Castrelo do Val will charge between 3 and 5 euros per hour for the use of municipal facilities

The Castrelo do Val City Council will charge between 3 and 5 euros per hour for the temporary use of its municipal buildings, premises, and facilities, after the Plenary definitively approved the fiscal ordinance regulating the new fee. The agreement, adopted unanimously in the extraordinary session of September 17, 2026, became final as no claims were filed during the public information process and is published in full in the Official Gazette of the Province of Ourense on November 9, 2026 (reference 353202, R. 2.684).

The regulation is established under articles 15 to 19 of Royal Legislative Decree 2/2004, of March 5, which approves the revised text of the Law Regulating Local Treasuries, and the powers recognized by articles 133.2 and 142 of the Constitution and by article 106 of Law 7/1985, of April 2, regulating the bases of the local regime. According to the published text, the taxable event is the temporary use of municipal-owned premises, and those who benefit from such use are obliged to pay; when the user is a minor or legally incapacitated, the father, mother, or guardian shall be responsible.

The proceedings began with the initial approval of the Plenary on September 17, 2026, which had the favorable report of the Secretariat-Intervention and the support of the five present members out of the seven that make up the Corporation (four from PSdeG-PSOE and one from PP). The announcement of public exhibition was published in the Official Gazette of the Province no. 180, of September 21, 2026, and the file was open between September 22 and November 3 of that year, both inclusive.

Rates from 3 to 5 euros per hour

Article 6 of the ordinance sets the rates according to the requested space:

• Castrelo do Val Multipurpose Center: 3.00 euros/hour or fraction in the classrooms “Espellos”, P1.1, P1.2 and P1.3, and in the sports court without light; 5.00 euros/hour with lighting.
• Municipal Library and Teleclube: 3.00 euros/hour or fraction.
• Castrelo do Val Interpretation Center, Municipal Warehouse, Municipal Swimming Pool and Castrelo do Val Oven: 5.00 euros/hour or fraction.
• Former schools of Servoi, Monteveloso, Pepín and Portocamba: 5.00 euros/hour or fraction.
• Community Centers and social premises of Nocedo do Val, Veiga de Nostre, Campobecerros, Vilar, Fontefría and Sanguñedo, as well as the Piornedo Social Premises: 5.00 euros/hour or fraction.
• Ovens of Nocedo do Val, Monteveloso, Ribas, Fontefría, Piornedo and Pepín: 5.00 euros/hour or fraction.
• Terrón Park facilities for specific items such as inflatables or trailers: 5.00 euros/day.
• Piornedo Wake House: the specific ordinance for wake houses applies.

Exemptions for registered residents and neighborhood activities

Article 4 establishes a series of exemptions intended for the daily use of the facilities by residents:

• Applicants who, due to the service they provide for the benefit of the community, need to sign a specific assignment agreement are exempt.
• At the Interpretation Center, guided tours or those previously arranged are exempt.
• At the Municipal Library, study, consultation, and book lending activities are exempt.
• The use of the Castrelo do Val Oven is exempt for people registered as residents in the nucleus of Castrelo do Val.
• The use of former schools, ovens, Casa do Pobo, and social premises is exempt for those registered as residents in the place where the premises are located.

Prior payment and entry into force

The obligation to contribute arises at the moment of the request for authorization of use, and payment must always be made before the actual use of the premises. Unpaid debts may be claimed through enforcement proceedings, in accordance with article 46.3 of Legislative Royal Decree 2/2004. The text signed by Mayor Cristina Gómez Dobarrio on November 4, 2026, slightly contradicts two points of the file: the plenary agreement set the entry into force on the same day as publication, while the final provision places it on the day following the full publication in the bulletin, a criterion that prevails in the articles.

The new tax directly affects associations and neighbors who until now used these spaces free of charge for meetings, celebrations, or sporting activities, and turns into municipal income a use that had been authorized via simple request. The exemption based on residency mitigates the impact on rural parishes, but transfers the full cost of the rates to entities without a direct neighborhood link—and to users from outside the municipality.

Source: Official Bulletin of the Province of Ourense, November 9, 2026, section IV. Local entities (official reference: 353202, R. 2.684).