Urban planning change approved in Santo Domingo 2 de Baños de Rioja

The Plenary of the Land Use and Urban Planning Commission of La Rioja definitively approved, in its session on October 2, 2026, the Specific Modification number 5 of the Municipal General Plan of Baños de Rioja for the change of land classification at Santo Domingo 2 (S) street. The agreement is made public in the Official Gazette of La Rioja number 198, of October 14, 2026, section III, page 17350, with the official reference BOR-A-20261014-III–3863 and file number III.3863.

The resolving body and the regulatory framework

The decision corresponds to the Plenary of the Land Use and Urban Planning Commission of La Rioja, a body attached to the Department of Local Policy, Infrastructure and Fight against Depopulation of the Government of La Rioja. The announcement is published for general knowledge and to comply with the provisions of article 97 of Law 5/2006, of May 2, on Land Use and Urban Planning of La Rioja.

The file is also processed in accordance with article 32 b) of Law 21/2013, of December 9, on Environmental Assessment. The agreement was signed in Logroño on October 8, 2026, by Carlos Alonso Ledesma, Director General of Urban Planning and Housing and president of the Commission.

Environmental background and document traceability

The strategic environmental report of the modification was formulated through Resolution 187/2026, of May 11, of the Directorate General for Environmental Quality, Climate Change and Water, published in the Official Gazette of La Rioja number 89, of May 13, 2026.

The environmental assessment procedure is identified by file EAE23/2025 and refers to the specific modification number 5 of the municipal planning of Baños de Rioja for the change of classification at Santo Domingo 2 (S) street. The announcement has been stored in the electronic document repository of the Government of La Rioja with the secure verification code BOR-A-20261014-III–3863, verifiable through the official headquarters of the autonomous community.

Deadlines and means of appeal

The following appeals may be filed against the definitive approval agreement:

• Public Administrations (the Baños de Rioja City Council or any others): contentious-administrative appeal before the Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the High Court of Justice of La Rioja, within two months from the day following publication.
• Prior request under Article 44.1 of Law 29/1998, of July 13, regulating the Contentious-Administrative Jurisdiction, likewise within two months from the day following publication.
• Private individuals, regarding exclusively the administrative act of final approval (formal elements of the act): administrative appeal (recurso de alzada) before the Regional Minister of Local Policy, Infrastructure and Fight against Depopulation, within one month from the day following publication.
• If the content of the act is challenged—that is, the administrative provision of a general nature—only a contentious-administrative appeal shall be applicable, within two months from the day following publication.

Impact for neighbors and owners

The publication closes the regional processing of the modification and sets the calendar for challenging it. Owners and residents affected by the change of classification at Santo Domingo 2 street have one month for the administrative appeal and two months for the judicial route, depending on the type of act they wish to dispute.

The agreement directly affects the urban planning regime of a specific plot in the municipality and conditions the uses and future buildability of that land. As it is a provision of a general nature, its content can only be contested before the contentious-administrative jurisdiction, while the formal aspects of the approval act allow for an administrative appeal before the regional ministry.

Source: Official Gazette of La Rioja, no. 198, October 14, 2026, section III, page 17350 (official reference: BOR-A-20261014-III–3863).