Albarracín opens public information regarding a new mobile phone antenna

The Albarracín City Council has opened a 20-day period for public information and hearing procedures regarding the special authorization of a new mobile phone base station promoted by American Tower. The announcement is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Teruel, issue number 182, dated September 23, 2026, with reference 2026-1639 on page 5. The installation is planned for plot 170 of polygon 8, in the Rodeo de la Ciudad area.

The file has been processed by the competent services of the Albarracín City Council itself, which is the administration responsible for processing special authorizations for constructions and installations on non-developable land. The published text indicates that the announcement will serve as notification to interested parties in the event that personal notification of the granting of the hearing procedure cannot be carried out; therefore, the publication in the gazette also holds the value of official communication.

Location and Land Classification

The affected property is identified in the announcement with the following data:

• Cadastral reference: 44009A008001700000RD.
• Location: polygon 8, plot 170, Rodeo de la Ciudad.
• Urban classification: non-developable land of special environmental protection, in accordance with the applicable planning of the General Urban Development Plan of Albarracín.

The classification of the land as non-developable land of special environmental protection is the central element of the file, as it conditions the special authorization that the City Council must grant for an installation of these characteristics.

Allegations and Hearing Procedure

During the 20-day period, those who may consider themselves interested parties in the file may appear and submit any allegations, suggestions, or claims they deem appropriate. The announcement does not detail the location or hours for consulting the file, beyond the official publication itself, and closes with the phrase “Albarracín, as of the date of electronic signature,” without stating the name of the signing body.

The procedure follows the usual pattern for special authorizations on non-developable land processed by the province’s city councils: processing of the file by municipal technical services, call for a hearing and public information, and subsequent resolution of the license.

Urban Planning Framework and Background

The same issue of the gazette includes another urban planning action by the Albarracín City Council: the initial approval of specific modification number 8 of the General Urban Development Plan, processed under reference 2026-2718, which reclassifies a plot of unconsolidated urban land to consolidated urban land and is subject to public information for a period of one month.

At the regional level, the Official Gazette of the Province of Teruel dated September 22, 2026, published the agreement of the Regional Council of the Comarca de la Sierra de Albarracín, dated July 30, 2026, by which the management entrustment to the Albarracín City Council is definitively approved, with reference 2026-2711. These are distinct administrative documents, but they illustrate the urban planning and management activity concentrated in the municipality during these weeks.

Impact for residents and groups

The opening of the procedure allows residents, owners of nearby estates, and environmental groups from the Sierra de Albarracín to submit objections against the location of the base station. The fact that the land is classified as non-developable with special environmental protection places the debate in the realm of the compatibility of telecommunications infrastructure with the protection of the landscape and the natural environment. The 20-day period makes the official publication the starting point of the administrative calendar: anyone who does not submit objections within that period will lose the opportunity to intervene before the City Council resolves the license.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Teruel, no. 182, September 23, 2026, Local Administration (Municipalities), p. 5 (official reference: 2026-1639).