ALAMEDA, CA — Rich Jackson took this captivating photo of Bay Farm Lagoon. Not a creature was stirring last Sunday morning.

A 24-acre swimming lagoon has been filled and home construction continues as the first residents get ready to move into Cotino in Rancho Mirage.

Developers behind the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon no longer have planning permission to build the project, the UK government has said. Tidal Power PLC claims to have secured permission "in perpetuity ...