Bophut - Fisherman's Village

Just under one kilometer of restaurants and shops stretching along the beach with a vast variety of food available from traditional Thai cuisine, Mexican, Indian, French, Italian, to fresh sea food and sizzling steaks from the BBQ at “The Shack”. Relatively quiet during the day the street scene comes to life at dusk and the vendors set out their wares and families wander from shop to shop. Very much a family orientated area with just the traditional “Pub” and no girlie bars. Large free car park at "The Wharf" shopping centre.

Other attractions in the area include the Go-Kart Circuit on the Ring Road. Four large hotels are situated at the western end of the village and there are numerous smaller hotels in between the shops and restaurants. Allow 15 -20 minutes to the Airport and 20 minutes to Santiburi Golf Course.

This rectangular, flat, plot of land lies about 70m from the beach in Bophut with a concrete Public road access.

It is situated within Zone 1 of The Koh Samui, Suratthani, City Planning Ministerial Regulation BE 2549 which states -

Zone numbers 1.1 to 1.20 are low-density residential areas. And land in these zones shall be used mainly for residential and tourism purposes. Land may be put to other purposes in these zones. But, any land used for other purposes mustn’t exceed 15% of the land in each of these zones. Constructions prohibited in the yellow zones include: factories; gas and petrol storage facilities; animal breeding; industrial; entertainment venues; slaughterhouses; silos; waste disposal; or junkyards.

In these zones the following rules apply:
a) The total area of any buildings, except hotels, must not exceed 2,000 sqm and the height of any building must not exceed 12m.
b) Where the land is used for residential purposes, including hotels, apartments, and bungalows, the surrounding space must be at least 40% of the whole.
c) Where the land is used for acceptable purposes other than residential, it shall have a surrounding space of at least 20% of the whole.
d) Where the land borders a public canal or public water source, the land 6m from the edge must not be used (except for the construction of water transportation facilities or public utilities).
e) The land 10m from the coast must not be used (specific exceptions exist).
f) Where the land is within 50m from the coast, no building should exceed 6m in height. And its total area must not exceed 75sqm, and the surrounding space must be at least 75 % of the whole (specific exceptions exist).