The new Municipal Master Plan of Famalicão (PDM) guarantees conditions for strengthening housing supply and attracting more businesses and investment to the municipality, consolidating Vila Nova de Famalicão as one of the largest and most dynamic municipalities in the country.
The PDM ensures a global increase of 12% in urban land, adding 900 hectares (ha) across the municipality, for a total of 8252 ha. This expansion creates conditions not only for the growth of housing areas but also for areas designated for economic activities.
The area designated for housing in the final PDM version is 6855 hectares (843 more than in the 2015 PDM), representing an estimated potential capacity of over 78,000 new housing units, with the potential to accommodate around 236,000 inhabitants.
Spaces designated for new business hosting areas correspond to 14% of urban land and 6% of the municipal territory, increasing from 1029 hectares in the 2015 version to 1179 in the current proposal (150 ha more), thereby reinforcing the municipality's capacity to attract investment and competitiveness.
“There is a clear and necessary adaptation of the plan to the economic and demographic growth we have observed in the municipality,” explains the Mayor, Mário Passos. The official adds that the plan facilitates attracting more investment and employment, addresses housing needs and the demographic growth trend, while ensuring the preservation of natural heritage, as 59% of the territory remains classified as rural land.
The new PDM also includes accessibility and mobility solutions, such as the creation of a new junction on the A7 connecting to Fradelos and the SAM industrial zone in Ribeirão, and improvements to access the future freight railway interface in Lousado and the new bridge over the Rio Ave.
The final proposal for the second revision of the PDM will be voted on this Thursday, October 22nd, by the municipal executive. The revised version incorporates changes resulting from over 1900 submissions received throughout the revision process (2019-2024).
Mário Passos explained that the deliberation phase was complex legally and technically, but the accepted submissions led to changes in the plan. Approximately 40% of the analyzed submissions received a favorable or partially favorable opinion.
