[Nikos Kokkalias]
Within the newest chapter of an ongoing dispute, the Municipality of Alimos in southern Athens has suspended round 40 constructing permits tied to top bonuses offered by the New Constructing Code.
These permits, all unused, at the moment are on maintain pending a remaining determination by the Council of State, Greece’s high administrative court docket, anticipated later this month.
The controversy arose when the court docket declared these bonuses unconstitutional in December. Days later, the Atmosphere Ministry issued laws permitting already-issued permits to proceed. Alimos Mayor Andreas Kondylis, nevertheless, acted to implement the court docket’s directive.
“We can’t enable building to create irreversible outcomes earlier than the ruling is revealed,” Kondylis stated, including that contractors had hurriedly initiated work to bypass authorized roadblocks. The suspended permits spotlight tensions between native authorities and nationwide insurance policies.
The Atmosphere Ministry’s intervention sought to restrict municipal cancellations of permits issued earlier than December 12. Regardless of this, Kondylis insists that builders knowingly took dangers.
With roughly 14,000 New Constructing Code permits nationwide and solely weeks till the ultimate ruling,
