Regional Government explains the expropriation of land to supply Fuenlabrada and Garbayuela

The Junta de Extremadura has submitted for public review the list of assets, rights, and affected owners regarding the works for the “Improvement of water supply to Fuenlabrada de los Montes and Garbayuela”, a preliminary step to the expropriation of the necessary land. The announcement, signed on October 23, 2026, by the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Housing, is published in the BOP of Badajoz No. 216, of November 11, 2026 (Section I), under reference Announcement 4265/2026.

A process of fifteen business days

The procedure complies with Articles 18 and 19 of the Compulsory Expropriation Law of December 16, 1954, and its Regulations. The project has had technical approval since September 17, 2026, as stated in the announcement itself.

With this publication, a public information period of 15 business days is opened so that any person may submit in writing data that allows for the rectification of possible errors in the published list, or oppose the need for occupation on substantive or formal grounds. In such a case, the reasons why the occupation of other assets or the acquisition of different rights are considered preferable must be indicated.

Allegations may be sent by email to expropiactiones@juntaex.es —an address appearing in the announcement as expropiaciones@juntaex.es— or submitted to the Expropriations Service of the General Secretariat, at Avenida de las Comunidades, s/n, Mérida (Badajoz), through any of the registries and offices provided for in Article 16.4 of Law 39/2015, of October 1. The text will also be published in the DOE and on the notice boards of the affected town halls.

Five properties in the district of Fuenlabrada de los Montes

The list submitted for public review, identified as number 1 and processed under file PRC108771L, affects five properties located in the municipality of Fuenlabrada de los Montes (code 605100), all in polygon 18:

• Property 1/0 (plot 812): 244 m² of temporary occupation, rain-fed olive groves, in the name of Juan Carlos Sequera Serrano and Fernando Sequera Serrano.
• Property 2/0 (plot 811): 441 m² of total occupation and 212 m² temporary, unproductive land, owned by the Junta de Extremadura.
• Property 3/0 (plot 9014): 174 m² of total occupation, public domain communication route, owned by the Town Hall of Fuenlabrada de los Montes.
• Property 4/0 (plot 1133): 224 m² of total occupation, rain-fed olive groves, in the name of Sibersphera, SL.
• Property 5/0 (plot 9037): 36 m² of total occupation, public domain communication route, owned by the Town Hall of Fuenlabrada de los Montes.

Overall, the published list totals 1,331 square meters of affected area, of which 875 correspond to total occupation and 456 to temporary occupation. Most of the impact falls on unproductive land and public domain roads (1,087 m²), while rain-fed olive groves account for 468 m².

European co-financing and data protection

The work is co-financed by the European Union, a fact noted in the heading of the list of affected parties and in the project title. The announcement also informs that the personal data of the interested parties will be incorporated into an automated file owned by the Regional Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Housing, in accordance with Article 5 of Organic Law 3/2018, of December 5. This data may be transferred to the Regional Ministry of Finance, Public Administration and Social Dialogue, and affected parties may exercise their rights of access, rectification, cancellation, and opposition at the indicated addresses.

The document is signed by the Secretary General of the Ministry, Laura Castell Vivas, by virtue of the delegation granted by the Resolution of June 24, 2026 (DOE No. 126, of July 2), which attributes the signature to the Regional Minister of Industry, Energy, Science and Territory.

Why it matters

This procedure opens the door to the actual occupation of the land and sets the moment when owners can defend their position: those who do not file an objection within the deadline will lose the opportunity to correct errors in ownership, area, or the type of crop recorded, or to propose an alternative to the occupation. The improvement of the water supply affects two municipalities in the east of the province of Badajoz, and its community funding requires strict compliance with these public information procedures.

Source: BOP of Badajoz, No. 216, of November 11, 2026, section I, pgs. 2-4 (official reference: Announcement 4265/2026).