Dubai investment firm Shamal Holding has unveiled plans for an “ultra-luxury” residential development on an artificial island off the Jumeirah coastline, called Naïa Island Dubai.

The island will have a Cheval Blanc branded hotel and residential plots with private beaches. A causeway will connect the island to Dubai’s main roads.

Abdulla Binhabtoor, Shamal Holding’s chief executive, said the development would “reinforce Dubai’s position as a global benchmark for exceptional, world-class living”.