Majorca´s three coastal projects

Joan Collins THE national Ministry for the Environment has unveiled a plan to clear the coast of Majorca of “illegal” dwellings and businesses within a national programme which is trying to recover free access and public use of the coast. The areas being targeted are those where there are dozens of small businesses which were started more than 30 years ago by the granting of concessions which are now out of date, according to the director general of the Coasts department, Jose Fernandez. He explained that three projects are being drafted for these parts of the coast which are in the provinces of Son Servera, Calvia and Formentor. Each coastal part targeted has a length greater that one kilometre. He said that this is a process which is open to the effective participation of all the councils affected and the private owners who have an interest. The aim is to get an agreement between all parties although this is to be done “without hindering the start of the legal process by the Public Administration”. The projects to be drafted will have to do the following things. On the one hand, compile all the information about the current state of the three selected stretches, as well as making an exhaustive examination of the ground and the existing buildings and installations, and their state of conservation. On the other hand, the national Ministry will analyse the administrative situation with regard to the out of date concessions, with the aim of repossessing or ending those which do not fall within the objectives of the programme of the Coastal department, in order to later publish the most effective action proposals. Fernandez also said that the national Ministry for the Environment had made two demolitions in the Balearics since 2004, which are, a pier in Cala Moli in Sant Josep (Ibiza) in September 2004, and a pier and solarium in Canyamel (Capdepera) in December 2004.