⚖️ Court blocks Atlético’s new Ciudad del Deporte project | OneFootball

The Superior Court of Justice of Madrid (TSJM) has annulled the City of Sport project that was planned to be developed around the Cívitas Metropolitano.

The judicial decision, reported by Cadena Ser and confirmed by Europa Press, is based on the detection of significant irregularities in the administrative processing of the complex.

The Court upheld an appeal against the plenary agreement of October 2024 that had approved the 'Special Plan Olympic Park West Sector' in San Blas-Canillejas. The judges were emphatic in stating that the Administration violated several essential principles of the procedure.

Specifically, the court finds that the established modification should have been processed as a modification of the General Plan and not through a Special Plan, as was done.

One of the main deficiencies pointed out by the TSJM is the lack of adequate justification of public interest for the development of the project. Furthermore, the court emphasizes that the action was not subjected to the mandatory strategic environmental assessment, a serious omission that invalidates the process.

The project, which envisioned the creation of a large sports, leisure, and nature complex, was expected to cover an area of about 265,000 square meters. With this annulment, Atlético de Madrid's urban planning is completely halted.

The court concludes that the action lacked “sufficient motivation” and that the deficiencies in the reports that should have supported its approval prevent the agreement from being upheld.

The Court thus requires the actions to be rolled back and puts the ambitious expansion of the club around its stadium in jeopardy.

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