Lidl requests environmental license for a supermarket on the Sonsoles road

LIDL SUPERMERCADOS S.A.U. has requested an environmental license from the Ávila City Council for the activity of a supermarket with parking at carretera de Sonsoles, number 11, in the capital of Ávila. The announcement is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Ávila number 202, dated October 19, 2026, with reference 2067/26, and opens a ten-day period for those who consider themselves affected to submit allegations.

The request was formalized on July 17, 2026, and is recorded in file 164/2026 of the City Council. The document was submitted by José Manuel Quintana Vila on behalf of the distribution chain, according to the text of the edict disseminated by the municipal Environment department.

The procedure is based on Article 28 of Legislative Decree 1/2015, of November 12, which approves the revised text of the Environmental Prevention Law of Castilla y León. This regulation requires environmental license requests to be submitted for public information before their resolution, so that citizens and affected sectors can comment on the projected installation.

Ten days to submit allegations

The public exhibition period is ten days and is counted from the day following the insertion of the edict in the Official Gazette of the Province of Ávila, that is, starting from October 20, 2026.

Interested parties must address their observations in writing to the General Registry of the Ávila City Council. The announcement does not provide other submission channels nor establish a specific written model.

The procedure affects those who may be harmed by the activity intended to be established, under the terms provided by the regional environmental prevention legislation.

Location and declared activity

The location specified in the announcement is as follows:

• Cadastral or planning reference: AR 2/2 BACHILLER 1, PARCELA S-1.
• Address: carretera de Sonsoles, 11, Ávila.
• Activity: supermarket with parking.
• Municipal file: 164/2026.

The edict does not detail the built area, the number of parking spaces, the planned schedule, or the investment associated with the project, data which do not appear in the official publication and therefore cannot be specified with this information.

The body signing the announcement

The text is dated in Ávila on October 9, 2026, and is signed by Juan Carlos Corbacho Martín, deputy mayor delegated for Urban Planning, Heritage, City Services, Annexed Neighborhoods, Environment, and Sustainability.

The publication is included in the Local Administration section of the provincial gazette, under the heading of the Ávila City Council and the Environment area, which is the competent body to process this type of activity authorizations.

The processing of an environmental license places the project in the phase prior to the municipal opening authorization. The installation of a new commercial area on the Sonsoles road, one of the main access routes to the city, affects neighbors, merchants, and users of the area, who now have a limited period to file objections. Once that procedure is completed, the City Council must rule on the application and, if applicable, establish the environmental operating conditions for the establishment.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Ávila, no. 202, October 19, 2026, Local Administration (City Council of Ávila, Environment) (official reference: 2067/26).