The City Council imposes a second sanction on the Serbian tennis player for carrying out unlicensed work on his luxury villa, valued at more than ten million euros

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Novak Djokovic fined for illegal renovations to Marbella mansion

The Marbella Town Hall (Málaga) has opened a disciplinary case against the tennis player Novak Djokovic for carrying out unauthorised renovations to his exclusive mansion located in a high-end residential area of the city. The house, valued at more than 10 million euros, has been the subject of several interventions which, in part, do not comply with town planning regulations.

According to the municipal file, and based on the Andalusian Land Law (LISTA), the council has decided to impose a coercive fine of 5,000 euros on the Serbian sportsman, after having exceeded the two-month deadline for legalising the works or processing the corresponding planning permission. This sanction, notified on 13 February, would be the second one Djokovic has received for the same reason, according to local media Marbella 24 Horas.

Part of the works could be legalised? but not all of it

The technical report highlights that part of the works carried out by the tennis player could be regularised, as long as the licence application is correctly processed. However, there are elements that violate the current regulations, especially the excessive height, the number of floors and the proximity to the boundaries.

Aspects that will have to be corrected in order to return to urban planning legality include the removal of an underground car park, a porch added without permission and other structural modifications that are not permitted.

Municipal warning and consequences

The Town Hall warns in the file that, before ordering the demolition or modification of the out-of-order elements, it could impose up to twelve successive coercive sanctions if it does not receive a response from the owner.

If Djokovic does not act within the new deadline, the local administration will continue with the procedure to re-establish urban planning legality and revert the physical alterations carried out without authorisation.