Seira approves expropriating land for recreation area

The Plenary of the Seira City Council, in an extraordinary session held on August 17, 2026, unanimously approved (4 votes in favor and none against) the need for the occupation of the land affected by the work “Leveling and earthworks for recreation area,” for a total amount of 4,752 euros. The agreement, which initiates the expropriation proceedings, is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Huesca number 157, dated August 19, 2026, with reference BOPH-2026-157011.

The action is included in the Provincial Plan for Economic Cooperation of Works and Services (POS) 2026 of the Provincial Council of Huesca, definitively approved and published in the BOP number 60, dated March 30, 2026. The project, drafted by Technical Architect Roberto Foj Pueyo on May 7, 2026, has a total budget of 48,036.99 euros.

Approval of the project and the list of assets

The Plenary definitively approved the Technical Document and the specific, individualized, and valued list of assets and rights to be occupied, along with its complementary documentation:

• Expropriation Annex, dated June 23, 2026.
• General floor plan, dated June 23, 2026.
• Basic Health and Safety Study, dated June 23, 2026.

No objections to the project or to the list of affected assets and rights were presented during the public information process.

Land of unknown ownership

The affected property, located in the municipality of Seira, consists of two plots in polygon 1 with cadastral reference 22299A001000450000JD:

• Plot 45a (Meadows and Grasslands): 2,423 m² of permanent occupation, at 1.00 €/m², amount of 2,423 €, owned by the Heirs of Agustín Laencuentra Raluy.
• Plot 45b (FH Haya): 2,329 m² of permanent occupation, at 1.00 €/m², amount of 2,329 €.

As no interested parties have appeared in the proceedings, the ownership is considered unknown; therefore, the Plenary agreed to forward the proceedings to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, in accordance with Article 5 of the Compulsory Expropriation Law, with whom subsequent actions will be coordinated.

Urgency and delegation of powers

The City Council will request that the Government of Aragon declare the occupation of the assets urgent, under Article 52 of the Compulsory Expropriation Law, for extraordinary reasons of public interest. This is justified by the need to carry out rainwater collection and drainage works to eliminate leaks affecting adjacent buildings, the clearing of the property as it constitutes an unhealthy focus and a forest fire risk, and compliance with the deadlines of the Provincial Council grant, the non-execution of which would result in the loss of the allocated funds.

The Plenary delegated to the Mayor-President, Manuel Callau Nerín, all actions arising from the expropriation procedure. Against the agreement, which exhausts administrative remedies, an appeal for reversal may be filed within one month, or a contentious-administrative appeal may be filed before the Contentious-Administrative Court of Huesca within two months.

The resolution guarantees the execution of a recreational infrastructure financed with provincial funds, but leaves in the hands of the Public Prosecutor’s Office the defense of the rights of certain owners who could not be located, a scenario provided for by law to avoid paralyzing works of public interest.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Huesca, no. 157, August 19, 2026, Local Administration, p. 39 (official reference: BOPH-2026-157011).