The Concello has completed public exhibition of six urban-planning agreements for plaza de España and its surroundings. On 9 November 2026, a notice in the Diario Oficial de Galicia opened public information on the sixth and final agreement, for zone 4 between avenida de Madrid and calle Puerto Rico. The agreement would transfer land needed to complete part of the circulation ring around the plaza. During the public-information stage, interested parties can examine the agreement and submit comments before further administrative steps.
The six agreements cover about 43,000 square metres and are intended to secure land for a perimeter circulation route. By shifting traffic around the plaza, the road would allow its central area to be partly pedestrianised; the plan does not envisage a fully car-free plaza. The scheme also includes new green space and development on vacant plots. One planned public space, on a block bounded by Gran Vía, Pizarro and Honduras, is to take the form of a terraced park-plaza designed around the site’s change in levels.
The process began in September 2025, with further agreements for several blocks discussed in January 2026. Next, the agreements must be processed and the land transferred before road construction and subsequent development can proceed.
Private building plans are advancing alongside the public-space and road proposals. Avantespacia and Nozar have submitted detailed studies for two seven-storey residential buildings on a plot bounded by San Amaro, Conde de Gondomar and Manuel Olivié. The planning framework for that site provides for the municipality to acquire 400 square metres for open space and green areas through an urban-planning agreement; the project also involves demolishing a historic Repsol service station.
The design is also under consideration. The Concello has launched a competition to establish shared criteria for future buildings and public spaces, including their appearance, with rules for materials and finishes. Mayor Abel Caballero said the aim was to prevent developments from adopting unrelated styles. He said the Concello would direct and coordinate the transformation as numerous parties take part. This planning process focuses on road space, unlike the Deusto vehicle fires reported in Bilbao.
