The mayor recognizes that differences between government departments may delay the project, but believes it will eventually go ahead. Segura says the report is just one of many from the Catalan government and that by making appropriate modifications the project will be able proceed. The mayor of Vila-seca, Pere Segura, criticized the report from the climate action department. The decision was a response to a complaint brought by the activist group Aturem BCN World, who are fighting to stop the project for ecological reasons. The opinion of the judge was that the location of the plan posed enough of a threat to a natural, open area that should be protected from such dangers. Planning permission was denied by the magistrate as it was deemed that the proposed site posed a “chemical risk” to open, green spaces. In February, the Vila-seca and Salou tourism board greenlighted a new urban plan paving the way for the complex, after the Catalan High Court partially struck down the plans in September 2020.
This is not the first time that the Hard Rock hotel-casino complex has faced difficulties. Port Aventura's Shambhala and Dragon Khan rides can be seen in the background / Núria Torres Forest area where Hard Rock hotel-casino complex is set to be built in the southern towns of Vila-seca and Salou.
