Naklua Sapanyao Bridge residents face massive encroachment fines under new law

[Rimmer]

Naklua Sapanyao Bridge residents face massive encroachment fines under new law

PATTAYA:--Residents and businesses near Naklua’s “long bridge” are facing hundreds of thousands of baht in fines for structures illegally built over water decades ago.

 

The Marine Department on May 23 officially notified property owners near the Sapanyao Bridge that it is now enforcing the new Navigation in Thai Waters Act, which came into effect in April. The legislation seeks to reign in encroachment by structures illegally built over public rivers, streams, beaches and sea.

 

The goal is to preserve rivers for marine transport, agriculture and flood protection. Property owners must demolish or modify about 350 structures within a year or be fined up to 10,000 baht per square meter.

Many of the Sapanyao owners unsurprisingly are not pleased.

 

Many of those interviewed said they inherited their houses or restaurants from grandparents and no one had raised any objections about the structures in the past 30 years.

 

Read more: http://www.pattayamail.com/news/naklua-sapanyao-bridge-residents-face-massive-encroachment-fines-new-law-176534

 

-- © Copyright Pattaya Mail 2017-06-02

 

[KittenKong]

Crikey. Who in his right mind would want to live over that?

[Destiny1990]

I think this encroaching did not only happen in Naklua.

[stanleycoin]

14 minutes ago, Destiny1990 said:

I think this encroaching did not only happen in Naklua.

The same BS is still going on on walking street 25 years latter.

But i do agree with the authorities, way to much of this going on all over pattaya .

 

[PETERTHEEATER]

You will be telling me next that the authorities will be doing the same to illegal structures over the beach in Hua Hin!

[Destiny1990]

I think illegal buildings are even unwanted  if they are not encroaching sea beach or river.But this new law now to charge encroachers with fines is good.

[johng]

I wonder when the 99 businesses on the beach side of Walking street will be torn down ?

[phantomfiddler]

I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky, and all I ask is a medicine kit, and hope that I don,t die

[YetAnother]

6 hours ago, Rimmer said:

Many of those interviewed said they inherited their houses or restaurants from grandparents and no one had raised any objections about the structures in the past 30 years.

i just do not get this ; originally government land ; it's  use stolen by someone, then the govt tries to take it back and people say 'screw you and your laws';

consider eminent domain, a practice civilized countries use, the state is the FINAL possessor of land, period

Edited June 2, 2017 by YetAnother

[stanleycoin]

3 hours ago, johng said:

I wonder when the 99 businesses on the beach side of Walking street will be torn down ?

Last October according to some bright sparks on Tv

Where have all those Tv posters  gone !!!!!!

[champers]

4 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

You will be telling me next that the authorities will be doing the same to illegal structures over the beach in Hua Hin!

They are all due to be demolished. 

[just.a.thought]

This will make people upstream happy, during heavy rain.

[JSixpack]

2 hours ago, stanleycoin said:

Last October according to some bright sparks on Tv

Where have all those Tv posters  gone !!!!!!

 

Good example of how some troll can start a rumor and it soon becomes one of the forum's Received Truths to be acknowledged by a wise nod. Another such was the increase in the baht bus fare to 20 baht.

[Dumbastheycome]

Inherited? Valid  for  land  pirates?  Show  me  your  chanote   Won  Jon  !

[digger70]

Yep ,do this all over the country .If they don't have a Chanote  Tear it down because it's Illegal,They will beg borrow and steal and take it if it's not to heavy or to hot to touch.

[joepattaya1961]

On 6/2/2017 at 1:30 PM, KittenKong said:

Crikey. Who in his right mind would want to live over that?

or even would like to navigate in there.....