By Pasara Puthamat
Condo owners sue for sea view
"Condo owners sue for sea viewA group of Jomtien apartment owners has asked the Administra-tive Court in Rayong to halt the construction of a new residential building that will block their sea views.Ten foreign Jomtien Complex Condotel apartment owners are fighting to preserve their uninterrupted beach views following Pattaya City Council building permission for a new apartment building directly in front of them.The complaint asserts Pattaya City wrongly granted construction permission to View Talay Jomtien Condominium.It adds the permission did not meet 1978 planning regulations and alleges it will deprive them of their present unobstructed views of Jomtien Beach.Jomtien Complex Condotel resident of two years Richard Haines, 62, retired, is one of the plaintiffs. The United States expatriate claims the development of View Talay 7 is in breach of planning law.The building is on the beachfront and will obstruct views, he argued. "I purchased my condo in October 2005 when I decided to make Thailand my retirement home."But the new View Talay 7 building will block me from ever seeing another sunset from my condo," he said.Haines alleged View Talay 7 was illegal because it was 14 metres in height (mis reported should be "over" 14 metres in height - View Talay 7 is planned to be 27 stories high) and within 200 metres of the sea. Buildings of this height are prohibited within 200 metres of the shore by planning law, he said.Pattaya Mayor Niran Wattana-sartsathorn said the city correctly issued building permission."I'm not worried that some foreigners are suing the city in the Administrative Court because we are just an agent to mediate this problem."If the foreigners succeed it will be a precedent for others and maybe developers will think before getting into problems like this," Niran added.The court will hold a preliminary hearing tomorrow. "
"Condo owners sue for sea viewA group of Jomtien apartment owners has asked the Administra-tive Court in Rayong to halt the construction of a new residential building that will block their sea views.Ten foreign Jomtien Complex Condotel apartment owners are fighting to preserve their uninterrupted beach views following Pattaya City Council building permission for a new apartment building directly in front of them.The complaint asserts Pattaya City wrongly granted construction permission to View Talay Jomtien Condominium.It adds the permission did not meet 1978 planning regulations and alleges it will deprive them of their present unobstructed views of Jomtien Beach.Jomtien Complex Condotel resident of two years Richard Haines, 62, retired, is one of the plaintiffs. The United States expatriate claims the development of View Talay 7 is in breach of planning law.The building is on the beachfront and will obstruct views, he argued. "I purchased my condo in October 2005 when I decided to make Thailand my retirement home."But the new View Talay 7 building will block me from ever seeing another sunset from my condo," he said.Haines alleged View Talay 7 was illegal because it was 14 metres in height (mis reported should be "over" 14 metres in height - View Talay 7 is planned to be 27 stories high) and within 200 metres of the sea. Buildings of this height are prohibited within 200 metres of the shore by planning law, he said.Pattaya Mayor Niran Wattana-sartsathorn said the city correctly issued building permission."I'm not worried that some foreigners are suing the city in the Administrative Court because we are just an agent to mediate this problem."If the foreigners succeed it will be a precedent for others and maybe developers will think before getting into problems like this," Niran added.The court will hold a preliminary hearing tomorrow. "
2 comments:
Yes, I am so sorry that I missed the word "OVER" in that line. We knew it after that day newspaper was released. I apologise to you. But next time we write about your case, I will say apology to our readers.
So sorry,
Pasara
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