Ciutadilla initially approves the expropriation of a plot in polygon 2

The Plenary of the Ciutadilla City Council initially approved on September 30, 2026, the expropriation project affecting plot 174 of polygon 2, located in the area of Aubacs. The agreement was published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Lleida no. 202, dated October 22, 2026, with the official reference BOP-2026_0_202_8788, and opens a fifteen-day hearing and public information process.

The announcement, signed by Mayor Òscar Martínez Agustí on October 20, 2026, states that the project declares the expropriation of the related assets and rights necessary and summons those who may consider themselves interested parties in the proceedings. The text is published on page 1 of the provincial gazette, within the Local Administration - City Councils section.

The affected plot

The project identifies a single property, with the following data:

• Cadastral reference: 25086A002001740000ZT
• Location: polygon 2, plot 174
• Area: Aubacs
• Municipality: Ciutadilla (l’Urgell)

The announcement does not detail the surface area of the estate, the appraisal value, or the specific purpose of the action motivating the expropriation, aspects which do not appear in the published text.

Fifteen days to appear and allege

The process is opened in accordance with the provisions of article 18.1 of the Law of December 16, 1954, on Compulsory Expropriation, for a period of fifteen days, so that interested parties may appear and formulate allegations, suggestions, or claims. The file will be available to interested parties at the electronic headquarters of the Ciutadilla City Council (https://www.ciutadilla.cat).

The announcement incorporates a relevant limitation for those affected: according to article 19.2 of the same regulation, when the expropriation is necessary for the execution of works, only allegations formulated to correct possible errors in the list of assets or rights to be expropriated will be admitted. This restricts the scope of response to the correction of the property description.

Furthermore, the published text has the value of a notification: it will serve as such in the event that personal notification of the granting of the hearing process cannot be carried out.

A plenary session with several decisions on September 30

The plenary session of September 30, 2026, was not limited to the expropriation file. On the same date, the Plenary initially approved the Valued Report for safe road mobility in the municipality of Ciutadilla (l’Urgell), with a contract execution budget of 48,020.67 euros (39,686.50 euros base and 8,334.17 euros VAT), subject to public information for 30 business days according to the announcement published in BOP no. 190, dated October 6, 2026 (BOP-2026_0_190_8284).

Also in that urgent extraordinary session, the credit modification file 5/2026 was initially approved, through a credit supplement and extraordinary credit financed by a transfer of expenditure credits, exposed to the public for fifteen days (BOP no. 190, of October 6, 2026, BOP-2026_0_190_8280). Weeks later, on October 15, the bulletin published the call for a general administration management technician position, subgroup A2, via internal promotion (BOP-2026_0_197_8541).

Impact for owners and the municipality

The opening of the hearing process is the moment when the property owners and any person with a direct interest can appear in the file, and it is also the last window to correct errors in the identification of the affected assets before the initial approval becomes final. For a small municipality like Ciutadilla, publication in the provincial bulletin is the ordinary means of notification when personal communication is not possible, so the fifteen-day period counts from the official dissemination of the announcement.

Source: Official Bulletin of the Province of Lleida, no. 202, October 22, 2026, Local Administration - City Councils, p. 1 (official reference: BOP-2026_0_202_8788).