{
  "id": 19946640,
  "title": "Gibraltar sets late 2027 start for 2,162 affordable homes on reclaimed harbour land",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/gibraltar-sets-late-2027-start-for-2-162-affordable-homes-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T08:25:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euro Weekly News",
    "slug": "euro-weekly-news",
    "url": "https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/11/14/gibraltar-sets-late-2027-start-for-2162-affordable-homes-on-reclaimed-harbour-land/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Gibraltar government has announced plans to begin construction of 2,162 affordable homes in late summer 2027 on reclaimed land in the northern half of the inner harbour. The Westview project will create 2,162 properties, with 1,452 designated as affordable housing for local families and 712 reserved for pensioners. All homes will be allocated under government schemes and remain off the open market. Rock for the reclamation will be sourced from a quarry in Sierra de la Utrera, between the Malaga province towns of Casares and Manilva. The southern half of the site will deliver the remaining 904 affordable homes, with construction scheduled to span about eight years. Utilities will be installed after reclamation is complete before the first handovers. A public seafront promenade and new park will also be constructed as part of the development.",
  "summary": "Gibraltar’s government has set out plans for a major new residential scheme on reclaimed land, with building work scheduled to […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Construction of 2,162 affordable homes begins in late 2027",
    "1,452 homes designated for local families, 712 for pensioners",
    "Reclamation from Sierra de la Utrera quarry in Malaga province"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Prioritizing government-controlled schemes over open market sales ensures that this massive reclamation project directly addresses the specific housing needs of local families and pensioners through long-term state allocation.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}