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The Torrevieja City Council is processing a special plan to expand the municipal cemetery by incorporating a private funeral home and potentially a crematorium.
The expansion would take place on 16,834 square meters of privately owned, non-developable land adjacent to the cemetery.
The regional government has given preliminary environmental approval, but with conditions, including justifying the public interest of a private initiative and addressing concerns related to the planned expansion of the N-332 highway.
The project involves an exchange: the landowner would cede 7,000 square meters to the city for cemetery expansion, ensuring burial space for the next 20 years, while being allowed to build a private funeral home on the remaining land.
This funeral home, which would be the second in Torrevieja, could include a crematorium, although its approval is not guaranteed.
Urban planning authorities must review the project in detail, and additional evaluations are required from the Ministry of Transport and other governmental bodies.
The initiative was first proposed in 2010 but was rejected due to zoning restrictions. The new approach uses a “Special Plan,” a legal tool allowing exceptional projects on non-developable land if justified by public interest.
An alternative to the private land deal would involve expanding into the nearby protected natural park, requiring a complex environmental and urban planning process.
Given the cemetery’s growing space limitations, the city may have limited options to proceed with the expansion.
The project has advanced without public awareness, as the city has not widely shared details, and the funeral home’s preliminary design has not been publicly disclosed.
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