Sant'Antonio Abate – The fight against illegal construction in the Vesuvian area continues. Pursuant to a demolition order issued by the Torre Annunziata Court, an illegal residential building in the municipality of Sant'Antonio Abate has been demolished. Sant'Antonio Abate, in via San Francesco.
It consists of a reinforced concrete foundation with an overlying masonry structure of approximately 110 square meters, composed of a metal frame, insulated sheet metal roofing, side closures in pumice cement blocks, fixtures, doors, and electrical systems: a real home, but built in an area where it would not have been possible to build.
The land, in fact, falls within an area classified as an "agricultural area of particular landscape and environmental importance", subject to landscape restrictions pursuant to law 1497 of 1939 (later confirmed by the Cultural Heritage Code of 2004) and to seismic restrictions with a seismicity level of S=3, according to regional legislation.
The Public Prosecutor's Office Torre Annunziata – which has made combating illegal construction one of its operational priorities – emphasized that the intervention represents an important signal both in terms of repression, for the restoration of legality and protection of the territory, and in terms of prevention, with a deterrent effect on new illegal constructions.
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In this specific case, the demolition was carried out pursuant to a 2010 conviction, which had remained unresolved until now. After years of delays and litigation, the property owner proceeded with self-demolition, i.e., at his own expense, thus avoiding direct intervention by the Municipality or the Cassa Depositi e Prestiti.
Prosecutor's Office sources explain that the goal is "to make the judicial response effective against those who deface the territory, while discouraging further violations."
The prosecutor reiterated that "demolitions are an essential tool for restoring legality and landscape to an area that has been plagued for decades by illegal construction and speculation, often to the detriment of safety and the environment."
In recent months, the Torre Annunziata Court has seen an increase in the execution of demolition orders, including self-demolition, a method that reduces costs for the community and speeds up restoration times. This is therefore a sign of a concrete and ongoing commitment to protecting the land, in an area—between Vesuvius and the Lattari Mountains—where illegal construction has too often obliterated countryside, vineyards, and views of great landscape value.
Comments (1)
It's important that something be done about illegal construction, but I don't know if demolitions are the best solution. More checks should be done before illegal construction is allowed in the area.