Housing authority halts Sheriff Street construction

Oct 05, 2008 News

As a result of a petition by residents of Subryanville, Georgetown, in objection to the construction of a three-storey commercial building in the residential area, the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) has served a cease-order notice to the developer, demanding that he halts construction of the building.
The Mayor and City Council has also served a cease-order notice on the developer.
Kaieteur News understands that the CHPA held discussions with the developer, and after a careful examination of the proposal and the concerns of the residents, and based on drawings submitted and an assessment of the site land, the Central Housing and Planning Authority has decided that the size of the building be reduced and that the said building be centrally positioned on the site, with ingress and egress from Sheriff Street; and that provision be made for on-site parking on both the southern and northern sides of the site, as this is consistent with the requirements of the Greater Georgetown Development Plan.
The CHPA also decided that the developer must seek permission from the City Council to have the portion of the reserve east of the site and along Sheriff Street be developed for use as a parking area; that the building be made sound proof, so as to effectively minimise the potential of noise nuisance to the neighbours; and that the proposed hardware store be classified as a showroom for the display of furniture.
As such, the CHPA has requested that the developer submit an amended plan to the authority; but, to date, the developer has not submitted any such plan to the CHPA.
Residents have since informed this newspaper that they are still not in agreement with the CHPA, since, according to them, they do not want any such building to be established in their neighbourhood.
The residents say that their community is a residential one, and it is totally illegal for anyone to establish a commercial entity in the community.
Terrence Edwards, who has been living in the community for close to five years, has told Kaieteur News that, on June 23 last, residents in the community received a letter from the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA), stating that the CHPA had received an application from a developer for the erection of a concrete building to be constructed at Lots 12 and 13 Subryanville, so as to accommodate a hardware store, restaurant and bar.
He had noted that the community is a peaceful and quiet one, and that it is where he is looking forward to live after his retirement.
Moreover, the residents fear that if such a business is to be established in the area, then it might draw the attention of criminals, and may even introduce violence to the community.
The residents say that they had received word from the Chief Development Planner of the CHPA, Rawle Edinboro, that no permission would be granted to the developer for the construction of such a building.

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