Zara requests to expand its establishment in A Coruña and opens the period for allegations

The Department of Employment, Trade and Emigration submits for public information procedure ACA 2/2026, regarding the granting of the regional commercial authorization for the expansion of an individual commercial establishment in A Coruña promoted by Zara España, S.A. The announcement, from the General Directorate of Trade and Consumption, is published in the Official Gazette of Galicia (DOG) no. 181, of September 23, 2026, in section VI of announcements, pages 50120 and 50121. A period of 15 business days for public participation opens from the day following the publication.

The process is handled under article 83 of Law 39/2015, of October 1, on the common administrative procedure of public administrations, and article 15.2 of Decree 211/2012, of October 25, which regulates the procedure for obtaining regional commercial authorization. The public information is an integral part of the authorization procedure and aims to make the relevant aspects of the reference project known to the public.

The competent body to resolve the request is the head of the Department of Employment, Trade and Emigration, by virtue of article 32.1 of the Internal Trade Law of Galicia and Decree 147/2024, of May 20, which establishes its organic structure. The announcement is dated September 1, 2026, and is signed by the general director of Trade and Consumption, Gabriel Alén Castro.

What is requested and who processes the file

• Promoter: Zara España, S.A.
• Action: expansion of an individual commercial establishment in A Coruña
• Procedure: ACA 2/2026
• Processing body: General Directorate of Trade and Consumption, of the Department of Employment, Trade and Emigration
• Resolving body: head of the Department of Employment, Trade and Emigration
• Information point: Service of Regulations, Innovation and Commercial Planning
• Project consultation: public link for the authorization of large commercial surfaces of the Xunta de Galicia

The request and the project are available to the public for consultation through the link enabled by the Xunta for the authorization files of large commercial surfaces.

Deadlines and channels for submitting allegations

• Public participation: 15 business days counted from the day following the publication of the announcement in the DOG
• Allegations, observations and suggestions: 20 business days from the date of publication
• Destination of allegations: General Directorate of Trade and Consumption
• Submission: by any of the means provided for in article 16.4 of Law 39/2015, of October 1

Regulatory framework and scope of the process

The regional commercial authorization is the enabling title that the Galician Administration requires for certain commercial establishments, and its procedure is regulated by Decree 211/2012. The opening of the public information period does not prejudice the final resolution: it is a participation procedure within the file, which is resolved in the Ministry of Employment, Trade and Emigration.

File ACA 2/2026 affects an establishment located in the city of A Coruña, therefore the decision has a direct impact on the planning of urban trade and on the surroundings in which the commercial surface is implemented.

The publication in the DOG opens the possibility for any interested person to consult the project and to present allegations before the Xunta resolves the expansion, a step that may condition the final result of the file and the commercial configuration of the city.

Source: Official Gazette of Galicia (DOG), no. 181, September 23, 2026, section VI (Announcements), pp. 50120-50121 (official reference: CVE-DOG: ccar9oi3-prx7-1yu5-r4w0-yfsls76htrr5).