
EIA Approval in Thailand: What UK Buyers Must Verify
What Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approval means for Thai condos and villas, which projects need it, and how UK buyers can check it before paying a deposit.
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Locality · Phuket Province, Thailand
Latest
Expressway may pass near Koh Kaew, opening 2031 at best.
What it meansQuicker trips, but a big road nearby; not approved.
Draft plan may allow more building around Koh Kaew.
What it meansMore homes and shops, if approved.
Land dispute threatens power to hundreds of homes.
What it meansTitle problems can hit daily life, not just the sale.
15-baht electric bus to Phuket Town planned.
What it meansCheap travel without a car; no start date.
53.5 million baht canal works planned against flooding.
What it meansShould help canal-side homes; no dates yet.
From The Phuket News. Plans and dates are theirs; what it means is our reading.
Getting here
Airports of Thailand PCL, Phuket International Airport, 'Airport Bus' transportation page · Airports of Thailand PCL, Phuket International Airport, 'How to get to Phuket Airport' page, checked 24 September 2026
About Koh Kaew–Boat Lagoon
Royal Phuket Marina, marina home page · British International School, Phuket, school home page · Phuket Boat Lagoon, marina home page · British International School, Phuket, contact page · Thai Meteorological Department, 'Seasons of Thailand' page (ฤดูกาลของประเทศไทย) · Ko Kaeo Subdistrict Administrative Organisation, general information page (ข้อมูลทั่วไป), checked 24 September 2026
Projects here
In the developers’ own words, as they publish them. NITARYA checks a project only inside Acquire & Own, for the client who chooses it, and every project here stands on the same footing.
Last checked 24 September 2026. Prices, ownership rules, costs and our own analysis are not shown on this page.
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