These are the facts about the Anse L’Ivrogne Development
1)The area in question, Anse L’Ivrogne, was sold by Mondesir Estates to a Canadian business executive in January 2015 during the tenure of Dr. Kenny Anthony’s administration.
2) The property in question falls within the Pitons Management Area, specifically Block 0025B Parcel 4 measuring 76.6 acres, known as Anse L’Ivrogne.
3) In October 2015, the lawyer who represented the buyer requested incentives under the Special Development Area Act for the proposed development.
4) In December 2015, the then Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony granted the buyer the status of “Approved Developer” with concessions on Stamp Duty and Vendors Tax for a specified period.
5) That designation of “Approved Developer” entitled the property owner according to Dr Anthony to a 50 percent waiver on stamp duty and vendors tax.
6) The announcement of this decision by Dr. Anthony also appeared publicly in the January 25th 2016 issue of the Saint Lucia Gazette.
7) The deed of sale for the property is dated 19th January 2016 also during the tenure of the Dr. Anthony administration.
8 ) It was not until September 2016, the UWP administration became aware of this sale via an application submitted to the DCA for a touristic proposal for land use and concept for approximately 0.4 hectares or one acre of the area which also proposed a long list of amenities to be built.
9) The applicant submitted an application for a touristic proposal on Block 0025B Parcel 4, but it was rejected by the DCA due to the development site falling within Policy Area 1, where no development was permitted except for improving existing trails.
10) The applicant withdrew the rejected application in November 2016
11) The applicant submitted yet another application in March 2017 for a single-family residential building, which was rejected in April 2017 based on the same Policy Area 1 restriction.
Additional information was requested, and an amended Limits of Acceptable Change Study report was received in June 2017.
12) In January 2018, the DCA recommended that the applicant explore options for developing the base of the valley in conformance with the LAC study.
13) In November 2018, the applicant submitted a new application for a single-family residential building, which was approved by the DCA in December 2018 given that it met the guidelines of the LAC study
14) Based on this approval the following conditions were enforced Over 1000 trees will be replanted and a Nursery for the plants currently exists next to the site.
15) The Home is 2,300sq ft and is being constructed on foundation which previously existed
16)Based on conditions set by the DCA under the UWP Administration, Beach access in the area was to remain public and in fact the developer has actually improved the road access to the beach
17) As part of conditions for the development, the developer had also commenced assisting the SRDF with improving the Gros piton nature trail.
