Sabadell City Council has presented a €25 million project for Les Termes under the Generalitat's Pla de Barris, a neighbourhood renewal scheme aimed at upgrading areas with older housing and specific social and demographic needs. For residents of Les Termes, the proposal matters because it is intended to fund works on homes, streets and public facilities in the neighbourhood.

Local reporting based on the council's plans says the scheme would include housing refurbishment and changes to public space, including more green areas. However, Diari de Sabadell reported that "La Generalitat va desestimar la proposta", using the Catalan term for having dismissed or set aside the proposal. The source text provided does not include a formal Generalitat resolution date or further detail on whether that amounts to a definitive rejection.

What Sabadell included in the Les Termes plan

According to iSabadell, the Ajuntament, Sabadell City Council, planned to submit a project for Les Termes worth €25 million. Radio Sabadell reported that the overall budget would cover housing rehabilitation as well as public-space improvements with more green zones.

An editorial in Diari de Sabadell, citing the city's submission to the new call for the Pla de Barris, said the neighbourhood needs updating to improve accessibility and energy efficiency. It also said the project envisaged improvements to facilities such as the Ludoteca Margarida Bedós and the local multi-sports court.

  • €25 million total proposed investment in Les Termes
  • Housing refurbishment as a central part of the plan
  • Public-space works, including more green areas
  • Possible upgrades to the Ludoteca Margarida Bedós and the sports court
"If the proposal is accepted, it would mean an investment of around €25 million to be undertaken jointly by the Ajuntament and the Generalitat."

That same Diari de Sabadell text said the proposal would also seek to address privately owned spaces used by the public, where the council cannot directly intervene to repair pavements or resurfacing because of ownership rules.

What the reported dismissal means for residents

If the proposal does not go ahead, the specific package of works outlined for Les Termes would not proceed through this Pla de Barris bid as presented. That affects residents waiting for possible improvements to building conditions, accessibility, energy efficiency and nearby public areas.

The source material points to similar ownership issues elsewhere in Sabadell. Diari de Sabadell noted that in Can Deu, around 90,000 square metres of private stretches owned by municipal housing company Vimusa were transferred to the council in 2021, allowing the Ajuntament to take direct responsibility for them.

Separate from the Pla de Barris bid, Vimusa has already announced €2.1 million to refurbish two public rental housing buildings in Les Termes and Espronceda, according to the company's published notice on Vimusa. That is a different investment from the €25 million neighbourhood proposal.

The source texts supplied do not give an official Generalitat appeal route or a fresh submission date for this Les Termes project. Residents seeking updates would need to follow notices from the Ajuntament and the Generalitat's Pla de Barris announcements.

Primary sources: govern.cat, exteriors.gencat.cat. Reported by Source Text Link, diaridesabadell.com, Redacció, radiosabadell.fm, Manuel Arenas,Meritxell M. Pauné,Clàudia Mas, europapress.es, Admin Vimusa, naciodigital.cat, eb.sabadell.cat, re-dwell.eu, idealista.com, Diari Catalunya.