This decision reverses a policy that systematically denied these operations, and the first licenses have already been granted thanks to the efforts of the Department of Urban Planning and Environment.

The previous prohibition was based on a 2015 report from the General Advocacy of the Community of Madrid, which required the approval of a Special Plan for the Protection of Historical Heritage for the Asset of Cultural Interest in the category of Historical Territory, specifically the area of the historic Fence of Philip II, declared by Decree 52/2006, of June 15.

A new legal report has supported the municipal arguments, concluding that land divisions in the historical territory of the Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial can be authorized, provided they comply with current regulations, even without the planning adaptation provided for in the law.

The measure covers all urban areas of the municipality with an approved reparcelling project, such as El Ensanche, Montencinar, and Alcor I and II, even if urbanization works are pending. Each segregation or aggregation request will be evaluated individually, complying with urban planning regulations and the Cultural Heritage Law of the Community of Madrid of 2023. After a favorable technical report, it will be sent to the Local Historical Heritage Commission for final assessment.