Planning Authority Offers No Defence

The Planning and Development Authority offered no defence in the recent judicial review case brought by the Coral Cove Group (CCG). The case challenged the Authority’s decision to deny public access to planning application information including the application plans and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) reports. The case was initiated by…

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Update On Our Efforts

Look everyone. We are fighting for more than just the boatyard. We are fighting for the right of the public to have access to all planning applications. This a basic right in any democratic country. If a developer wants to put a multi-storey car park next to your house, you…

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Mt Hartman Boatyard: update

Community Opposition to the Boatyard in Mt Hartman Bay This is very much alive even if appallingly slow. We are in court demanding access to the planning application information. This has been denied us by the Planning and Development Authority. This is unlawful. It has prevented community participation in the…

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Mt Hartman Boatyard: update

In our last posting on this subject we explained that the developer (Grenada Green Boatyard and Marine Services Ltd) had applied again for planning consent and that this had been granted by the Planning and Development Authority ignoring the views and evidence submitted by the community. We explained that the…

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Boatyard in Mt Hartman Bay given Planning Consent

Our requests to the Planning and Development Authority to know about the status of this planning application have been met with silence. But now we have learned – via the backdoor as usual – that consent has been given. The Authority has given this consent in flagrant disregard of the…

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Public Denied Access to Coral Cove Beach

All beaches in Grenada are government land and the public has free access. Access to Coral Cove Beach has been via a Public Right of Way across the Coral Cove Cottages land for generations. This is now being obstructed. Here is our letter to the owner’s lawyers. If you have…

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Yay! One for the ospreys!

A landmark judgement by the Privy Council in London In case you haven’t caught up with this yet, there has just been a momentous judgement by the Privy Council that clarifies and strengthens the powers of communities and individuals to challenge by way of judicial review how government bodies have…

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Mt Hartman Boatyard

Thank you all who have made improvements to this submission. The ‘final’ version of the submission has been sent under cover of the letter below and can be accessed here. 8th January 2024 Ms Nyasha Moore-Regis CEO (Acting) Planning and Development Authority cc: Mr Kenrick Fullerton, Chairman of Board Dear…

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