FYI: The Municipality of Milos also challenged before the Council of State the preliminary approval issued by the island’s planning authority for a five-star hotel at Achivadolimni.
The urban planning authority of Milos has revoked the building permit granted to Unique Developments for the construction of a hotel near Sarakiniko, following a report by the National Transparency Authority that identified serious irregularities in the licensing process.
According to the decision, published a few days ago on Diavgeia and signed by the new head of the Milos Urban Planning Service, the permit should never have been issued. The main reason cited is the lack of “frontage” of the plot — in other words, the property does not border a recognized public road, a prerequisite under Greek law.
The permit was also issued without the required approvals, including that of the Ephorate of Antiquities, while the hotel was classified as a small-category unit, despite not meeting the criteria, as Kathimerini reported.
Specifically, the project was licensed under “standard environmental commitments” (PPC), a type of sworn declaration that applies only to establishments with up to 99 beds. Yet the development also included a special tourism facility — a licensing center and spa — which meant it should have been subject to a full environmental impact assessment.
“The ministry did not appear to address this issue by issuing relevant guidance to the competent authorities,” the Milos planning authority noted. It also underlined that during the review, the Ministry of Environment and Energy responded that services are obliged to apply the Council of State’s case law.
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