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the same way as the legislation has effectively been applied to
guide development of the urban areas. In having a statutory
planning system, we shall be able to provide an open process
which would give a clear indication of what development is
desirable and where it should go, thus helping landowners and
developers in planning the use of their property and in making
investment decisions. As it will take some time for outline
zoning plans to be prepared to cover all the rural areas where
they are needed, the Town Planning Board will be empowered to
designate, as directed by the Governor, development permission
areas within which all proposed development, unless otherwise
specified in the plan, will require planning permission. The
permission development planning area plans will be gazetted and exhibited
in the same manner and subject to the same objection procedure
as the current statutory outline zoning plans.
8.
As control through development planning areas is
intended to be an interim measure only, pending completion of an
permission outline zoning plan, the development planning area plan will be
replaced by an outline zoning plan within three years (subject
to one year's extension), but enforcement powers would continue
to apply even when
when the development permission area plan is
replaced by an outline zoning plan. There is, however, no
intention whatsoever to introduce development permission area
plans to areas covered by outline zoning plans.
9.
Under the proposed system, the Director of Planning