The commencement of works for the park on Avenida de Andalucía, in the area surrounding a gas station, represents the culmination of a long neighborhood battle. For twenty years, residents of the area have awaited the materialization of this project, which at one point generated controversy and ended up in court.
The conflict originated in 2007, when the City Council proposed a change to the original project to build a roundabout and a road that would connect the neighborhoods of La Chana and Norte. This modification involved creating a road over a green area, which was not contemplated in the current General Urban Planning Plan (PGOU) and led to resident mobilization.
The road works, financed through an agreement with the gas station operators, were subject to protests and complaints from residents, who considered the project illegal. The Junta de Andalucía also opposed it, taking the case to the contentious-administrative court and requesting the precautionary suspension of the works due to a serious urban planning infraction.
Despite the opposition, the road works were accelerated, but in 2007 a judge ordered their paralysis. The Prosecutor's Office of the High Court of Justice of Andalucía (TSJA) even detected irregularities in the processing and execution of the road, although the criminal complaints were later withdrawn. Finally, in 2011, a ruling sided with the City Council, allowing the completion of the road, which opened to traffic in June 2013.
Now, two decades after the initial protests, residents will see the park they fought so hard for completed. The new space, which will be ready in August and cover 6,700 square meters, will feature a naturalized design, pedestrian paths, green areas with gardens, a calisthenics circuit, and an accessible children's park, significantly improving the accessibility of the surroundings.




