This week, Calpe Town Council has begun removing street furniture and other items from Las Salinas in compliance with the High Court ruling on the appeal lodged by the company Deborja S.A.
The company had previously lodged an appeal against the occupation of land in the Las Salinas area with the installation of elements such as signposts with explanatory signs, litter bins, benches, walkways and wooden screens to allow bird watching.
The ruling stated that the Town Council had to remove these items as they were installed on privately owned rural land, although it also rejected the claim that the Town Council had to pay Deborja S.A. €61,651,947 in compensation, as requested by the company.
The ruling considered in 2024 that there was occupation by the Calpe City Council of a wooden screen that hides birdwatchers from the lagoon, a vertical signpost, an explanatory sign, a litter bin, a bench and a hiding element, and a wooden walkway. It ordered the City Council to cease this activity and remove these elements. Now that the ruling is final, the City Council has proceeded to remove all the elements.
At the same time, the ruling dismissed the company's exorbitant claims for compensation and considered that there were no other types of occupation of the plots as claimed by Deborja, S.A.