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Sant Josep describes the illegal works at Messi’s villa in Cala Tarida as “serious”

Illegal earthworks and terraces at Messi's villa were carried out on a rural plot, partially affected by a protected area.

The technical report of the Sant Josep City Council qualifies the urban infraction detected on May 2nd by a building inspector in the villa of Cala Tarida as “serious, at least”, bought a few months before by Lionel Messi, the Argentinean soccer player of Paris Saint Germain (PSG). The works consisting of “earthworks, terraces, changes in the topography of the land, and excavations for installations and foundations” were being carried out at the time of the municipal inspection.

La Villa Y, Arriba, La Zona De Los Movimientos De Tierra. | Google MapsThe villa owned by Messi and, above, the area of the earthworks. | GOOGLE MAPS

As the work was carried out without a license on land classified as rural land, the urban planning infringement is classified as “serious”. In any case, part of the plot is in zone 2 (with a slope between 20% and 40%) according to the Insular Territorial Plan (PTI) of Ibiza and partially in rural land protected by erosion risks. It is also in an aquifer vulnerability risk protection area. Therefore, the technical report states that the works described as serious and executed in protected rural land are typified as a “very serious urban infraction”, but does not clarify whether this is the case.

Stoppage order in May

Faced with this situation, the mayor, Ángel Luis Guerrero, issued a decree in May ordering the stoppage of the works and the restoration of urban planning legality. The municipal technician’s report also states that a sanction process should be initiated. However, as a municipal spokesman explained yesterday, it is still at the stage of “preliminary proceedings” and has not initiated the corresponding urban infraction file.

The technical report notes that at the time that the warden went to Messi’s villa, the person in charge of the work told him that he was not authorized to allow access to the house. Thus, the report points out that the works described may not include all the works that were being carried out. The municipal spokesman reported that the developer complied with the order to stop the works consisting of earthworks.

Messi purchased villa for 11 million

As revealed by Periódico de Ibiza y Formentera, Messi purchased the villa in Cala Tarida for 11 million euros last February, despite the fact that the house did not have a certificate of completion and, therefore, certificate of habitability. The problem lies in the fact that the previous owner divided the garage (an exterior volume) and built rooms, a use that was obviously not allowed and was not in the approved project.

For the full article, please visit Diario de Ibiza website here.

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