Construction of artificial beaches permitted

“An option for building artificial beaches on land - public state property will be provided via the adoption of the amendments to the Black Sea Cost Act,” said yesterday Milen Topalov, Head of the Concessions Directorate with the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works (MRDPW), at a roundtable on the amendments to the regulatory framework. Thus, in places where beaches are insufficient, these will be enlarged. This activity will be conducted under concessions for public works according to the Concession Act. At present, the procedures for granting concessions take between 8 and 10 months, which leads to the loss of an entire season in cases of termination of management contracts. “Due to the slow process, beaches of great public importance and higher attendance remain without surveillance," commented Topalov. With the amendments to the law, the deadline for the concession procedure is expected to be shortened to about 4 months.

“The new legislation will regulate control over rents for sea beaches,” Topalov said. There will also be clear rules on the way MRDPW and Regional Governors will control concessionaires. It is planned for the illegal extraction of sand to be penalised, a provision which is missing in the current law.

“The amendments to the law will put an end to the chaotic development and over-development at the sea coast,” said Regional Development and Public Works Minister Liliana Pavlova. She explained that construction in the 100-meter zone from the coast is being limited and strict control will be exercised over floor construction. A ban on the use of temporary stalls along the beach and in zone "A" is being introduced as well.

About 165 km of the beaches are coastline and some 160 km are divided into 207 separate sea beaches. Out of these, a total of 44 km are concessioned and 32 km are rented. Most of them (112) are in the Burgas region.

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