In the past week, Torrox mayor, Oscar Medina, confirmed in a presentation to over 100 investors and developers that the Calaceite project, consisting of a golf course, marina and almost 5000 houses, will go ahead and will be completed within a maximum of ten years. This, despite the fact that the project has been talked about for over 25 years with little to no progress to date.

The presentation took place at the recent Meridana Meetup-MIPIM forum, held in Malaga. The first paragraph on it's website reads;

The Meridiana Meetup - MIPIM in Malaga will bring together leaders, experts and professionals from the real estate, urban and social sectors to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the city on its way to more inclusive and sustainable urban development. Through two round tables, key issues will be addressed that will define the future of Malaga, highlighting innovation in the new urban districts and the difficult task of balancing the supply of luxury housing with the needs of residential accessibility.

During the presentation, Medina was keen to stress to the invited delegates that the project will be;

"exemplary, of extraordinary quality and an example of sustainability" and that it will make Torrox "one of the richest municipalities in Spain in terms of per capita income".

Medina reportedly has the full support of the Junta De Andalucia, who jointly plan to;

"speed up the bureaucratic procedures and to mobilise public land as the best way of access to housing for anyone who needs it".

Bearing in mind that it's been 25 years since initial planning was first sought, it would be hard for the project to go much slower!

Medina also added;

"it will be a reference point: the new Puerto Banús of eastern Andalucía" and that its construction "must go hand in hand with the development of Calaceite next to the golf course". He added, "It is the moment."