The Free Trade Zone of Cádiz has recently approved the contracting of the preventive archaeological intervention in the Tiro Janer Industrial Estate, a necessary step to carry out the planned action in the industrial estate and which completes the previous analysis carried out in the Asset of Cultural Interest (BIC) of the plot that will house the Tiro Janer Business Park.
In this way, although an action has already been carried out corresponding to the BIC of the Doctrinal Battery that dates back to the beginning of the 19th century and is included in the catalog of protected elements of the PGOU of San Fernando, in the archaeological map of said city there are indications of the possible existence of a necropolis from the II Iron Age to the Roman on which an independent action must be carried out.
The study carried out in the first phase determined the partial conservation of the building declared BIC and the need to carry out work for its conservation within the scope of the new urbanization. These works will be defined based on the resolution issued by the Ministry of Culture in view of the report drawn up after the conclusion of the first archaeological studies.
To carry out the project in Tiro Janer, it is necessary that, in addition to the approval of the Ministry of Culture, the rest of the administrations involved (Ministry of Defense, Andalusia-Atlantic Coastal Demarcation, Provincial Delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment, General Directorate of Railway Infrastructures of the Ministry of Development, Administrator of Railway Infrastructures (Adif), General Directorate of Highways, Territorial Delegation of the Ministry responsible for Commerce and Territorial Delegation of Culture).
Technicians from the specialized company hired by Zona Franca for this new archaeological study will work on the ground in order to demonstrate the remains and extent of the site, as well as carry out a diagnosis of its chrono-cultural affiliation and its heritage interest. In this way, the report will be prepared and will also be presented to the Ministry of Culture for final approval.
The Tiro Janer Business-Industrial Park will have an area of 65,000 square meters, with an occupancy of 50%. More than 7,000 m of this surface will be reserved² for green areas, about 3,000 for basic infrastructure and a total of 15,000 square meters are contemplated for commercial use and another 3,000 for industrial use, as well as a hotel zone and business center.