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The Dune

Document library

Nothing here is published until it exists.

The library lists the studies the project intends to commission, in the order they are needed. Entries appear with a category and a status, and gain a summary and a download only once the work has actually been produced.

How this library will work.

Each published document will carry its title, type, author, commissioning party, publication date, version, status, language and a short summary, together with a note on method or source.

Superseded documents will not be deleted silently. They will be marked as superseded and linked to the current version, so the record of what the project believed, and when, remains intact.

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  • Project material

    The Dune Strategic Pitch (PDF)

    Seven pages for investors and for Klepp municipality: the historical argument, public value, published market context, an illustrative commercial model with every assumption labelled, the development structure and a full risk register. It contains no forecasts and no approvals.

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Planned studies.

  • Site and land

    Cadastral and land-register report

    Parcels, registered owners, rights, easements and encumbrances across the study area and alternatives.

  • Site and land

    Landowner and rights map

    Mapping of ownership and existing agreements relevant to each candidate footprint.

  • Planning

    Legal planning memorandum

    Plain-language legal assessment of shoreline rules, municipal plan purpose, applicable zoning and required procedure.

  • Planning

    Site fatal-flaw analysis

    Structured screening of protection, shoreline, agriculture, flood and access against each candidate site.

  • Environment

    Biodiversity baseline

    Seasonal habitat and species surveys across the dune, beach and inland margin.

  • Environment

    Bird survey and disturbance assessment

    Species presence, sensitivity and disturbance risk within and adjacent to protected areas.

  • Environment

    Dune and vegetation assessment

    Condition, stability and sensitivity of the dune system and its vegetation.

  • Landscape

    Landscape and visual-impact assessment

    Verified viewpoints and accurate massing tested from beach, Scenic Route and inland farmland.

  • Coastal engineering

    Storm surge, flood and erosion study

    Coastal exposure, wave action, erosion and climate-adaptation requirements.

  • Coastal engineering

    Geotechnical investigation

    Ground conditions, groundwater and foundation implications for a partly embedded structure.

  • Mobility

    Traffic and parking study

    Guest, staff, day-visitor and delivery movements, and their effect on existing beach access.

  • Public access

    Public-access and visitor-management plan

    Routes, hours, universal access, safety, maintenance responsibility and separation from private areas.

  • Hotel feasibility

    Hotel market feasibility

    Room demand, competitive set, positioning, seasonality and operator models.

  • Spa feasibility

    Spa and membership feasibility

    Regional day-spa market, membership potential, treatment capacity and pricing.

  • Regional impact

    Regional economic impact analysis

    Independent assessment of employment, supplier value chains and visitor spending effects.

  • Architecture

    Architect-led masterplan, plans and sections

    North-oriented masterplan, site sections, programme and area schedule, circulation diagrams.

Investor material is handled separately.

Detailed financial models, capital requirements, ownership information, land agreements, operator discussions and the risk register are not part of this public library.

That material will sit in a controlled investor room with role-based access, and will not be indexed by search engines.

Sources used on this site are listed and dated.

Factual statements carry a source marker linking to an identified publisher, with the date the source was accessed.