Van Dulken family, Land Co. from Banco Santander, and Malaga Oeste linked to businesswoman Francisca Sánchez Ordóñez, hold rights across the site.

Multi-million euro investment targets full infrastructure rollout

Developers plan to contract out urbanisation contracts immediately after approval, hoping for works to start almost immediately. The detailed infrastructure project carries a value of €53.9 million and includes roads, services, and the golf course itself. Construction should take around 28 months.

Other elements feature two plots for shops and restaurants totalling over 30,000 square metres, sports facilities, social amenities, and school sites. Designers allocated a major amount of land for green spaces exceeding 330,000 square metres and nearly 245,000 square metres for new roads, while providing 2,763 surface parking spaces. Golf course irrigation will draw on treated water from the Guadalhorce wastewater plant through planned connections.

Authorities will also require permits from railway operator Adif and the Ministry of Transport for pipelines crossing roads and rail lines. These coordinated efforts will be a major step forward for housing supply in the western Malaga area after a long time of stagnation.