Moaña to Restart License Cancellation Process for Domaio 'Ghost' Development

• The municipality of Moaña is set to restart administrative proceedings to cancel building licenses for 102 homes in the Domaio area after a procedural failure.
• In March, the Court of Pontevedra annulled the city's previous cancellation decision because the municipality exceeded the six-month legal limit for resolving the administrative file.
• The environmental group 'Luita Verde' is demanding immediate action to ensure the project—which has lacked basic infrastructure for over 20 years—is formally terminated.

Legal and Administrative Context

• The 2001 and 2003 licenses were granted for housing construction on the hillside of Domaio, but the required urban development, including electricity, water, sewage, and access roads, was never completed.
• The court's ruling was purely procedural; it did not address the underlying legality of the construction or the status of the development itself.
• This is not the first failure; the municipality previously attempted to cancel these same licenses in 2008, but the process also expired due to administrative delays in 2010.

Ongoing Complications

• The original developer, 'Construcciones Mirón y Agarvi SL', has been in insolvency proceedings since 2024 following the death of its administrator in 2011.
• 'Luita Verde' argues that any notices sent to the original entity or the current claimant, 'Cervecería Joaquín SL', may be void, and challenges the current ownership of the licenses.
• Moaña's mayor, Leticia Santos, confirmed the city will open a new file soon, noting that the works have shown no sign of execution for over 25 years. However, the municipality has declined to address questions regarding the legitimacy of the current license holder or its awareness of the developer's bankruptcy.