On Friday, GOB sent a letter to the ministry reminding it of the decision of July 27, 2022 to deny a request from the owners to legalise the restaurant, which occupies public maritime-terrestrial domain and is therefore in breach of the Coasts Law unless permission is granted by the Costas Authority (part of the ministry). The ministry ordered the demolition of the building and the removal of terraces.
GOB point out that a set period of six months to execute the order has elapsed and note that "not only has the order not been complied with, but restaurant activity continues as normal". The environmentalist organisation says that it was "already serious" that the restaurant had been operating on public domain land for for forty years "in a completely illegal way". It is now "even more serious" that the owners have failed to comply with the order of closure and are continuing even though legalisation has been denied.
The period of time that there has been occupation of the public domain "cannot be an excuse to claim continuity". The Coasts Law "makes it clear" that no other rights will be accepted other than those of use and exploitation in accordance with the law.
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the same situation was a couple of years ago in the Portinatx. someone from the new environment of state administration liked one restaurant - "it also violated the natural landscape", the court was for several years, in the end it was recognized that the building was illegal - and what do we see next year? new name from new owner and new renovation in the same place - now it's legal for several years
Nobody lend them diesel powered machines to carry out the demolition. Let them use their own solar powered ones.....oh wait.
And the damage it's doing is what exactly! It's been there 40 years!
Lisa JuliaAh Lisa . Did you not know it’s ok to destroy nature in the cause to be green. In the city of Cambridge, full of cleaver people apparently. , they are ripping out a ancient and quite beautiful fruit orchards , to make way for a guided bus route. And as a person who trained in electrical power distribution I would I principle agree with you that the best target for the interconnection landing would be at a existing bulk supply point. As for this little restaurant, it’s history is similar to many establishments on Majorca. The Villamil in Pagurea now a five * hotel , started of as a private home . On a similar cove before a man made beach , and more recent promenades. They used to have pictures of the town in the Villamil bar of the 50s and 60s of a underdeveloped cove and stylish people. I really don’t see a lot of difference in that one building has to be destroyed and another not as they’re both on developed seafront.
What I don’t understand is that the restaurant is already there. Locals seem okay with it. In Alcúdia- two high powered cables are coming to the virgin cove of S’illot. The cables will demand a sizeable building and a plant. In an environmental heaven. It spells disaster for local family’s, tourists and nature. It could all be prevented. It could be diverted to an existing electrical plant in the local port. Why are the GOB environmentalists not doing anything??? They could help prevent a natural disaster. Madness.
And what will demolishing that place achieve. A return to the mythical pristine Majorca coastline. I think not. More likely a ugly gap on a promenade. And locals with no business and income. You couldn’t make it up.
Love this restaurant, best paella on the Island. Wish those moronic GOB people would literally go back and hug some trees and shut their GOBS.