More properties for Dehesa de Campoamor
Published in the BOP (Official Gazette of the Province) on 9 December 2025, the final approval of the Specific Modification of the Partial Plan for Sector Y-1 ‘Campoamor Norte’ block U.8. of the PGMOU of Orihuela, presented by Grupo Montepiedra, S.A.
This plot is located within the well-known Dehesa de Campoamor residential development, on the inner side of the northern access road to the development, near Aguamarina.
At its ordinary plenary session held on 30 October 2025, the Orihuela Town Council adopted the following agreement on this matter:
Rejection of allegations
The allegations regarding flooding are rejected and the allegations regarding protected areas are partially accepted. These allegations were presented by numerous associations, both local and from the province of Alicante, such as the Association of Friends of Sierra Escalona and the Association of Friends of the Wetlands of Southern Alicante.
This dismissal occurs during the public information period for the Specific Modification of the Partial Plan for Sector Y-1 ‘Campoamor Norte’, block U.8, of the PGMOU of Orihuela, based on the technical report of 30 September.
Final approval
The Specific Modification of the Partial Plan for Sector Y-1 ‘Campoamor Norte’, block U.8, of the PGMOU (General Urban Development Plan) of Orihuela, submitted by Grupo Montepiedra, S.A., dated 6 October 2025, is hereby approved.
Rules to be followed by the developer
1 - Prior to the start of construction and sufficiently in advance, the developer must carry out a specific survey of the plot in order to verify in situ the absence of specimens of the aforementioned species, and must notify the results to the Alicante Regional Environment Service.
2 - The legal status of the properties must be brought into line, as building permits cannot be granted until the registered and legal status of the properties complies with the planning regulations.
3 - The table of PGMOU provision standards must be adjusted so that the overall surplus of 16,410 m2 of primary network green areas recorded in the general plan report is reduced by 250 m2, corresponding to the new minimum provision required as a result of the population increase associated with this modification.
4 - Speed bumps must be installed on Wenceslao Fernández Flores Street as a corrective measure.
5 - The construction project for the dwellings must include individual or collective connections to both drinking water and sewerage systems, depending on the type of construction, also taking into account the drainage of rainwater runoff, as there is no separate network in this area of the municipality.
6 - An acoustic barrier must be installed in the right-of-way area of the N-332 in order to shield the area under study from the noise generated by traffic travelling on this infrastructure. The characteristics of the barrier are as follows:
- Description: sandwich-type acoustic barrier composed of 0.6 mm thick galvanised steel sheet panels with high-density rock wool 80 mm thick inside. The side of the barrier facing the N-332 (noise source) will be made of perforated galvanised steel sheet. It must comply with the sound insulation and sound absorption classification of standards UNE EN 1793-2 (Category B3) and UNE EN 1793-1 (Category A4).
- Length: The proposed barrier will be approximately 150 m long.
- Height: The height above the N332 road surface is considered to be 3 metres.
Urban planning regulations
Orihuela's urban planning department changes the typology of block U-8, without modifying its buildability, from detached single-family homes to grouped collective housing (PM 11).
Type of building | Poblado marinero |
Uses | Residential for collective housing grouped together in an internal relationship and with low activity |
Maximum façade | 40 metres, except in justified cases |
Maximum building coefficient | 1,50 m3/m² (0,46 m2/m2) |
Maximum height | Ground floor+1 Articles 22 and 23 of the Building Regulations |
Maximum occupancy | 45% |
Maximum number of dwellings | 33 dwellings |
Privileged location
Orihuela Costa is a privileged location, with beautiful beaches and a mild climate almost all year round, but lacking in services commensurate with its size.
In addition to its magnificent beaches, it has four golf courses, Las Colinas being the one that, as it is further away from the coast, still has its buildings integrated into a natural environment and is not surrounded by buildings. Let us hope that this natural lung continues to be protected.
The distance of 35 km to Orihuela town centre means that it is considered a beach area and, despite its significant urban growth in recent years, obviously authorised by the council, this has not been accompanied by the public services that its population needs.
Lack of public services
Orihuela Town Council continues to approve more construction projects in Orihuela Costa, the vast majority of which are for second homes or tourist use, meaning that the council collects the tax revenue but does not provide the services necessary for a population of this size.
We often hear from people who have come to Orihuela Costa with the intention of settling down permanently but, feeling very disheartened, are considering moving elsewhere due to the lack of public services of all kinds, health centres, schools, public activity centres for children, young people and adults, public transport, etc.
