Tag: Barkers Beach Resort

Barkers resort proposal will erode beach, DoE warns

Barkers resort proposal will erode beach, DoE warns

| 04/01/2023 | 70 Comments

(CNS): A controversial planning application for a five-storey boutique hotel on the edge of Barkers National Park will erode the beach there, the Department of Environment has warned. The proposed resort involves the removal of the beach ridge, which the DoE has said is a major concern because excavating the sand will leave the beach […]

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Barkers hotel refused over set backs

Barkers hotel refused over set backs

| 27/10/2021 | 28 Comments

(CNS) The Central Planning Authority refused permission for a 5-storey boutique hotel close to Barkers Beach in West Bay as a result of technical setback issues, according to the minutes from the CPA meeting on 29 September, which have now been published. The refusal was not based on the concerns of a formal objector, which […]

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Proposed Barkers resort refused by CPA

Proposed Barkers resort refused by CPA

| 04/10/2021 | 15 Comments

(CNS): The Central Planning Authority has rejected an application for a boutique resort on Conch Point Road, just a over a mile from Barkers national reserve. The planning application for the project, which stirred up opposition in West Bay, was denied after last Wednesday’s CPA meeting but the board has not yet detailed the reasons […]

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Barkers 5-storey hotel faces objections

Barkers 5-storey hotel faces objections

| 27/09/2021 | 54 Comments

(CNS): A controversial application for a hotel in West Bay just over a mile from the Barkers Beach National Park is being challenged by a local objector on a number of grounds, including legal technical challenges over setbacks and other compliance problems. But the project by Coe Group Ltd for the Barkers Beach Resort is […]

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Developers defend projects facing public backlash

Developers defend projects facing public backlash

| 05/08/2021 | 154 Comments

(CNS): Local residents challenging the pace of development are no longer just committed environmental activists but increasingly include Caymanians who have been marginalized by projects that undermine the culture and heritage of these islands, but some developers are standing by their plans, despite the controversy they are causing. Matthew Wight, one of three Caymanian developers […]

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