Residents of La Clota in Barcelona's Horta-Guinardó district are set to help shape a proposed 4.6-hectare central park and review the area's urban planning under a new participatory process launched by Barcelona City Council.

Debate sessions are due to start this autumn, with proposals expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2027. The process concerns the La Clota-Conservació area, and is intended to bring residents, local groups and specialist voices into the design process.

“We want to do this through dialogue with residents, preserving the neighbourhood's agricultural, landscape and heritage memory, and incorporating current criteria of sustainability, inclusion and urban quality,” said Sara Belbeida, the district councillor for Horta-Guinardó.

A park planned between three main routes

The proposed park area lies between avinguda del Cardenal Vidal i Barraquer, avinguda de l'Estatut and carrer de Lisboa. According to the Barcelona City Council announcement, the site has complex terrain and retains orchards, trees, streams, medieval paths and distinctive buildings.

For La Clota residents, the stated local aim is to create routes through an area whose topography currently leaves parts of the neighbourhood partly separated. The Council says the discussions will consider the network of paths needed to cross the site and the features to be retained.

  • Planned green-space area: about 4.6 hectares.
  • Location: between avinguda del Cardenal Vidal i Barraquer, avinguda de l'Estatut and carrer de Lisboa.
  • Participatory sessions: due to begin in autumn.
  • Expected completion of proposals: the first quarter of 2027.

Planning review will run alongside park design

The Council will also review planning for La Clota-Conservació while the park proposals are developed. It says the process will seek to protect the area's agricultural, landscape and heritage elements while applying sustainability, inclusion and urban-quality criteria.

The announcement does not give dates, venues or registration arrangements for the debate sessions. Residents and local organisations seeking updates can consult the City Council's published announcement on the process.

Primary sources: ajuntament.barcelona.cat, Barcelona City Council. Reported by Pere Roca Soler, Emma Ansola, europapress.es, decidim.org, David de la Peña, oidp.net, Toni Sust, Jordi Palmer, METRÓPOLI, beteve.cat, Gisela Macedo, ANA LUISA ISLAS.