Escaldes council probes rooftop coverings at Zenit penthouses
Escaldes parish council is investigating roof structures added to terraces of the Zenit towers that may exceed the authorised building envelope,.
Key Points
- Probe into roof structures on penthouse terraces that may exceed the approved building envelope.
- Promoter fined €50,000 and ordered to dismantle a climate‑controlled pergola; they intend to appeal.
- Coverings added to both penthouses—one as a compensatory fix for a sold unit, the other matched to avoid disparity.
- Escaldes council’s next formal steps beyond the earlier pergola sanction are currently unclear.
The Zenit development’s towers, already known for housing at least one climate‑controlled pergola, are now under scrutiny for possible additional overbuilding, the Escaldes parish council is reportedly investigating. The probe concerns roof structures that the builder is said to have installed on the terraces of the penthouses in the lower of the two buildings in the complex.
According to sources, the original approved project exhausted the permitted building envelope, so adding covers—even if they occupy only a few square metres—could exceed what was authorised. The council is examining whether the new coverings breach planning rules.
This follows a recent sanction related to the climate‑controlled pergola: one of the promoters, a well‑known digital‑marketing influencer and trading specialist, was fined €50,000 and ordered to dismantle the pergola. The infrastructure is reportedly not fixed, so removing it would be technically straightforward. The influencer has said they will appeal the council’s decision to the Urban Planning Technical Commission (CTU) and, if necessary, take the case to court.
Original Sources
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