Die Lazio wird man auch bald nicht mehr wiedererkennen. Nachdem man zu Fuß hingelatscht ist, weil: Parkplatz am Strand ist bald nicht mehr.
Today in Seychelles
Saturday 29 July, 2017
Local development
Mapping the future of Anse Lazio
Anse Lazio, nominated several times as the most beautiful beach in the world will be the subject of a public consultation today, Saturday 29 July. Officials aim to discuss future development of the area with stakeholders and residents.
by L. Valentino
The degree of harm likely to result from an Anse Lazio development is worrying Pralinois. A meeting is being held at Baie Ste. Anne Community Centre in Praslin this afternoon to discuss issues that are of concern to local residents as well as the Praslin tourism industry as a whole. It is organised by the Seychelles Planning Authority.
A draft land use plan will be presented. “Some of the projects planned are really extraordinary, with a 300-seat restaurant in the front-centre of Le Chevalier Bay for example and the construction of a proper road connecting Anse Lazio to Mont Plaisir,” described Christopher Gill, the chairman of Praslin Business association.
TODAY contacted Richelieu Verlaque, the proprietor of the front property of Anse Lazio who shared his plans. “My project is to relocate restaurant Bonbon Plume. My plan has been approved by Planning Authority. Construction will start in a month time,” detailed Mr. Verlaque. He further added “Bonbon Plume, was built in 1978, when the private property was still in undivided shares. Along with my two sisters, we had an agreement about who will be keeping which property. It so happened that when I built the restaurant, I didn’t have the choice where to locate my resturant. Planning Authority decided for me. As a result, my restaurant was built on my sister's property. When my sister came back from Australia in 2003 I had to lease the plot from her for two terms of five years,” explained Mr. Verlaque.
“However recently she decided to take back her property, giving me a reason to relocate on my own land,” expressed Mr. Verlaque. He also announced other plans for his property. “I have plans to convert my previous three bedroom house into a three bedroom guesthouse, along with the possibility of building a blocks equivalent to ten rooms.” A paid car park is also planned.
“This will mean that people will need to walk to the beach instead of parking by the beach, and from there, they can decide which restaurant to visit,” it is important to emphasise that the current road and parking at Anse Lazio is on Mr. Verlaque’s property, and is provided by him.
The major landowner at Anse Lazio is the Talma’s family. They own 64 hectares of land on which a hotel is planned to be built. “The Talma’s property is a very difficult parcel because the government have been very cautious about what to do with the Bay. Located on the far corner of Anse Lazio, the development for the property will require a very specific development making sure it does not affect the environment,” explained Mr. Gill.
On 3 December 2016 Seychelles Planning Authority conducted a meeting to hear public views on how Anse Lazio should develop in the future. Unfortunately, there was a poor turn out. Only concerned landowners and a few private businessmen operating at Anse Lazio were present. At that time, all shared a common interest to protect Anse Lazio as it is but allowing landowners to develop their land. Emphasis was put on the Authority and concerned referral agencies to provide a guidance on how/what type of development will be permitted.
One of the recommendations from landowners was to form an Anse Lazio Stakeholder Committee including both landowners of Le Chevalier Bay and governmental agencies. Other concerns raised from private business operators included consideration by landowners/developers to help small business operators to be able to function in the future.
Three meetings were subsequently held with the Anse Lazio Stakeholder Committee to discuss vision, intentions, overall ideas, proposed land use and development guidelines. Concerns raised by Praslinois included the need to have a ring-road that will serve the whole of Praslin. They said this will have an adverse impact on the island . Others were happy as this road will provide access to their property and open the door for future development. A fourth option of road connection was brought forward. It relates to the existing unused access between Zimbabwe and Mont Plaisir or La Plaine Hollandaise. None of these options has been confirmed.
The hotel development planned at Le Chevalier Bay on the Talma's property should be abide by ecotourism rules. Eco-villa/Eco-Lodges should meet with the criteria of the Seychelles Sustainable Tourism accreditation. This means that only 35% of land coverage is allowed for development. Detailed criteria for development has been made available by Seychelles Planning Authority and can be found on their website
http://www.spa.gov.sc. This will also be presented to the public today.
Es gibt unter dem Regierungslink übrigens die Möglichkeit, die Pläne zu kommentieren. Die Kommentare der Einheimischen sind durchaus lesenswert.
Die Legende besagt, die roten Markierungen sind die neuen Gebäude.
http://www.spa.gov.sc/documents/review/ ... e-may-2017