The project involves the construction of 906 homes, a hotel, commercial and service spaces, and an urban park.

The SOS Quinta dos Ingleses association, which has been contesting the construction of the project in this location for several years, is considering presenting an injunction against the project, after having already filed a legal action against the Cascais City Council to stop the urbanisation, according to Público.

The legal action filed on October 31st last year requested the nullity of the municipality's deliberation of July 18th, which gave the green light for the works to progress.

“This challenge highlights a series of defects in the administrative procedure and flagrant violations of the law, conflicting with the fundamental rights to life and the environment”, said the association in a statement in November. “With this action, we aim to stop the destruction of the largest green area on the coast between Lisbon and Cascais”, they added.

The construction of the mega-urbanization in Quinta dos Ingleses has been dragging on since the 1960s. Since then, a series of projects have been discussed and postponed.

However, at the last meeting of the Cascais Municipal Assembly, on February 26th, the vice-president of the municipality confirmed that he had signed the permit to begin work on the land. “The works will begin”, said Nuno Piteira Lopes.