Planning
Europe Guide 2024 : Spain
Band 2
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Provided by Pareja & Associats
Preparation and processing of urban plans:
- General development plans.
- Derivative development plans: partial, urban renewal and special plans.
Preparation and processing of urban management instruments:
- Equitable distribution (reparcelling, compensation, etc.).
- Expropriation.
- Creating and advising compensation boards and other entities associated with urban development (co-operation, maintenance).
- Drafting and processing integrated and urban action plans for urban development agents.
Negotiating, drafting and processing of urban development agreements and management agreements
Advice on processing of permits:
- Specific permits (rural land, commercial and tourist permits, among others).
- Municipal urban permits (building, business and access permits, among others).
Real estate projects (planning due diligence):
- Analysis of the legal regime aplicabble to the affected property.
- Initial and ongoing control of administrative processes for urban developments.
- Verification of required permits.
- Analysis of compliance with sector-specific legislation.
- Verification of the existence of sanctioning and restoration of legality administrative proceedings.
- Advice on urban legality protection, closure orders and sanctions.
Drafting legislative texts and legal opinions
Administrative and judicial review proceedings related to the approval of urban plans and urban management instruments, the denial of building permits and the imposition of administrative penalties
Chambers Review
Pareja & Associats assists real estate developers and industrial companies with the drafting of modifications to urban plans, often in support of new developments in and around Barcelona. The firm acts for landowners raising objections to new town plans. It advises companies and public bodies on appeals against court rulings in which new planning instruments have been scrapped. The team also advises investors on the planning-focused due diligence of acquisition targets.
Work Highlights
- Pareja & Associats advised Marsacamp on its partial urban development plan for the La Pedrera sector of land for development in Girona.
Strengths
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"The entire team at Pareja & Associats are accessible and their responses are always immediate. Their ability to deliver to budget and overall value for money is excellent."
"The team at Pareja & Associats have a very high professional training, which is complemented by a close, constant and very didactic human treatment. The human quality and seriousness of its people is outstanding."
"Pareja & Associats provide a multifaceted and deep vision of the different issues involved in urban and real estate matters. There is a great effort to keep pace with our company's needs, and on urban and administrative matters they have a complete vision of our business."
"The team at Pareja & Associats know how to deal with complex and sophisticated matters, and are very responsive and professional."
"The entire team at Pareja & Associats are accessible and their responses are always immediate. Their ability to deliver to budget and overall value for money is excellent."
"The team at Pareja & Associats have a very high professional training, which is complemented by a close, constant and very didactic human treatment. The human quality and seriousness of its people is outstanding."
"Pareja & Associats provide a multifaceted and deep vision of the different issues involved in urban and real estate matters. There is a great effort to keep pace with our company's needs, and on urban and administrative matters they have a complete vision of our business."
"The team at Pareja & Associats know how to deal with complex and sophisticated matters, and are very responsive and professional."
Notable Practitioners
Carles Pareja i Lozano is a highly respected public law expert with significant experience in planning law matters. He is based in Barcelona and often assists with the drafting of planning instruments for clients wishing to develop new industrial sites or healthcare facilities.
"He is a fantastic lawyer who has a deep knowledge of regulations, very good negotiation skills, fantastic commercial vision and a very good client-oriented approach."
"He is a very close, informative, proactive and effective person."
"Carles is a huge professional who proposes alternatives that facilitate the making of agreements."
Elvira Fernández Lozano is an experienced lawyer who handles urban development mandates.
"Elvira Fernández Lozano is a very good professional who has a strong knowledge of regulations, fantastic capabilities for due diligence and a very good relationship with the administration to accelerate all administrative processes."
"She has an excellent knowledge in urban matters that allows her to have alternatives when it comes to the needs of the different actors that coincide in this type of business."
"She is a very good lawyer and a specialist in urban legal matters."
Gemma Segura López both drafts modifications to Catalan planning instruments and assists with the due diligence of potential real estate acquisitions.
"Gemma Segura López stands out for her ability to work, in addition to having a close relationship and showing a lot of empathy and availability, so as to resolve any questions or clarify concepts."
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Spain
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Albert Llop Martí
Head of Department
Head of Department
Jorge Herrera Castillo
Júlia Arbós Aguilar
Mireia Pérez Costal
Sergi Ferragut Maixenchs
Xavier Nadal Puig
Xavier Soy Ros
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