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In Grand Fond, the Local Authority is launching work... without a permit
Summary
For several weeks, work has begun on land in the Grand Fond district. Developments undertaken on plots acquired by the Territorial Community in order to offer arable spaces to farmers on the island, but also to build housing. On March 24, in an online publication, the first vice-president of the territorial council, Marie-Hélène Bernier, reported a problem. The fact that no development permit has been issued to authorize the start of the work. "The rule is simple," writes the elected, "we cannot require residents to scrupulously respect the urban planning rules and free themselves from them. She adds: "After questioning the competent services, the reality fell: no authorization was filed for this project. ”
Since then, the first vice-president has seized the prefecture by mail by making a request for a violation of the planning regulations. In this document, the elected representative lists the rules of the urban planning, housing and construction code in force in Saint-Barthélemy. It underlines the fact that "the Community has carried out work without planning authorization consisting of the construction of a wall on land located in Grand Fond on the cadastral parcel AT No. 26" as well as a "trench".
"Regularizing later is what has always been done in the Community"
For the president of the Territorial Collectivity, it is "a lot of foam for not much". However, the elected official confirms: "Technically, it would have been necessary to wait until the development permit was validated by the executive council to start the work." He assures: "Regularizing later is what has always been done in the Community. Even if since the beginning of the mandate I prefer that we do things in the right direction. "To explain the start of the work without the issuance of a development permit, Xavier Lédée says: "I don't know if it's by dint of hearing each other say that nothing advances that they wanted to go faster than music. But the permit is in the urban planning department. It will be imminently transferred to the executive council and it will be necessary to regularize. On the nature of the work in progress, the president explains: "An agreement has been seen with the owners to build walls. It's something very visual, so it's questionable, but it's part of the project validated by the elected officials. As for the possible consequences of the referral to the prefect by the first vice-president, Xavier Lédée does not seem to be worried. "Unless the members of the executive council want to make a hay, it should be regularized imminently," insists the president. And I imagine that the prefecture, which was seized, if it had to say something, it would be to regularize as soon as possible, that's all. ”
In Grand Fond, the work continues. Without a permit, pending regularization.
Summary
For several weeks, work has begun on land in the Grand Fond district. Developments undertaken on plots acquired by the Territorial Community in order to offer arable spaces to farmers on the island, but also to build housing. On March 24, in an online publication, the first vice-president of the territorial council, Marie-Hélène Bernier, reported a problem. The fact that no development permit has been issued to authorize the start of the work. "The rule is simple," writes the elected, "we cannot require residents to scrupulously respect the urban planning rules and free themselves from them. She adds: "After questioning the competent services, the reality fell: no authorization was filed for this project. ”
Since then, the first vice-president has seized the prefecture by mail by making a request for a violation of the planning regulations. In this document, the elected representative lists the rules of the urban planning, housing and construction code in force in Saint-Barthélemy. It underlines the fact that "the Community has carried out work without planning authorization consisting of the construction of a wall on land located in Grand Fond on the cadastral parcel AT No. 26" as well as a "trench".
"Regularizing later is what has always been done in the Community"
For the president of the Territorial Collectivity, it is "a lot of foam for not much". However, the elected official confirms: "Technically, it would have been necessary to wait until the development permit was validated by the executive council to start the work." He assures: "Regularizing later is what has always been done in the Community. Even if since the beginning of the mandate I prefer that we do things in the right direction. "To explain the start of the work without the issuance of a development permit, Xavier Lédée says: "I don't know if it's by dint of hearing each other say that nothing advances that they wanted to go faster than music. But the permit is in the urban planning department. It will be imminently transferred to the executive council and it will be necessary to regularize. On the nature of the work in progress, the president explains: "An agreement has been seen with the owners to build walls. It's something very visual, so it's questionable, but it's part of the project validated by the elected officials. As for the possible consequences of the referral to the prefect by the first vice-president, Xavier Lédée does not seem to be worried. "Unless the members of the executive council want to make a hay, it should be regularized imminently," insists the president. And I imagine that the prefecture, which was seized, if it had to say something, it would be to regularize as soon as possible, that's all. ”
In Grand Fond, the work continues. Without a permit, pending regularization.
