MARIGOT:--- The Executive Council has revoked an earlier planning approval for a project in Concordia after a review uncovered discrepancies in the property’s legal status, according to the Collectivité’s communiqué on decisions taken October 15, 2026.
During the same session, the council formally acknowledged the dissolution of Saint-Martin Compétences–CARIF OTEF, approved €11,225.13 in individual training assistance and declined to exercise its property preemption rights in seven transactions. The meeting examined eleven deliberations.
The Concordia decision concerns SCI MOVEO SXM, which obtained a favorable decision on October 16, 2025, to regularize and extend an existing swimming pool, demolish an existing roof, and construct a concrete roof terrace. The project involved parcels BW 260, BW 261 and BW 262.
Attorney Delphine Tissot, acting on behalf of a client, challenged that approval in an administrative appeal received on March 25, 2026.
According to the communiqué, the challengers argued that the application inaccurately presented the project site's legal status. They maintained that the parcels formed part of a condominium property, were subject to a right of passage, and that SCI MOVEO SXM did not hold the rights necessary to submit the project under the conditions declared.
The Collectivité said its review gathered documents on the property’s division, ownership, and right of passage, revealing a legal situation different from that presented in the application.
To allow the company to respond, the Collectivité sent a registered letter on May 21, 2026, inviting SCI MOVEO SXM to present observations at a hearing scheduled for June 16 or through another appropriate channel.
The communiqué states that the ordinary deadline for withdrawing the approval had expired and that revocation could legally be considered only if fraud was established. It reports the council’s decision to revoke both the original deliberation and the associated decision of non-opposition to the planning declaration. It does not detail the company’s response or reproduce the council’s full legal reasoning.
The council will formally communicate the decision to SCI MOVEO SXM and its legal counsel.
The council also acknowledged the dissolution of the public interest group Saint-Martin Compétences–CARIF OTEF, citing recurring administrative and budgetary failures to meet regulatory obligations, as well as the director’s resignation in June.
According to the release, the group’s general assembly voted to dissolve at its August 19, 2026, meeting. The stated liquidation period runs from July 1 through December 31, 2026.
A liquidator, designated by the Prefect of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin and drawn from Guadeloupe’s regional public finance administration, will represent the organization, recover outstanding receivables, settle debts, and manage the disposition of its assets and personnel. The existing accounting officer will serve as the liquidation accounting officer.
The group had three staff members at the time of liquidation: two Collectivité contract employees whose contracts were scheduled to expire on September 30 and November 5, 2026, and one employee recruited directly by the group. The communiqué does not specify their final employment arrangements.
On employment and training, the council approved three individual training grants and one exceptional individual training grant, totaling €11,225.13.
The assistance followed an August 12 review by the Employment, Apprenticeship, Training and Professional Integration Commission. The Commission considered four standard training applications, one of which was rejected, along with one exceptional assistance application.
The Collectivité linked the funding to persistent employment difficulties, reporting more than 6,000 people registered with France Travail across all categories. It described Saint-Martin’s unemployment rate as about four times that of mainland France and said training could improve jobseekers' employment prospects.
On property matters, the council decided not to exercise its urban preemption rights on all seven transactions submitted for review. The mechanism gives the Collectivité priority to acquire qualifying properties for public-interest development purposes.
The council also rejected a planning declaration for a detached additional bedroom and bathroom at Hameau du Pont, citing Article UG-6 of the applicable land-use plan regulations. The communiqué did not explain the specific compliance issue underlying that refusal.
