DPRD asks Pecatu resort managers to complete permits to use cliffs and caves

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DENPASAR - The Special Committee for Spatial Asset and Licensing (Pansus TRAP) of the Bali DPRD asked the resort manager in Pecatu Village, Badung Regency, named The Edge to complete his license.

"The lack of completeness of their business permits has already included violations, now it has become more violations due to the findings of the construction of a pond that violates the edge of the ravine and a restaurant inside the cave on the coast which is a cultural heritage," said Secretary of the TRAP Pansus of the Bali DPRD I Dewa Nyoman Rai in Denpasar, Tuesday, January 6.

He said based on the results of the TRAP committee meeting and the hotel that manages the resort, it has given space to the building owner to complete the licensing process until January 20, 2026.

"Until now, the permit is still incomplete, if it is still incomplete, it will be forced to install a police line," said Dewa Rai.

The results of the permit examination by the council's committee showed that the resort had already obtained the business ID number based on the OSS integrated licensing system. However, the resort did not process the approval of the suitability of space utilization activities (PKKPR), especially environmental management efforts and environmental monitoring efforts (UKL-UPL).

In fact, said Dewa Rai, they had built a luxury-scale swimming pool on the cliff border of the Pecatu area which should have all permits completed first before the facility was built.

"UKL-UPL should not be processed after the building is there, if the building has been built it violates the rules, and those who violate almost all buildings there," said the Member of Commission I of the Bali DPRD.

In addition, according to him, the height of the building in the RDTR (Detailed Spatial Plan) is twice the height of the cliff. "But this is the end of the swimming pool beyond the cliff and it is likely to be demolished," he said.

Not only the swimming pool problem, said Dewa Rai, the resort on the cliff of Pecatu was also raided by the TRAP Sub-Committee of the Bali DPRD because it used a cave under the cliff as a restaurant.

"The cave is a dead price, I asked Badung, what caused it not to be a cultural heritage, we will study it later but experts have conveyed their studies from the fact that it is an original cave from thousands of years ago," said Dewa Rai.

Based on the findings of the violations, the TRAP Sub-Committee of the Bali DPRD, which has not been formed for a long time, emphasized its seriousness in uncovering all violations of spatial planning and licensing.

In the future, the two said, they do not want this legal problem to still occur, especially since the entrepreneurs or investors do not involve the local government or customary villages in the construction of the accommodation.

Head of Bali Satpol PP I Dewa Nyoman Rai Dharmadi said he agreed with the council's recommendation to give business owners time to collect licensing evidence.

For the time being, the local government has asked for activities at the facilities that violate to stop using them.

"The cave restaurant and the swimming pool have indeed exceeded the cliff limit, that is, the activities have been temporarily stopped, other things about the permit, of course, we will also delve into it so as not to make the wrong decision. We will ask for clarification of the permit before deploying the integrated team," he said.