The capital of Mallorca has published the
latest version of the General Plan of Palma. Bringing the current
plan, dated 1998, into line with the latest environmental
regulations, it includes four new large green areas, writes the Majorca Daily Bulletin. The idea of
the project, if approved, is to set up a network of parks or green
spaces to connect the different parts of the city centre.
One of the proposed green areas is the Son Roca ecological
corridor, between the Son Moix stadium and Son
Ximelis. According to the article, this land is partly developable
but future developments will have to respect an ecological strip.
The second major proposal foresees another large linear park on the
banks of the Torrent Gros. The current plan allows the
construction of buildings near the torrents, but with new
regulations this will be prohibited.
There’s a third natural area planned in the Vivero area and another in the Llevant area, where an ecological corridor will be created to increase the environmental value of the district with new constructions to link the parks. "With this urban planning the future developments that are made will allow us to move from isolated green areas to green areas connected between them," said general director of Urban Planning for Palma, Gabriel Horrach, as quoted in the article.
