Timeline

Start of major infrastructure works that the Public Administrations are responsible for.

Start of the Madrid Nuevo Norte's urban development works.

Once the reparcelling projects that define the project’s property structure are drafted and approved, the resulting plots can be registered at the Property Registry and will become legally enforceable.

Drafting and approval of the infrastructure project, which technically defines Madrid Nuevo Norte’s large-scale engineering works for public transport, urban connections, water and sewerage.

Some of these major infrastructures will be constructed at the expense of the land owners and form part of the urban development projects. These include covering the railway tracks, the new connections over the tracks and the M-30 ring road, or the replacement of the large pipelines of the Canal de Isabel II water supply infrastructure. On the other hand, the Public Administrations are directly responsible for certain major projects (Metro, Norte Junction, Fuencarral Junction, Chamartín Station).

Approval of urban development projects, which define the urban services and the physical reality Madrid Nuevo Norte’s public space.

Creation of the Owners Associations, public-private legal entities to which the Administration delegates the public functions needed to monitor the urban planning, under its supervision, control and tutelage.

Performance of the execution initiative by the land owners of each project area with the Madrid City Council. At this time, the urban development projects will be submitted for approval, along with the bases and articles of association for the future Owners Associations.

The private agents and administrations involved will draft the coordination plans for major infrastructures to ensure that the project’s different infrastructures are technically compatible with each other.

In March, the Madrid Regional Government, City Council, Canal de Isabel II and Distrito Castellana Norte presented the water infrastructure associated with Madrid Nuevo Norte.

The final approval of the Madrid Regional Government marked the end of the planning phase and the start of the management phase of Madrid Nuevo Norte.

On 22 July, the Madrid Regional Government, the City Council, ADIF Railway Infrastructure Manager and Distrito Castellana Norte presented the final model of the project at a public event at the offices of the Madrid Regional Government.

On 22 July, the Governing Council of the Madrid Regional Government approved fulfilment of the requirements for the specific modification of the plan established in March and published final approval of the project in the Official Gazette of the Region of Madrid.

On 29 May, the plenary session of the Madrid City Council approved the corrections, ratifying the final approval of the project.

On 25 March, the project received final approval by the Governing Council of the Madrid Regional Government, contingent upon the correction of typographical errors and the addition of technical requirements.

On 29 July, the Plenary Session of the City Council votes unanimously for provisional approval of Madrid Nuevo Norte.

In May, the Madrid Regional Government issues the Strategic Environmental Statement required for the City Council to approve the modification of the Overall City Plan.

In September, the City Council initially approves the administrative file for ad hoc modification of the Overall City Plan with the Madrid Nuevo Norte planning.

On 27 July, public presentation of the model of the Madrid Nuevo Norte project at the City Hall.

A participatory process is launched to design the project, taking the opinions of the citizens into account.

The project, promoted by the City Council, will be processed by means of an ad hoc modification of the Overall City Plan

On 27 July, a historic agreement is reached between the Madrid City Council, the Ministry of Public Works and Distrito Castellana Norte to kick off the Madrid Nuevo Norte project.