This commune in Seine-et-Marne wins the legal battle against a real estate project

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The municipality of Villiers-sur-Morin (Seine-et-Marne) won a victory. In fact, the administrative court of Melun rejected the requests from the company CORIM Associés, specialized in the realization of real estate projects concerning the construction of 89 collective housing units on land located Côte de Dainvillethus putting an end to a dispute which has lasted since October 2022. The case, centered on a disagreement concerning the number of housing units to be built, saw the company claim almost €2.8 million in damages. .

Return to a complex matter

The first events date back to April 20, 2022, when CORIM Associés requested the issuance of a building permit for 89 housing units.

On July 20 of the same year, a tacit authorization was born from the fact that the company had not received the refusal email from the municipality drawn up in agreement with the Coulommiers Pays de Brie agglomeration community.

A few months later, in October, the municipality of Villiers-sur-Morin finally sent a letter with acknowledgment of receipt to the company to inform it of its intention to withdraw the building permit. What she did on October 19, 2022.

And graceful appeal was then filed by the company in November to challenge this order; graceful appeal which was rejected by the municipality.

1.5 times the requested annual budget

The company finally decided to bring the case before the administrative court of Melun, requesting the annulment of the order and the payment of compensation of more than €2.79 million for the damage suffered, either 1.5 times the annual budget of the municipality.

In March 2023, mediation, arbitrated by a specialist appointed by the court, was opened, but without success since no agreement was found between the two parties.

Keeping urbanization under control

“Despite the concessions made by the CORIM company, it was inconceivable for the municipal council to allow such a project to come to fruition without taking the real measure of the consequences that this can involve on a daily basis for residents: traffic in the Côte de Dainville at peak hours, parking, insufficient infrastructure to accommodate future students in the village schools… Not to mention the infringements of the various articles of the local planning plan. urban planning,” declares the town hall.

The judgment rendered on July 5, 2024 rejected all of the company's demands : acceptance of the construction of the real estate program and payment of damages.

The case is now closed, since the company CORIM Associés did not appeal the decision within the two-month period allotted to it.

“We have maintained our positioning in the face of the unreasonable and controlled development of the urbanization of our municipality. Our PLU is currently undergoing a general review and reflects this desire,” responded the municipal council, reaffirming its commitment to protecting the balance and living environment of the municipality.

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