Brand new huge golf development to go-ahead

February 02, 2010

A SECOND mega golf complex has been given the green light on virgin coastline between Mazarrón and Águilas.

Murcia regional government approved the plan to build 6,000 homes, two golf courses and four hotels at El Ramonete near Puntas de Calnegre in the municipality of Lorca.

The six-million-square-metre area is close to the Cartagena-Vera toll motorway which was opened in 2007.

Two of the hotels are due to be built on land close to the beach and another two inland.

The development, which is being promoted by Alicante builder Hansa Urbana, includes the protected Lomo de Bas natural area.

It will be constructed on the same strip of virgin coastline as the controversial Marina de Cope resort which is set to be built near Águilas on 21 million square metres of land.

Electricity giant Iberdrola is investing 200 million euros in this tourist and residential complex which includes five golf courses, 11,000 homes, 22,000 hotel rooms and a vast marina.

Iberdrola chiefs, who are promoting the scheme with Caja Murcia and Bancaja, labelled it a 'sustainable and quality' project.

Lorca councillor for town planning Francisco García said the 6,000-home El Ramonete scheme would be environmentally sustainable and natural resources would be protected.

"The builder is a solvent and established company and the promoters want to start work as soon as possible," he added.

Virgin coast at Cabo Cope which will be turned into a resort