Tag: Central Planning Authority
CPA decision ‘perfectly proper’, argues lawyer
(CNS): Sir Jeffrey Jowell KC told the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal Wednesday that a Central Planning Authority decision to grant planning permission for the redevelopment of a wall and a cabana on Boggy Sand Beach was “perfectly proper”. As Jowel opened the CPA’s appeal against a judicial review finding, he argued that the experts […]
Minister uses ‘personal’ billboards for anti-litter campaign
(CNS): Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan is using his “personal billboards” to promote an anti-littering campaign, according to a release from his ministry. “The Minister’s billboards”, located in Central George Town at busy intersections, have been used to exhibit PSAs. They are currently asking people to dispose of their trash responsibly and keep the environment clean.
PPM Cabinet waived planning process for ReGen in 2021
(CNS) UPDATED: The Dart consortium that will eventually be taking on the waste management project, now known as ReGen, has been given an exemption from the planning application process. Since posting this report, CNS has learned from government officials that the waiver was given to Dart by the previous administration just before the 2021 General […]
Work still underway on new line in the sand
(CNS): A recommendation to establish a Seven Mile Beach coastal setback reference line is expected to go before Cabinet for approval in the second quarter of this year. The Ministry of Sustainability and Climate Resiliency is preparing a proposal for an updated line in the Seven Mile Beach sand, based on decades of coastal data, […]
New ‘Tech City’ PAD poses significant flood risk
(CNS): An application by Cayman Enterprise City to expand and modify its Planned Area Development on a 75.5-acre site in the South Sound mangrove basin has raised “grave concerns” about further seasonal flooding of homes and existing developments in the area. The Department of Environment has said the revised plan is likely to make a […]
100+ acres of natural habitat already at risk this year
(CNS): Since the start of this year, the Central Planning Authority has heard applications for development projects and sub-divisions that threaten well over one hundred acres of primary natural habitat, including mangroves. Despite mounting public support for conservation and significant concerns that development is destroying the environment, in less than two months the CPA has […]
NHDT plans to develop land picked for conservation
(CNS): The National Housing Development Trust is seeking planning permission via an application from the Lands and Survey Department for a 54-lot subdivision on Austin Conolly Drive, East End, on four parcels of crown land, part of which has been nominated to be a protected area. The nearly 20-acre site includes Sunrise Cottage, a retirement […]
Animal charity gets CPA green light for new shelter
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Humane Society has been given approval by the Central Planning Authority for a purpose-built animal rescue shelter in the Mount Pleasant area of West Bay. The new location is on Captain Reginald Parsons Drive and will provide space for up to 160 animals. Despite being in a residential community, the CPA […]
Humane Society’s $5.3M shelter to go before CPA
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Humane Society’s planning application for an animal rescue shelter in West Bay is scheduled to be heard by the Central Planning Authority on Wednesday. The proposal faces just one objector, who has set out how the non-profit organisation could address their concerns as they appear to support the concept in principle. […]
Barkers resort proposal will erode beach, DoE warns
(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 […]
Scarce primary habitat to be cleared for EE subdivision
(CNS): More than six acres of primary habitat in East End is now set to be bulldozed as the Central Planning Authority granted planning permission last month for a 22-lot subdivision for homes and apartments west of John McLean Drive. The Department of Environment has questioned the need for the residential subdivision in the absence […]
