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Saladar saved ? At the recent meeting of the Consultative Committee on Urban develoment it was reported that: “The meeting also stated that after a modification of the Law of Natural Spaces, the area of the Saladar of Xàbia has been included among them and from now on is considered not availablefor development.” From: El Mundo For background information about the Saladar issue see: Saladar Denia Calpe and Xàbia - top tourist destinations Last year the official data of the Ministry of Finance and State Administration identified Denia as the municipality (of less than 50,000 inhabitants) as having recived the most holidaymakers, with Calp third and Xàbia eighth. Tripadvisor published a list of the most popular Spanish destinations and three main towns in this region were in the top 25: Denia, Javea and Calpe. The Urban Development committee gets an update on the General Town Plan (PGOU) The reorganisation of traffic on the Avenida del Mediterráneo will be a precondition for the coastal path along Montañar. At the meeting, the mayor, José Chulvi, and Town Planning Councillor, Isabel Bolufer announced that at present the working document of the General Town Plan (PGOU) is being revised to include the recommendations of the Generalitat Valenciana. It is expected that by the end of the year the structural part of the Plan will be