{
  "id": 9378267,
  "title": "Green Light for 64 Homes Beside Campoamor’s Flood-Hit River",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/green-light-for-64-homes-beside-campoamors-flood-hit-river",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T09:08:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Leader",
    "slug": "the-leader",
    "url": "https://theleader.info/2026/09/23/green-light-for-64-homes-beside-campoamors-flood-hit-river/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Orihuela Costa, the Valencian Government has approved a change to the coastal protection map near the Nacimiento river, paving the way for a housing development featuring 64 terraced homes. This decision removes a significant hurdle for the proposed 64 homes in Dehesa de Campoamor, situated near Calle Rosa Montero, replacing an earlier plan for 24 units. The 1.8-hectare site is within the Sierra Escalona and Dehesa de Campoamor Site of Community Importance, part of the Natura 2000 network.\n\nThe coastal green infrastructure plan, Pativel, connects the river corridor from La Glea beach to inland natural areas towards Sierra Escalona. The developer's redesign aims to enhance the corridor by creating new green spaces and integrating the buildings into the landscape while retaining existing trees and vegetation.\n\nHowever, concerns persist about flood risks. Residents and environmental groups have raised alarms about 5,000 square meters of the development area, potentially accommodating up to 30 of the proposed homes, being in a high flood-risk classification. The developer refutes this claim, citing a report from the Segura River Basin Authority and a 2023 regional environmental assessment stating that the site lies outside the river's preferential flow and mapped flood zones.\n\nOrihuela City Council also maintains that the proposed housing plots are outside the flood zone with a 500-year return period, though this does not guarantee the absence of floods. The approval process for the development has a long history, with the sector originally approved in the 1970s and experiencing delays during the 2008 property downturn. The current amendment process began in 2015, and a public consultation period was recently extended after a technical issue with the ministry's website.",
  "summary": "A change to the protected corridor beside the Nacimiento river clears a planning obstacle for a proposed housing development in Orihuela Costa. Residents and environmental groups remain concerned about flood risk. The Valencian Government has approved an adjustment to its coastal protection map beside the Nacimiento river in Dehesa de Campoamor, removing a key obstacle […] The post Green Light…",
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  "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."
}