Overview

• The Madrid administrative court annulled municipal decrees for the Montecarmelo cleaning depot, citing the lack of a required environmental impact assessment.
• The court classified the depot as an industrial facility due to planned activities like gas refueling, vehicle repairs, and waste processing, which require formal evaluations under Spanish law.
• Despite the ruling, the City Council insists the project will proceed, arguing the decision does not question the location or suspend construction activities.
• Local residents and the German school near the site have intensified legal challenges, filing complaints with the environmental prosecutor over alleged illegal tree removal.
• Protests against the project continue, including a recent tree occupation by a resident to halt tree removal, with further demonstrations planned by community groups.