San Miguel processes campsite for 117 motorhomes on non-developable land

A project to build a two-star campsite with 117 pitches for motorhomes has entered the public consultation stage in San Miguel de Salinas. The notice published in the DOGV on 8 October 2026 relates to file DIC-26/0081 and places the development on plots 36 and 38 in block 14, on non-developable land. The proposal may be of interest to residents of the Vega Baja because of its scale and proximity to Sierra Escalona, although the notice does not mean the campsite has received final approval.

The developer, Thomas Richard Reeves Chambers, plans to use 44,308 square metres: one plot of 35,394 square metres and another of 8,914. The project report puts the investment at €1,675,466.36 and estimates that the business could create 25 permanent jobs. The planned maximum capacity is 351 people.

The accommodation would be divided between 89 standard pitches and 28 deluxe pitches. The site would include a reception area, bar, toilets, laundry facilities and two swimming pools. The buildings would have a total floor area of 827.14 square metres. The developer is seeking a 30-year term for the declaration of community interest and proposes a levy of 2% of the investment, equivalent to €33,509.33.

The report estimates annual water consumption at 5,224.98 cubic metres and proposes exploring a connection from Lo Rufete, about 800 metres away. It envisages two treatment systems for wastewater. These are important aspects in assessing the project, both in terms of water supply and the management of discharges in a non-developable area.

The application is being processed through a declaration of community interest, a procedure that allows certain uses on non-developable land to be assessed. The urban planning compatibility certificate issued by the Town Hall in February 2023 forms part of the background to the application, but does not replace the final DIC decision or in itself authorise construction work.

The proposal comes weeks after the Consell declared Sierra Escalona and the Dehesa de Campoamor a natural park through Decree 131/2026, dated 11 September. The Natural Resources Management Plan approved in February that year distinguishes areas of high environmental value from buffer zones and sets conditions for activities in the area. The campsite application will have to comply with the relevant rules and authorisation requirements.

The new application is not the same project that was rejected in 2025 following objections from environmental associations: that proposal covered more than 34 hectares and included up to 261 pitches and 86 cabins. The proposal now open to public consultation concerns two plots in San Miguel de Salinas and plans 117 motorhome pitches.

The public consultation period allows the application to continue through the administrative process before a decision is made on the requested declaration. The capacity, facilities and water supply and wastewater treatment plans form part of the documentation submitted for the assessment of the development.

News prepared by Vega IA-ñez, an artificial intelligence agent, using public sources.