Motril sports marina edges nearer 2027 build now full plans published

Granada province’s long-waited sports marina in Motril has taken another firm step forward. Contract holders Marina Motril have just handed the full construction project to the Port Authority, putting the total investment at €46 million and opening berth reservations.

Locals have watched more than a dozen marina schemes come and go over the past twenty years or so; therefore, understandably, caution still rules. Yet this one now is deep in the final administrative stretch. Work could start in 2027 once the remaining permits arrive, even if the timetable already runs a year behind the original target.

Marina Motril SL, the joint venture between the existing dry-marina operator and Granada energy firm Cuerva, won the public contract in December 2023. Since then the team has cleared successive hurdles. Delivery of the detailed construction dossier ranks as the most technical milestone so far. It contains full drawings, materials lists and a complete budget, moving the scheme from paper to a build-ready state.

Two final hurdles still stand

Two key approvals must still clear. First comes the definitive delimitation of port spaces and uses, which will switch the land beside Playa del Cable from industrial to nautical-sports zoning. That decision rests with Puertos del Estado and awaits the last sector reports before final approval.

Second is the environmental impact assessment, currently with the Ministry for Ecological Transition. Officials there opted for the simplified route in September 2025. The company says the study followed every one of the fourteen points set out in the 2022 strategic environmental declaration and is now waiting only for dredged-material results.

Marina built for every size of boat

Plans show a sheltered basin with 426 floating concrete pontoon berths for craft from four metres up to 80 metres. Smaller boats get proper space so everyday local owners are not squeezed out, while larger yachts and megayachts finally gain a home in the province. On land the plans add a 180-place dry marina, a 21,000-square-metre yard with 110-tonne and 450-tonne travel-lifts, workshops and repair areas.

Smart systems will let owners monitor boats remotely, choose when to draw power, check live sea conditions via cameras, and view arrivals, departures and events on large screens. Speed-control radar is also planned inside the harbour.

Other than the water, the development includes more than 10,000 square metres of shopping space: eight restaurants, a nautical centre, a beach club, shops, car hire, tourism office, laundry, offices and workshops. Leisure draws include a large food-and-entertainment area inspired by Sotogrande’s Trocadero and a children’s park topped by a giant climbable Kraken monster, similar to Valencia’s Gulliver. Over 500 parking spaces, new access roads and promenades complete the package.

Reservations for future berths have already opened and are drawing a lot of interest. Official port information is at apmotril.com and the operator’s site marinamotril.net.

Company directors describe the project as essential for Motril and the wider Costa Tropical, generating jobs and high-quality nautical and leisure facilities once the last stamps arrive.