Pradell approves joint taxation and declares the occupation for the swimming pool urgent

The Pradell de la Teixeta City Council has definitively approved the expropriation project report via the joint appraisal procedure processed by the council and, as a consequence, has declared the urgency of the occupation of the affected assets and rights. The decision was adopted through Mayoral Decree no. 2026-0000177, dated October 15, 2026, signed by Mayor Lourdes Aluja Matas, and is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Tarragona on October 21, 2026 (reference CVE 2026-09654, p. 1-1). The affected owners have twenty days to express in writing their disagreement with the valuation set in the file.

A property in polygon 14 for the new swimming pool

The file affects a single property located in polygon 14, plot 141, within the municipal district of Pradell de la Teixeta. According to the description in the file, the plot has an area of 548 m² according to the cadastre and 232 m² according to the property registry, and is classified as urban land with the qualification of community equipment system key E3/E4/E5/E7.

The boundaries of the property are as follows:

• To the north, with plot 197 of polygon 14.
• To the east, with a municipal road.
• To the south, with plot 137 of polygon 14.
• To the west, with a municipal road and plot 197 of polygon 14.

The declared purpose of the action is to enable the construction of the new municipal swimming pool as a public community sports facility and to ensure adequate conditions of accessibility, functionality, and safety for the installation.

Two owners and no registered encumbrances

The ownership of the property is divided between two people, according to the data included in the file:

• Fuste Bru Jesús: 50% in full ownership and 50% in bare ownership.
• Fuste Palleja Ramon: 50% in usufruct.

The cadastral reference of the asset is 43117A014001410000ZH and the registry reference is CRU: 43001000307644, corresponding to property 146 of Pradell de la Teixeta. The file expressly states that there are no encumbrances.

Twenty days to disagree and the path toward the Jury

The decree notifies the resolution to the owners and holders of assets and rights appearing in the file and grants them a period of twenty days to express in writing their disagreement with the established valuation. If no opposition is filed within this period, the valuation set in the approval act will be understood as accepted, and the fair price will be definitively and conformably determined.

In case of disagreement, the city council will transfer the file to the Expropriation Jury of Catalonia to determine the fair price. The final approval of the joint appraisal project also entails the payment or deposit of the valuation amount, which enables the administration to occupy the property without prejudice to the valuation made by the Jury and the processing of any applicable appeals regarding the fair price. The decree empowers the Mayor’s Office to set the date for formalization and the signing of the payment and occupation records.

Background and avenues for appeal

The project had been initially approved by Mayoral Decree no. 2026-0000143, dated August 26, 2026, and was submitted for public review for one month starting the day after its publication in the provincial bulletin, September 1, 2026 (CVE 2026-08137), in compliance with articles 202 of the Urban Management Regulations, 113 of the Revised Text of the Urban Planning Law of Catalonia, and 211 of the Urban Planning Law Regulations.

Against the resolution, which ends the administrative route, a contentious-administrative appeal may be filed within two months of notification before the Court of First Instance of Tarragona, contentious-administrative section. Optionally, a motion for reconsideration may also be presented to the same body that issued it within one month starting the day after notification.

The agreement closes the municipal phase of the file and opens the door to the effective occupation of the land, an indispensable prior step so that the municipality can tender and execute the new swimming pool. For the two owners, the timeline is now immediate: the approved valuation will become final if not challenged within the following twenty days, and any dispute over the amount will remain in the hands of the Expropriation Jury of Catalonia.

Source: Official Bulletin of the Province of Tarragona, no. of October 21, 2026, section I, p. 1-1 (official reference: CVE 2026-09654).