The management of the coastline in the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana has once again highlighted the administrative complexity surrounding land occupation and public domain applications in southern Gran Canaria. Recent actions taken by the central government coincide with the processing of specific applications for the concession and regularization of beach tourism services by Invescati, the holding company of the Del Castillo family. In this context, the provision of detailed cartographic documentation is crucial to unlocking authorizations that have been stalled for years. This is the coastal strip located in front of the Masaveu and Votorantim cement plants.
The Canary Islands Coastal Authority's demands on the legal representatives of the long-standing owners of land and businesses on the southern coast demonstrate the rigorous control to which the private use of public maritime-terrestrial spaces is subject. In previous cases related to the management of recreational facilities, sunbed and umbrella services, or the establishment of kiosks with terraces on the San Bartolomé de Tirajana coastline, the ministry's technical services have repeatedly required administrators and heirs to provide precise clarification of the occupied areas and to correct any discrepancies in the measurements of the submitted projects.
To comply with these technical requirements, representatives of the owning families and holding companies have had to formally submit updated georeferenced maps that precisely define the coordinates of each commercial development area. These maps must clearly represent not only the areas of public maritime-terrestrial domain, but also the easement and protection lines that delimit the southern Gran Canaria coastline, a strip of high economic and tourist value where private interests and strict environmental restrictions converge.
The need to align old records with official maps stems from a strategy of ongoing oversight by the State, which seeks to definitively regulate the legal status of concessions and temporary permits on the beaches and coastal areas of the island's south. While ministerial departments complete the public information processes for determining historical rights over specific registered plots, tourism operators and license holders must undertake complex technical corrections to maintain the legality of their infrastructure and seasonal services in the face of the strict state coastal legislation.
