Officials successful Palma person plans to trim sunbeds and umbrellas to heighten soil abstraction for visitors | Credit: vulcano/Shutterstock
Seasonal services connected Palma’s beaches will proceed to beryllium a highly profitable business contempt nan planned simplification successful sunbeds and umbrellas that nan City Council has planned for nan adjacent 4 years, from 2026 done 2029, to summation nan abstraction for beachgoers who activity a agelong of soil to bask their picnic and for those who desire much expansive spaces connected progressively croweded beaches. The caller plans see caller sports areas arsenic well.
The municipality has already requested authorisation from nan Coastal Authority to usage 33,732 quadrate meters pinch 5,000 sunbeds, 2,500 umbrellas, 26 showers, 2 kiosks, nautical instrumentality rental units, and different services. According to nan number and metropolis planners, Palma has foreseen reducing by 35 per cent nan number of sunbeds and umbrellas. The City Council has already announced that occupancy will beryllium further reduced compared to erstwhile editions to compensate for nan progressive nonaccomplishment of soil successful caller decades.
The section officials person sent nan petition to nan location government’s coastal department. Authorisations are typically fixed for periods of 4 years, astatine nan extremity of which they person to beryllium renewed. The estimated income from these services is 6.3 cardinal euros per annum. This covers nan beaches of Cala Major, Ciudad Jardín, Cala Estancia and Playa de Palma. In addition, location is Can Pere Antoni beach, which hasn’t been included successful nan financial study that provides this estimate.
Volleyball and shot courts
Initially, nan caller plans mean contractors will look first further expenses to screen nan costs of caller specifications, positive accommodation that do not make income, specified arsenic walkways for group pinch reduced mobility and accusation panels. The estimated finance is estimated to beryllium 2 cardinal euros, pinch much than 50 per cent of that magnitude being related to services that will make income. The caller plans person contemplated 4 formation volleyball courts, 1 handball tribunal and 1 shot tribunal for Playa de Palma. Also, a stalls successful Cala Major will beryllium removed, but a caller 1 will unfastened successful Ciudad Jardín.