Argentina
Florentino Delgado attributed the housing shortage to administrations and defended the tourist apartment ordinance
The Toledo councilor for Planning gave a favorable assessment of the regulation approved a year and a half ago and questioned the municipal handling of the Nudo Norte case. He also considered reasonable the conversion of vacant premises into housing if they comply with the regulations.
The Toledo councilor for Planning, Florentino Delgado, said in an interview with ABC España that the lack of access to adequate housing is the responsibility of public administrations and not of private individuals. According to him, it is the public authorities that must promote the conditions to facilitate that access.
In that context, he gave a positive assessment of the tourist apartment ordinance approved a year and a half ago. According to ABC España, he said the rule made it possible to move out of a stage of paralysis and reduced the quota for this type of accommodation from 20% to 12%, a difference he put at 600 homes. He also noted that, based on 8,000 homes in the Casco, the maximum number of tourist apartments would stand at about 900.
On illegal accommodations, he explained that there is a sanctioning regime and stressed that the legislation gave homeowners’ associations, property managers and neighbors greater capacity to act to activate detection mechanisms that complement inspections.
Delgado also referred to the increase in commercial premises converted into homes. According to what he told ABC España, he considers that transformation logical when it involves empty and unused spaces, provided the works comply with the ordinance and urban planning regulations on safety and habitability.
In another part of the interview, he questioned the handling of the Nudo Norte case. He said there was little technical and legal support in defense of municipal interests and considered the financial burden for the City Council disproportionate, placing it at more than 10 million euros. In addition, he specified that the ruling by the High Court of Justice was appealed for reconsideration before the same body.
Asked about the appeal by the Real Fundación de Toledo against the PERIM for the macrohotel on Calle de la Plata, he described it as a paradox because that institution is partly owned by the City Council. According to what he explained to ABC España, the entity is not objecting to a specific violation of the law, but rather to a possible impact on the spirit of the Special Plan for the historic center.
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