The promoter behind the Hotel Ibiza Corso has submitted a modified project to Ibiza Town Hall in an attempt to address the occupation issue that led to the suspension of its licence for the planned hotel refurbishment and macrodiscoteca.

The submission was confirmed by Ibiza's Councillor for Urbanism, Juan Flores, to residents following the latest municipal plenary session.

However, the new project does not mean that the suspended licence has been reinstated, nor does it confirm that the proposed macrodiscoteca can go ahead. The licence remains suspended while the authorities examine the situation.

Modified Project Reduces the Building's Occupation

According to the information communicated to residents, the new documentation reduces the property's occupation, the parameter that became one of the central problems in the licensing process.

The issue emerged after municipal technical services concluded on July 22 that the project's increase in occupation exceeded the 15% limit required under the exceptional legal framework used to process the original refurbishment.

That report also concluded that the problem could not simply be corrected through a documentary rectification of the existing project.

The promoter has now submitted a modified project intended to reduce the occupation and address that problem.

The exact dimensions and calculations contained in the new documentation have not been publicly detailed in the information currently available.

The Consell Has Previously Taken a Different View

The modified project faces a significant legal question because the Consell de Ibiza previously concluded that a new project could not simply be brought back under the same exceptional framework used for the original licence.

The original project was processed under Article 7 of Law 2/2020, an exceptional tourism modernisation mechanism introduced during the pandemic.

That provision has since been repealed. In an assessment dated July 28, the Consell concluded that a modified project seeking to rely again on that provision would require a new technical and legal assessment and could not simply receive a new favourable report under a framework that is no longer in force.

This creates an important distinction between the submission of the modified project and its eventual legal viability.

The Licence Remains Suspended

The Hotel Corso's urban-planning licence, numbered 11/2026, was suspended on September 17.

The suspension followed the discovery of the occupation issue and other questions surrounding the basis on which the licence had originally been granted.

The municipality has not revoked the licence. Instead, it remains suspended while the relevant technical and legal questions are considered.

That means construction cannot simply resume on the basis of the newly submitted modification.

A New Route May Be Available

The situation has also changed following the recent declaration covering the area around the Hotel Corso as a tourist-saturated and reconversion zone.

That declaration potentially opens another legal route for the hotel to seek an expansion under the fourth additional provision of Spain's Balearic tourism legislation.

This is a different legal framework from the one originally used for the Corso project.

Under that route, an initial increase of up to 10% of the legally constructed surface and occupation is possible, with the potential to reach 20% following a municipal plenary agreement. A new mandatory and binding report from the Consell would also be required.

Importantly, the Consell has indicated that this alternative route does not change the applicable rules governing uses of the property.

Questions Over the Recreational Use

The modified project also brings the property's existing recreational use back into focus.

Information communicated to residents indicates that the new documentation describes the basement levels as including a restaurant and a restaurant-party-room use.

The question of what legally established recreational activity already exists at the Hotel Corso is significant because it affects how the proposed project can be assessed.

The municipality previously acknowledged that it could not locate a specific licence authorising a nightclub or discotheque at the property. The recreational licence identified in the documentation is a 1997 licence for a dance hall covering 488 square metres of the basement level, with a maximum capacity of 365 people. That licence also contained restrictions distinguishing the activity from a nightclub or discotheque.

The extent and legal status of the pre-existing recreational use therefore remain important issues in determining how the proposed development can proceed.

The Original Licence Was Already Under Scrutiny

The dispute surrounding the Hotel Corso has been developing for months.

The original refurbishment and expansion licence was granted by Ibiza Town Hall in February 2026 after the Consell issued a favourable tourism report in October 2025.

Later municipal technical analysis found that the project's occupation calculation exceeded the 15% limit required under the exceptional framework used to obtain the licence. The municipality subsequently suspended the licence on September 17.

The case has also generated objections and legal challenges from residents who have questioned both the occupation calculation and the legal basis for the recreational activity planned as part of the development.

What Happens Next?

The immediate question is whether the modified project can legally resolve the problems identified in the original licence.

The municipality will have to assess the new documentation, while the Consell's position remains relevant because of its role in the tourism authorisation process.

If the promoter attempts to rely on the repealed pandemic-era framework, the Consell has already indicated that a new project cannot simply be approved under that old route.

Alternatively, the recently opened route through the tourist-saturated and reconversion-zone designation could provide a basis for a new application, but that would involve a different legal framework and a new project and assessment.

For now, the proposed Ibiza Corso macrodiscoteca remains a project under review rather than an approved operating venue.

Ibiza One Stop Accuracy Note

The promoter has submitted a modified project that reportedly reduces the property's occupation. This is a new development in the licensing process, not an approval of the macrodiscoteca.

The existing licence remains suspended, and there are still unresolved questions concerning the applicable legal framework, the property's occupation, and the extent of legally established recreational use.

The 15% figure relates to the exceptional framework under which the original project was processed. The Consell has previously stated that the pandemic-era legal provision used for that application is no longer in force and that a new project would require a new assessment if pursued through another legal route.