The change in planning will enable the fire station, currently located temporarily in the Parc Joan Miró, to move to its definitive location. The move responds to the needs of the emergency corps in terms of callouts and should improve the response capacity in their area of service.

The change of location is part of the city’s grand strategic agreement which unlocks the future of several important facilities in L’Eixample. One case is the Escola Entença, which will share a site on the unused plot in C/ Provença with the new CAP Casanova and a medical facility linked to the Hospital Clínic.

The MPGM aims to compensate the area with nearly 4,000 square metres of additional greenery and two new inner gardens: one between Comte d’Urgell, Buenos Aires and Av. Josep Tarradellas, and another between the streets of Londres, Buenos Aires, Villarroel and Urgell. The green space in Plaça Marcos Redondo will also be enlarged.

Following initial approval, a public scrutiny period will begin before the provisional and definitive approval, which corresponds to the Government of Catalonia. Work is expected to get under way on the fire station in 2028, with it to come into operation in 2030.