An open letter to Members of Cabinet Ms Carvel Lett Cabinet Secretary (ag.) Cabinet Office Office of the Prime Minister Ministerial Complex, Sir Eric M. Gairy Botanical Gardens Tanteen, St. George December 5 2024 Dear Hon Members of Cabinet, Joined up government? An open letter to Members of Cabinet We…
As we reported in our recent email, the Planning and Development Authority offered no defence to our judicial review claim for full access to planning application data. https://coralcovegrenada.org/2024/10/31/planning-authority-offers-no-defence/ We have now been able to inspect the data for the Mt Hartman boatyard application and the planning consent that was given.…
The site of the old Coral Cove Cottages is for sale again. It seems the owner has given up on developing it. Here’s why you should not buy it – unless you want to turn it into a mini nature reserve. Community Opposition The community will not allow over development…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…