Interested parties are summoned regarding the appeal against the Luanco tension zone

The Regional Ministry of Territorial Planning, Urbanism, Housing and Citizen Rights of the Principality of Asturias has published in the Official Gazette of the Principality of Asturias (BOPA) number 175, dated September 10, 2026, the notification of summons to potential interested parties in the contentious-administrative appeal against the declaration of a stressed zone in the urban center of Luanco. The announcement, signed in Oviedo on September 3, 2026, provides notice of ordinary procedure 534/2026, which is being processed before the Contentious-Administrative Chamber (Single Section) of the High Court of Justice of the Principality of Asturias.

The appeal has been filed by V. C. V. against the resolution dated May 21, 2026, issued in the file regarding the declaration of a stressed zone in the urban center of Luanco. The measure directly affects the local rental market, as it is a declaration that conditions the regulation of rental prices in the urban center of the municipality of Gozón.

Legal framework of the summons

The notification is carried out in accordance with Article 42 and concordant articles of Law 39/2015, of October 1, on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations, as well as Articles 48 and 49 in relation to Article 21 of Law 29/1998, of July 13, regulating Contentious-Administrative Jurisdiction.

The announcement is published in the Announcements section of the BOPA, within the section corresponding to the Principality of Asturias, and is signed by delegation of the regional minister by the Technical General Secretary, pursuant to the resolution of November 23, 2023 (BOPA of December 20, 2023).

Deadline to appear

Potential interested parties in the procedure are summoned to appear and intervene in the proceedings before the Court within a period of nine days counted from the publication of the announcement in the BOPA.

• Deadline to appear: nine days from publication in the BOPA.
• Body before which to appear: Contentious-Administrative Chamber (Single Section) of the High Court of Justice of the Principality of Asturias.
• Procedure: ordinary 534/2026.
• Appealed resolution: dated May 21, 2026, regarding the declaration of a stressed zone in the urban center of Luanco.

Relevance for the rental market

The declaration of a stressed zone in the urban center of Luanco is a housing policy measure that allows for the application of limits on rental prices in the area, within the framework of state and regional housing regulations. The judicial challenge of this declaration may condition the application of said measures in the municipality of Gozón, with a direct impact on tenants, landlords, and the local rental market as a whole.

The publication of this summons ensures that any person with a legitimate interest may appear in the proceedings and defend their rights before the judicial body, in a matter that directly affects housing and access to rentals in one of the most relevant coastal towns of the Principality.

Source: Official Gazette of the Principality of Asturias, no. 175, of September 10, 2026, I. Principality of Asturias, Announcements, Department of Territorial Planning, Urbanism, Housing and Citizen Rights (official reference: Code 2026-07375).