It was during an inspection on 31 August last year that Oslo Municipality came across what they thought was illegal work in the beach zone on Spetalen’s spectacular luxury property on Bygdøy.
Due to language challenges, the workers on site could neither account for the scope of the work nor refer to any building permit for the property, the letter from the municipality states.
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Threatened with fines
If Spetalen did not stop the work immediately, a coercive fine of 150,000 kroner was imposed, which would be increased if the work was resumed, it was stated in the letter from the Planning and Building Agency.
The construction case is one of 15 at the relevant address, writes DN, who first mentioned this case.
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The architectural firm Niels Torp, which has been responsible for Spetalen’s construction project in the beach zone, thus submitted a new application in December last year. There they explain that they want to maintain and secure an old terrain wall in concrete from the 1930s and the stairs down to the pier.
On Monday, more than nine months after the application was sent, Spetalen received the good news: He is granted a dispensation from the ban on building in the beach zone, and has permission to resume work.
HAD TO STOP: But now Stray Spetalen has had the construction in the beach zone approved. Photo: NTB Scanpix
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– In violation of the building ban
Last year, the City of Oslo considered that Spetalen’s construction project included “extension of stairs with associated retaining wall, construction of railings and alteration of the existing gangway to the floating jetty.”
– These are measures in violation of the building ban in the beach zone that require permission to be implemented. We can not find that permission has been given for these works, it is further stated.
18 years after he bought the property, he still has not received a certificate of completion for the house, which has 3,000 square meters of usable area, according to DN.
However, he has permission to use the giant villa, which will house a spa area with sauna, tennis hall, as well as a library, music room and lounge.
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Gets the green light
Neither the State Administrator, the Urban Environment Agency nor Byantikvaren had any comments on the application for Maintenance and securing of the terrain wall and stairs in the beach zone.
The Planning and Building Agency writes in the decision that “The advantages of granting the dispensation are clearly greater than the disadvantages” and continues:
«The advantage of granting the exemption will be that the existing situation is improved and beautified for the benefit of users and future generations. This must be seen in connection with the fact that upgrading the existing situation is desirable in order to give the measure even longer durability and protection against falls. It can only count positively. “
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Think slate is a disadvantage
The Planning and Building Agency looks at the slate-covered wall that reflects on the surroundings as a disadvantage, but concludes that this will only be for a limited period as slate will matte over time.
They refer to “the applicant’s thorough argumentation in the dispensation assessment” and cannot see that there are circumstances that indicate that the dispensation cannot be granted.
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According to Kapital’s list of Norway’s richest, Øystein Stray Spetalen is worth NOK 4.5 billion. According to the tax lists for 2019, he had a fortune of 1,539,525,791 kroner.
Oslo Børs has been in contact with Stray Spetalen, which does not wish to comment on the matter.
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