The succession of appeals filed since 2010, mainly by associations for the defense of nature and the protection of the aquatic environment, and the transformation, in 2014, of the land into a "zone to defend" (ZAD), will ultimately have been right. investment. The Pierre et Vacances group announced on Wednesday the abandonment of its Center Parcs domain project in Roybon in Isère, launched in 2007.
A thousand cottages project
The project, worth 390 million euros, provided for the construction in the Chambaran forest of a thousand cottages, shops and restaurants around an aquatic area, in the form of a transparent bubble maintained at 29 degrees with swimming pools, slides and jacuzzis. “For more than ten years, legal procedures contesting the administrative authorizations have hindered the realization of the project. The authorization to clear the land, essential for its realization, [has] lapsed, and access to the site [is] blocked by zadists illegally occupying the land since 2014 ”, explains the group to justify its decision.
Pierre et Vacances-Center Parcs, which insists on its "commitment to responsible and sustainable tourism", highlights the fact that the domain project "has received constant support from all local authorities for its environmental qualities, its spin-offs in terms of jobs and income ”. "The group is not throwing in the towel", said Gérard Brémond, president and founder of Pierre et Vacances. "But we were at an impasse, it had become inextricable between the occupation of the site, changes in regulations, authorizations for building permits, for land clearing, the water law, the preservation of species, and the slowness of justice in the various stages, the court of appeal, the administrative court, the Council of State. It was all superimposed, it was endless, "he said.
Other projects in Germany and Denmark
"We think it is better to reserve our intellectual and financial resources for other developments," said Gérard Brémond. The Pierre et Vacances group therefore wishes to “confirm” the development of its other projects. Thus, in Europe, two new areas are being investigated in northern Germany and in Bavaria, and two other sites in the Berlin region are the subject of "negotiation and study engagement". In addition, "a first project in Denmark is in the conceptual finalization phase, and two additional projects have been identified in Scandinavia".
In France, the Landes de Gascogne area (Lot-et-Garonne) is due to open in the spring of 2022. “The project was very favorably received and supported by the local authorities as well as by the inhabitants and stakeholders of the environmental protection, ”says the group. Three other projects remain disputed in court or fought locally: the extension of the existing domain of Bois-Francs (Eure), the Poligny project (Jura) and that of Rousset (Saône-et-Loire) for which the group will " proposals in the fall for improvements ”.
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