THE Arta municipal architect has made an unfavourable report on the project to legalise work carried out on the property of Boris Becker, presented by his legal representatives, claiming that the plot of land on which it is built is not big enough to adapt the work to the current planning regulations.
The tennis ace now has three weeks in which to present new plans to remedy the situation.
In August last year, a wroks inspector informed the council that work was being carried out at the house in Son Coll without the necessary licence. It included the construction of a basketball court, covering two pergolas and asphalting an explanade.
Maria Francisca Servera, who was the Mayor at the time, gave Becker two months in which to legalise the situation. His legal representatives asked for a deferment and the project was not presented until the end of the year.
Despite the latest setback, Becker's lawyers are convinced that the problem can be solved claiming that the property has an adjacent plot which will fulfil the land requirements.
The property has been plagued with problems since it was first built and in December 2001, part of it had to be demolished to comply with planning restrictions.
Relations between Becker and the council have at times been tense. In March this year, the council rejected the choice of the tennis ace as its image in tourism promotion, describing him as repeatedly infringing urban discipline regulations.
The property is now up for sale.
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