On the basis of the Decision of the Council of Ministers dated 11.01.2016, the Planning Council prepared the Akamas Local Plan, in accordance with the strategic plan set out in the then report of the Minister of Interior for the preparation of the Akamas Local Plan.
The Preparation Report set out the General Development Strategy which provided, inter alia, for the protection of the natural environment and the cultural landscape, but also for the safeguarding of the social and economic impacts of the implementation of the plan.
With the completion of the preparation process of the Akamas Local Plan and its approval by the Planning Council yesterday, 21.02.2023, it appears that all the Strategic Objectives of the Preparation Report concerning the protection and management of nature and the natural environment have been met. However, since it has not been possible to satisfy to the same extent the other Strategic Objectives relating to the economic and social aspects of the Development Plan, the Council of Ministers, at its meeting today dated 22.02.2023, authorizes the Minister of Interior to publish the Akamas Local Plan with a six-month suspension of the implementation of its provisions, i.e. until September 1, 2023, in order to further examine the possibility of meeting the other two objectives of the Plan.
During this six-month period, during which the White Zone will be in force, it is expected that the data of the area will be assessed and, of course, relevant studies will be carried out to concretise measures and actions to meet the socio-economic strategic objectives that have been set.
It should also be noted that, with the publication of the Akamas Local Plan, the four-month period for lodging objections to its provisions will also begin, so that in this way, the Planning and Zoning Department will have before it any possible objections to be assessed.
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