Overview
- The Supreme Court inadmitted Real Madrid's cassation appeal on Wednesday, leaving the higher-court order that reopened the case in place.
- The decision sends the matter back to the Juzgado de lo Contencioso-Administrativo nº 31 of Madrid to rule on the core question of whether the Plan Especial and licences permit concerts.
- The dispute began when a neighbors' association asked the Madrid city government to declare that the stadium's post‑reform planning documents and licences do not authorize musical shows, and a lower court initially treated that request as a non‑justiciable 'consulta'.
- The TSJM reversed the initial dismissal and ordered the case admitted for a merits review, and the Supreme Court said Real Madrid's appeal lacked sufficient legal grounding and casational interest without ruling on the merits.
- A ruling for the neighbors could block concerts and force clearer rules on which authority must approve extraordinary events, while a contrary finding would free the club to seek event permits; residents, the club and municipal and regional bodies will all face immediate practical consequences.