The resort erected the pier in 1985, but the manager of the Khao Laem Ya-Mu Koh Samet National Park told reporters this week that a pier of this length had never been authorised. Sumet Saithong explained that the Marine Department had agreed to the construction of a 100-metre pier.
The manager continued by saying that the National Parks Department or the Royal Forestry Department were not consulted and therefore no official sanction had been given. He added that the resort had originally been given a deadline up to 3 November 2014 to explain why the pier illegally encroached on a public area.
Mr Saithong finished off by saying no response had been forthcoming from the management of the Rayong Resort and that was the reason the parks department had issued a final warning. He added a codicil that if the department was forced to demolish the pier it would sue the resort to recoup the costs of the operation.
Thai resort slapped with pier demolition order
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A luxury hotel in the Thai resort of Rayong has been served with a demolition order for its 380-metre-long pier. The Rayong Resort has 30 days to comply with the order. The National Parks Department says if the resort fails to dismantle the pier then it will be demolished forthwith.