The municipality of Ílhavo is awaiting authorization from the Portuguese Environment Agency to set up a seasonal motorhome parking lot on the site of a former sports field in Costa Nova. The project includes 90 spaces and aims to compensate for the lack of parking near the lagoon and prevent spontaneous parking on roads leading to the beach.
The application has been submitted, but the initiative is not consensual: local residents advocate for restoring the sports function of the site.