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About us
Dear Neighbour,
We have the pleasure of presenting the La Moraleja Neighbours and Owners Association. We’ve been working for several months to turn our Urbanization into the dream neighbourhood we all wish for it to be.
Our aim is to turn La Moraleja into the world class urbanization it’s meant to be, using a twofold approach of; maintenance of its current virtues, and development of new projects. We are immensely lucky to live in such a privileged, unique and exclusive area, home to both Spaniards and Internationals, as well as elite professionals looking for a place to call their own in Madrid.
This Association was born out of a desire to preserve La Moraleja and due to the absence of services that should be provided by local public institutions.
Currently, we have around 220 members, with over 180 associated plots of land. We hope we can count on your support to achieve our goal of 500 smallholdings in La Moraleja becoming members of the association.
We work to meet La Moraleja’s needs
Below is a summary of our ideals and the work plan we’re currently carrying out.
Establishing a team to resolve current and future problems
and collaborating with the Alcobendas city council and the La Moraleja Conservation Entity to improve the Urbanization in all aspects.
Avoiding developmentalism of the Urbanization, that is to say, that growth of the neighbourhood should not be geared towards the financial gain of a select group of people, rather, towards the common interest. This is exemplified by the excessive number of private schools in the area (there are 34, the largest concentration in all of Spain), private senior living homes that later become apartment complexes, and new residential developments. We aim to avoid a possible modification to the land’s construction coefficient, something which is already allowed for endowment lands where schools are built, as well as when splitting plots to be able to build even more.
Putting a stop to automotive traffic coming from outside the urbanization, from people who use La Moraleja as a transit zone. To achieve this, there must be a drastic reduction of congestion from schools, as well as a stop to the expansion of existing schools for additional spaces. Given that maintaining the almost 55 km of road surface is one of our responsibilities as a community, we cannot possibly tackle it with this excess traffic, as well as with the added transit load from schools, it’s not feasible to have safe roads in good condition without financial collaboration from the city council. We have a right for a reasonable portion of our taxes to be destined towards taking care of our urbanization.
Requesting the immediate Moratorium and re-study of the future use of endowment lands, as it is impossible to either expand existing schools or accommodate the build of new ones, such as Brewster school, which will open next academic year. Debating the needs of the urbanization amongst owners is paramount, something which happens in any neighbourhood in Madrid. There are 4 endowment plots owned by the Council left to develop, and currently one of them is in late-stage planning for the construction of an elderly home in Camino Sur, with a great likelihood that it will later be converted into private 30 m2 apartments.2.
Improving the Urbanization’s roads; he state the asphalt of our roads is in is deplorable. Legalmente nos corresponde mantenerlas a los propietarios, pero no parece razonable si la carga mayoritaria es debida al tráfico soportado por las parcelas dotacionales, en especial los colegios y nuevos desarrollos residenciales, que cambian las reglas del juego.
Improving the Urbanization’s sewage system, which is completely antiquated, and modernizing its whole network.
Objectives and Work in Progress
Meetings held with involved public actors to learn about their vision for the Urbanization:
Two meetings have been held with the Alcobendas city council, including Mayor Rocío García Alcántara and her team. The municipal group doesn’t perceive our urbanization’s situation as negative, and claims we don’t need to worry.
Municipal Alcobendas law allows the buildability of the urbanization’s endowment plots to be increased, “if it is justified” . In practice, it’s always allowed. This begs the question of whether more private schools and senior living centres are one of our community’s needs, or whether it is the business of private actors.
You can find more information in the news section of this website.
Brewster school. The City Council should understand what an urbanization of
La Moraleja’s characteristics is. With its misguided policies, it has contributed to its deterioration and destruction for years, giving out new build licenses, such as that for Brewster school in the Las Esclavas lands; an allowance we will fight against until the end.
Liceo Europeo school. The council has transferred the use of Camino Sur to the Liceo Europeo school (a private school) for most of the day, as well as during weekends for their own purposes. This is also the case during summer, to solve, as per the council, the congestion problems we suffer. This “solution” , not only affects the many residents of this street, but also the neighbours who drive through this area, making access to basic services increasingly difficult, as one never knows whether the street will be one-way or two-way at any given point. This situation is inadmissible, and we request its immediate reversal, as it is prioritising the interests of a private business rather than that of the hundreds of neighbours who have a right to use this road as a two-way street, they way they have been doing for decades.
Having a say in new property developments. La Moraleja is comprised of almost 1,100 single-family homes, and close to 400 semi-detached houses over a surface of 900 Hectares. The new La Carrascosa development adds 200 semi-detached houses and 500 apartments. There isn’t another access or exit route from La Moraleja other than the pre-existing one, and there isn’t a new connection planned. The situation is a disaster, especially during the opening hours of the Scandinavian and Base schools in the area of Camino Ancho and Camino Viejo, gravely affecting the residents of La Carrascosa who are trying to start their new lives, effectively trapping them. It doesn’t seem reasonable to build new homes without previous study of the area and ample planning for traffic, mobility and congestion.
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About us
Dear Neighbour,
We have the pleasure of presenting the La Moraleja Neighbours and Owners Association. We’ve been working for several months to turn our Urbanization into the dream neighbourhood we all wish for it to be.
Our aim is to turn La Moraleja into the world class urbanization it’s meant to be, using a twofold approach of; maintenance of its current virtues, and development of new projects. We are immensely lucky to live in such a privileged, unique and exclusive area, home to both Spaniards and Internationals, as well as elite professionals looking for a place to call their own in Madrid.
This Association was born out of a desire to preserve La Moraleja and due to the absence of services that should be provided by local public institutions.
Currently, we have around 220 members, with over 180 associated plots of land. We hope we can count on your support to achieve our goal of 500 smallholdings in La Moraleja becoming members of the association.
We work to meet La Moraleja’s needs
Below is a summary of our ideals and the work plan we’re currently carrying out.
Establishing a team to resolve current and future problems
and collaborating with the Alcobendas city council and the La Moraleja Conservation Entity to improve the Urbanization in all aspects.
Avoiding developmentalism of the Urbanization, that is to say, that growth of the neighbourhood should not be geared towards the financial gain of a select group of people, rather, towards the common interest. This is exemplified by the excessive number of private schools in the area (there are 34, the largest concentration in all of Spain), private senior living homes that later become apartment complexes, and new residential developments. We aim to avoid a possible modification to the land’s construction coefficient, something which is already allowed for endowment lands where schools are built, as well as when splitting plots to be able to build even more.
Putting a stop to automotive traffic coming from outside the urbanization, from people who use La Moraleja as a transit zone. To achieve this, there must be a drastic reduction of congestion from schools, as well as a stop to the expansion of existing schools for additional spaces. Given that maintaining the almost 55 km of road surface is one of our responsibilities as a community, we cannot possibly tackle it with this excess traffic, as well as with the added transit load from schools, it’s not feasible to have safe roads in good condition without financial collaboration from the city council. We have a right for a reasonable portion of our taxes to be destined towards taking care of our urbanization.
Requesting the immediate Moratorium and re-study of the future use of endowment lands, as it is impossible to either expand existing schools or accommodate the build of new ones, such as Brewster school, which will open next academic year. Debating the needs of the urbanization amongst owners is paramount, something which happens in any neighbourhood in Madrid. There are 4 endowment plots owned by the Council left to develop, and currently one of them is in late-stage planning for the construction of an elderly home in Camino Sur, with a great likelihood that it will later be converted into private 30 m2 apartments.2.
Improving the Urbanization’s roads; he state the asphalt of our roads is in is deplorable. Legally, it is the owners’ duty to maintain the road surface, but this does not seem reasonable if most of the traffic is due to the endowment plots, especially schools and new residential developments, which changes the rules of the game.
Improving the Urbanization’s sewage system, which is completely antiquated, and modernizing its whole network.
Objectives and Work in Progress
Meetings held with involved public actors to learn about their vision for the Urbanization:
Two meetings have been held with the Alcobendas city council, including Mayor Rocío García Alcántara and her team. The municipal group doesn’t perceive our urbanization’s situation as negative, and claims we don’t need to worry.
Municipal Alcobendas law allows the buildability of the urbanization’s endowment plots to be increased, “if it is justified” . In practice, it’s always allowed. This begs the question of whether more private schools and senior living centres are one of our community’s needs, or whether it is the business of private actors.
You can find more information in the news section of this website.
Brewster school. The City Council should understand what an urbanization of
La Moraleja’s characteristics is. With its misguided policies, it has contributed to its deterioration and destruction for years, giving out new build licenses, such as that for Brewster school in the Las Esclavas lands; an allowance we will fight against until the end.
Liceo Europeo school. The council has transferred the use of Camino Sur to the Liceo Europeo school (a private school) for most of the day, as well as during weekends for their own purposes. This is also the case during summer, to solve, as per the council, the congestion problems we suffer. This “solution” , not only affects the many residents of this street, but also the neighbours who drive through this area, making access to basic services increasingly difficult, as one never knows whether the street will be one-way or two-way at any given point. This situation is inadmissible, and we request its immediate reversal, as it is prioritising the interests of a private business rather than that of the hundreds of neighbours who have a right to use this road as a two-way street, they way they have been doing for decades.
Having a say in new property developments. La Moraleja is comprised of almost 1,100 single-family homes, and close to 400 semi-detached houses over a surface of 900 Hectares. The new La Carrascosa development adds 200 semi-detached houses and 500 apartments. There isn’t another access or exit route from La Moraleja other than the pre-existing one, and there isn’t a new connection planned. The situation is a disaster, especially during the opening hours of the Scandinavian and Base schools in the area of Camino Ancho and Camino Viejo, gravely affecting the residents of La Carrascosa who are trying to start their new lives, effectively trapping them. It doesn’t seem reasonable to build new homes without previous study of the area and ample planning for traffic, mobility and congestion.