The Mythical Cliff in Bat Yam Saved: Victory in the Battle to Preserve the Beaches

The Tel Aviv District Committee accepted the objection of the environmental organization 'Adam, Teva veDin' and canceled a plan to build a 24-story tower on a cliff in northern Bat Yam beach. The building rights will be transferred to an alternative location, aiming to reduce harm to the beach and the public. The organization claims that the Committee for the Protection of the Coastal Environment (HOLHOF) failed in its role.

On Sunday, the Tel Aviv District Committee accepted the objection of the environmental organization 'Adam, Teva veDin' and canceled the plan to build a 24-story tower for hotel and residential use on a cliff in northern Bat Yam beach. The building rights will be transferred to an alternative location, aiming to reduce harm to the beach and the public. Throughout the struggle, the organization maintained that there is no legal or planning obstacle to transferring the building rights, and argued that the objection proved that an optimal planning solution can be found that protects both the developer's rights and the public interest. In response, 'Adam, Teva veDin' said that the District Committee deserves praise for the planning move, in contrast to the Committee for the Protection of the Coastal Environment (HOLHOF), which, in their words, 'again fails in its role' by approving the plan without a significant attempt to improve the planning. They called on those responsible for HOLHOF to engage in soul-searching.