development
CPA refuses land clearing for pickleball courts
(CNS): An application by millionaire Jerry Beck to clear and fill a five-acre site in George Town was declined by the Central Planning Authority last week as the board said it was premature since there was no application to develop the land. But Beck is still hoping to get the nod for a sports complex […]
Developers pull hotel from Crystal Harbour project
(CNS): Michael Ryan told the Central Planning Authority on Wednesday that the proposed nine-storey hotel set to be part of a controversial new project in Crystal Harbour is no longer part of the plan. But this was not enough to satisfy the numerous objections from existing homeowners in the area, who believe the size and […]
CPA meets to hear controversial hotel application
(CNS): The Central Planning Authority will be holding an additional meeting this month just to hear the controversial proposed, application for a $125 million hotel and residential resort close to Crystal Harbour that has attracted a very high number of objectors.
Resort developers dismiss need for bird, turtle protections
(CNS): The developers behind the proposed resort at Beach Bay, Lower Valley, have asked the Central Planning Authority (CPA) to ignore directives from the Department of Environment on Phase 1B of the project, which is a CI$43 million residence tower alongside the already approved plans for a ten-storey $170 million hotel.
DoE v CPA legal battle confirmed for June
(CNS): The unprecedented forthcoming legal battle between two public sector entities, effectively setting government against government, has been listed to be heard in June. The Department of Environment and the National Conservation Council have requested a judicial review of a Central Planning Authority decision that ignored a legal directive not to grant planning permission.
Jubilee tree gains lost in just one CPA meeting
(CNS): Local environmental activists are raising concerns that the goal to plant 1,400 trees in the Cayman Islands this year in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is nothing more than a green-washing publicity stunt. Well over 1,400 trees were condemned to be removed at just one Central Planning Authority meeting this month after planning […]
New airport road delayed over culverts tender
(CNS): The National Roads Authority is busy building roads all over Grand Cayman but the $800,000 contract awarded to Dart over two years ago to build the first phase of the airport connector road from the Esterley Tibbetts Highway to Sparky Drive in the Industrial Park area remains stalled.
Premier wants input on planning law review
(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton had no explanation, when asked on Friday, for why no one with experience or knowledge in the areas of sustainable development and climate change mitigation was appointed to the committee reviewing the planning legislation. However, Panton said he wants to see input from groups concerned about these issues or people with […]
LP highway project to cut GT traffic jams
(CNS): Phase 2 of the Linford Pierson Highway widening project gets underway on Monday. The National Roads Authority said that when it’s finished it will “significantly reduce traffic” on Huldah Avenue and Crewe Road during the evening peak hour, while cutting traffic queues and travel times for the morning commute.
Road threatens hundreds of acres of pristine habitat
(CNS): Plans for a ten-mile long, 160ft wide stretch of multi-lane highway that will extend the East West Arterial from Woodland Drive to Frank Sound Road will see the removal of more than 174 acres of undisturbed habitat. If the road goes ahead it poses a threat to more pristine natural environment as it traverses […]
No environmentalists on planning law review team
(CNS): Cabinet has appointed a new committee to review the Development and Planning Act that doesn’t include a single expert on climate resilience or sustainability. The lack of any environmentalists on this board is likely to raise considerable public concern, given the PACT Government’s stated policy objectives and the need to address fundamental problems in […]
