Rimmer Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Twelve Walking Street structures ordered razed PATTAYA:--Twelve Walking Street buildings have been ordered demolished for illegally extending their property, the latest chapter in a saga dating back nearly two decades. Deputy Mayor Ronakit Ekasingh clarified the situation regarding the go-go bars, discotheques and retail shophouses on the waterfront side of Walking Street at a meeting with building owners and city engineers May 13. He said that, in fact, the central government had determined that 101 buildings - basically the entire western side of Walking Street - has been built illegally on government land, but due to land-title issues, now officials can only move against 12 buildings that violated the original building permits. A royal decree on land expropriation issued April 17 last year confirmed the findings of a 1998 Japan International Cooperation Agency that 101 waterside structures on Walking Street encroached upon royal land and should be razed. Owners of those properties, including some of Pattaya’s wealthiest and politically connected families, stalled any move to demolish the buildings even as Walking Street grew into Pattaya’s best-known and most-lucrative tourist attraction. Now, some city leaders appear loathe to do anything that will jeopardize Pattaya’s tourism cash cow. City Councilman Rattanachai Suthidechanai, who heads the Tourism and Culture Committee, said the demolition of half of Walking Street would affect Pattaya’s industry directly. While the city wants to improve its standard of tourist to attract more families, investors and businesses, the razing of half its red-light district would be a serious blow. - See more at: http://www.pattayamail.com/localnews/twelve-walking-street-structures-ordered-razed-47278#sthash.dhhIRaTE.dpuf -- Pattaya Mail 2015-05-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 PATTAYA:--Twelve Walking Street buildings have been ordered demolished for illegally extending their property, the latest chapter in a saga dating back nearly two decades. No one should worry about their favorite bar disappearing anytime soon....the order will never be carried out as long as Walking Street remains a top tourist spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitawatWatawit Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Nice pix of Walking Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_paarp Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Be fun to see the army turn up with a couple of bulldozers and/or some issue C4. A bit like what happened in Phuket, but on steroids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetotravel Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 The structures were built illegally. The owners know this. If torn down, and done properly, that stretch of beach could be really nice. But it will take a lot of planning and work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitawatWatawit Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 #6--"But it will take a lot of planning and work." Have no fear, mate, they're up to the task. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/827243-pattaya-beach-footpath-washing-away/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MZurf Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 The structures were built illegally. The owners know this. If torn down, and done properly, that stretch of beach could be really nice. But it will take a lot of planning and work. Nice?? If you want nice then go to Koh Chang or one of the Andaman islands. Pattaya isn't about nice, it's about naughty! Pattaya doesn't have the beaches to ever be able to compete with other places in Thailand for the sea and sun, so it's gotta focus on the last "s" or wither away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konying Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Why not "sell" the land to existing building owners? Either buy or be gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttthailand Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 So 89 buildings get a pass to continue ? I wonder what the payoffs were for those deals .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttthailand Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 (edited) If a royal decree last year stated that the 101 business should be removed and the government does not remove isn't that something that goes against the laws of the land ? Is someone disrespecting the royal family ? Can they really do this ? Wow !!! Edited May 22, 2015 by ttthailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onemorechang Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 They will all still be there in 20 years time, same as the last 20 years. Amazing Thailand. Money number one, for all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroona Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I don't see the point of the article. It is littered with " but it will be some time before anything will happen due to xxxxx or yyyyy. We all know that this will never happen, it's been ordered before and never happened, so what has changed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetotravel Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 The structures were built illegally. The owners know this. If torn down, and done properly, that stretch of beach could be really nice. But it will take a lot of planning and work. Nice?? If you want nice then go to Koh Chang or one of the Andaman islands. Pattaya isn't about nice, it's about naughty! Pattaya doesn't have the beaches to ever be able to compete with other places in Thailand for the sea and sun, so it's gotta focus on the last "s" or wither away. Easy to have both! Eating at the beer garden is great. Love the views at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langsuan Man Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Once again the Thai you can't name them and shame them law is if full effect since the media be bothered to tell us which 12 properties have violated their building permits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingalfred Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Smash the whole street. It causes more problems then it makes for drunks sorrow drowning and whores helping them lose their money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keesters Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Why not "sell" the land to existing building owners? Either buy or be gone You cannot own beaches in Thailand although many try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konying Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Why not "sell" the land to existing building owners? Either buy or be gone You cannot own beaches in Thailand although many try. But many already do, so might as well put a price and sell it off to them, instead of demolishing half of Walking Street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Could be a great tourist attraction, "Blow Down on Walking Street". Some if not all are death traps, due to inadequate emergency egress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Be fun to see the army turn up with a couple of bulldozers and/or some issue C4. A bit like what happened in Phuket, but on steroids. I wouldn't rule it out, local officials are going to do nothing about it but as you say the issue may not be over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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