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Barcelona loosens parking rules for new homes in 28 municipalities
The Barcelona Metropolitan Area approved new parking rules covering 28 municipalities.
Under the change, some new homes in central areas will no longer have to include the garage spaces previously required.
New protected homes can have no spaces or up to one per home, while free-market homes must have at least one space for every four homes, with up to two for larger homes.
The policy is intended to make new homes quicker and cheaper to build, as underground excavation and construction can be costly and slow.
It is also meant to reduce reliance on private cars and support public transport.
Its effect on housing prices remains uncertain, as the rules have been approved but their impact on costs and prices has yet to be established.
The Barcelona Metropolitan Area has approved changes to parking rules affecting 28 municipalities.
The rules ease parking requirements for new buildings, including allowing some new homes to be built without parking spaces.
The plan aims to reduce private transport and make new housing faster and cheaper to build, particularly public housing.
Architect Rosina Vinyes Ballbé said the change would have a direct and substantial effect on the technical planning of housing developments.
- Who
- The Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB) approved the changes.
- What
- It changed parking rules for streets and buildings, including requirements for parking in new homes.
- When
- The article says the AMB has just approved the changes. The approval date is not stated.
- Where
- Barcelona and 27 other municipalities in the metropolitan area.
- Why
- To reduce private transport and speed up and lower the cost of new housing, especially public housing.
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- Municipalities affected
- 28
- Public housing in central areas
- May have no parking spaces, or a maximum of one per home
- Free-market housing
- At least one parking space per four homes
- Larger homes
- Up to two parking spaces
- Change approved by
- Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB)
What people are saying
The impact on the technical optimization of developments will be direct and substantial