The Minister of Culture of the Region of Valencia has informed the town of Calp that he is authorising the resumption of work on the land known as Casita Blanca, after the town itself stopped work last August.
In July 2019, the Town Hall granted a building permit for this plot of land, as it fulfilled the necessary conditions. At that time, it was not deemed necessary to request an archaeological report, as the land was located outside the Area of Potential Archaeological Interest (APIA). This "Area of Possible Archaeological Interest" is an area that occupies a larger area than the Baños de la Reina site and makes it imperative to request an archaeological survey if any kind of construction work is to be carried out.
In June 2020, the City of Calp received a letter from the Department of Environment and Urban Planning of the Public Prosecutor's Office, referring to information that had appeared in the press about the existence of archaeological remains at the site. The City Planning Department of the City responded to the Public Prosecutor's Office with a report containing all information about the location of the land and the processing of the building permit.
In August 2020, the press reported the discovery of a series of coins that could date back to Roman times on the plot known as Casita Blanca. This prompted the city to suspend the licence and ask the company to obtain information about it. The construction company contracted a second company to carry out an archaeological survey, which was sent to the regional administration of the regional Ministry of Culture for analysis and reporting.
As a result, on 14 October the town received a notification from the Ministry authorising "in view of the deterioration of the archaeological heritage, the construction works on site C/Portugal No 9 in Calp, a plot of land called La Casita Blanca".