BADUNG, DEWATA.NEWS – Bali’s Regional House of Representatives (DPRD Bali) has summoned the management of The Edge Bali after it was revealed that the luxury resort has been operating without key permits for the use of a protected cliffside buffer zone for more than a decade.
The hotel, located in Uluwatu, Pecatu Village, South Kuta, Badung Regency, has reportedly been in operation since 2011. According to the DPRD Bali’s Special Committee on Spatial Planning, Assets, and Licensing (Pansus TRAP), several structures at the resort lack mandatory spatial and environmental approvals.
The committee stated that facilities built along the cliff edge have not obtained a Spatial Utilization Activity Conformity Approval (PKKPR) or the required Environmental Management and Monitoring Efforts (UKL-UPL) documents.
“UKL-UPL documents cannot be processed after a building is already in place,” said I Dewa Nyoman Rai, Secretary of Pansus TRAP, during a hearing on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
Rai said the hotel’s management was unable to present complete documentation during the inspection. The DPRD has given the operator until January 20 to address the outstanding permits.
“At this point, the licensing remains incomplete. We will review the situation again on January 20. If there are still gaps, the site may be sealed,” he added.
According to the committee, the alleged violations involve a swimming pool and a restaurant structure that extend beyond the permitted cliff boundary. Rai noted that the structures could ultimately face demolition if found to be in breach of spatial regulations.
Separately, Bali’s Civil Service Police Unit (Satpol PP) indicated that temporary operational restrictions remain a possibility. Dewa Nyoman Rai Dharmadi, Head of Satpol PP Bali, said his office is still reviewing the case to avoid premature decisions.
“We need to clarify the licensing status first. On Thursday, January 8, we will formally request further explanations regarding the permits,” Dharmadi said.
Following the clarification process, Satpol PP Bali plans to conduct an on-site inspection. In addition to the swimming pool, authorities are also reviewing a restaurant facility built inside a cave, which is suspected of violating spatial and environmental regulations.
Dharmadi noted that Badung Regency officials had previously conducted an initial inspection, as licensing authority for low-risk permits falls under the regency’s jurisdiction.
The case forms part of a broader review by Bali lawmakers into long-standing spatial planning and environmental compliance issues, particularly in high-risk coastal and cliffside tourism zones.