Canary Islands resolves urban planning grants for city councils

The Department of Territorial Policy, Territorial Cohesion and Water of the Government of the Canary Islands has issued a final resolution regarding the grant applications submitted by the municipalities of the Autonomous Community for the drafting, updating, or modification (minor or substantial) of their urban planning instruments. The decision was adopted via the Order of August 21, 2026, signed by Councilor Manuel Miranda Medina, and published in the Official Gazette of the Canary Islands (BOC) No. 176, of September 2, 2026.

The call for applications was approved by Order No. 94/2026, of April 24, published in BOC No. 92, of May 14, 2026, and is governed by the regulatory bases established by the Order of June 16, 2025 (BOC No. 124, of June 24, 2025). The instructing body is the General Directorate of Territorial Planning and Territorial Cohesion, and the assessment was carried out by the Evaluation Commission, which met on July 16, 2026.

Beneficiaries and granted amounts

The order definitively grants aid to fifteen municipalities, with amounts ranging from 7,765.06 euros to 363,500.40 euros, depending on the subsidized objective:

• Puntagorda City Council: full substantial modification of the General Planning Plan, €53,500.00.
• Fasnia City Council: protection catalog of natural environments, €16,000.
• Vilaflor de Chasna City Council: drafting of the General Plan and catalog, for a total of €411,241.97 across four files.
• El Tanque City Council: general planning instrument, €109,201.91.
• Tejeda City Council: two minor modifications of the PGO, €27,926.80.
• Santiago del Teide City Council: substantial modification, €98,999.70.
• Buenavista del Norte City Council: catalog and complementary instrument, €450,298.80.
• Breña Baja City Council: drafting of the General Plan, €120,000.
• Los Silos City Council: modification of the PGO, €179,495.12.
• Artenara City Council: conversion of the ISA to EAE, €54,900.71.
• Fuencaliente de La Palma City Council: substantial modification of the PGO, €97,710.56.
• Hermigua City Council: preliminary studies and draft, €127,302.68.
• Agaete City Council: municipal catalog of heritage assets, €177,913.52.
• La Matanza de Acentejo City Council: partial substantial modification of the PGO, €156,537.20.
• Agulo City Council: minor modification of the PGO, €32,803.90.
• La Victoria de Acentejo City Council: three files, for a total of €110,734.92.

Waiver by Puntallana and reallocation

The Puntallana City Council waived the proposed grant on July 24, 2026, as it lacked the budgetary resources to assume a self-contribution exceeding 60% of the requested amount. Its amount was reassigned, following the order of priority of the scoring system, to the La Victoria de Acentejo City Council, which received €7,765.06 in one of its files.

Dismissals and requests without credit

The order dismisses the requests from the Santa M.ª de Guía City Council (for failure to correct the documentation) and the Valverde City Council (for being submitted past the deadline). Additionally, no grant is awarded due to lack of credit for the remaining requests submitted by the city councils of Teror, Tuineje, Candelaria, El Paso, Tegueste, Güímar, Gáldar, Icod de Los Vinos, Santa Úrsula, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Lucía, Arico, San Sebastián de La Gomera, and Teguise.

The grants may be paid 100% in advance if the beneficiaries request it within ten business days from the notification, and new phases must begin before December 31, 2026, and be justified, at the latest, before December 31, 2027. The resolution, which does not exhaust the administrative route, will be notified to the interested city councils and published in the BOC within three months.

The final resolution clears the uncertainty regarding the local planning of dozens of Canarian municipalities, which can now commission or update their general plans and catalogs with regional funding. For the beneficiary city councils, it represents a direct boost to the organization of their territory, while those left out due to lack of credit must wait for future calls to undertake their urban projects.

Source: Official Gazette of the Canary Islands, no. 176, of September 2, 2026, III. Other Resolutions, page 33805 (official reference: Order of August 21, 2026, files 1/2026 to 52/2026).