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With regard to today's article and the AKEL announcement, the Ministry of Interior clarifies that the Inter-ministerial Committee chaired by the Minister of Interior, after presenting all the facts about the application in question, unanimously accepted the hierarchical appeal of the applicant, considering that the Nicosia Municipality wrongly did not grant the requested permit. This is because it is the same Nicosia Municipality that in its effort to increase the population density with residential units in the deteriorated Urban Shopping Centre of the capital by promoting sustainability, prepared in 2016 an Area Plan, which is still in force today, and by means of which the Municipality granted an increased building factor from 100% to 200% and from 3 storeys to 8 storeys with a maximum permitted height of 31 metres to these developments.
On 15/9/2017, the applicant secured positive preliminary views in writing from the Nicosia Municipality, according to which he was given a clear position on the possibility of building 8 storeys with the possibility, in fact, of approving an additional 2 storeys as per the provisions of the Area Plan. According to the provision of Article 25, paragraph 8 of Article 25 of the 'Town and Country Planning Law', these preliminary opinions of the Planning Authority are binding for a period of 1 year. Since the applicant submitted his application on 23/3/2018, i.e. 6 months after obtaining the preliminary opinions of the Planning Authority, these are considered binding by the Law, which was confirmed by the Municipality's own legal advisor in a written opinion on 8/5/2019.
Additionally, the Inter-Ministerial Committee was informed that the Planning Authority was consulted during the submission of the application for a 10-storey building and that the building was sited, at the suggestion of the Municipality, at a distance of 7 metres from the boundary to ensure that the adjacent listed building is not in view. In addition, the applicant was requested to reduce the coverage from 60% to 53% in order to reduce the bulk of the building, which was also done.
The Inter-Ministerial Committee decided on the basis of the above documentation taking into account all the facts put before it, fully respecting the sensitivities of the Planning Authorities. At the same time, however, the authorities, by virtue of their position, must also be defenders of the interests of citizens.
As regards the allusion of AKEL, the Minister of Interior clarifies that he has absolutely no connection with the businessman who will erect the building, beyond a simple acquaintance, as with many other citizens.
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With regard to today's article and the AKEL announcement, the Ministry of Interior clarifies that the Inter-ministerial Committee chaired by the Minister of Interior, after presenting all the facts about the application in question, unanimously accepted the hierarchical appeal of the applicant, considering that the Nicosia Municipality wrongly did not grant the requested permit. This is because it is the same Nicosia Municipality that in its effort to increase the population density with residential units in the deteriorated Urban Shopping Centre of the capital by promoting sustainability, prepared in 2016 an Area Plan, which is still in force today, and by means of which the Municipality granted an increased building factor from 100% to 200% and from 3 storeys to 8 storeys with a maximum permitted height of 31 metres to these developments.
On 15/9/2017, the applicant secured positive preliminary views in writing from the Nicosia Municipality, according to which he was given a clear position on the possibility of building 8 storeys with the possibility, in fact, of approving an additional 2 storeys as per the provisions of the Area Plan. According to the provision of Article 25, paragraph 8 of Article 25 of the 'Town and Country Planning Law', these preliminary opinions of the Planning Authority are binding for a period of 1 year. Since the applicant submitted his application on 23/3/2018, i.e. 6 months after obtaining the preliminary opinions of the Planning Authority, these are considered binding by the Law, which was confirmed by the Municipality's own legal advisor in a written opinion on 8/5/2019.
Additionally, the Inter-Ministerial Committee was informed that the Planning Authority was consulted during the submission of the application for a 10-storey building and that the building was sited, at the suggestion of the Municipality, at a distance of 7 metres from the boundary to ensure that the adjacent listed building is not in view. In addition, the applicant was requested to reduce the coverage from 60% to 53% in order to reduce the bulk of the building, which was also done.
The Inter-Ministerial Committee decided on the basis of the above documentation taking into account all the facts put before it, fully respecting the sensitivities of the Planning Authorities. At the same time, however, the authorities, by virtue of their position, must also be defenders of the interests of citizens.
As regards the allusion of AKEL, the Minister of Interior clarifies that he has absolutely no connection with the businessman who will erect the building, beyond a simple acquaintance, as with many other citizens.
(EX)
. Contents of this article including associated images are owned by PIO
Views & opinions expressed are those of the author and/or PIO
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