54, 437
Theory of the Second Best 150
third party 21
an innocent 519
effects 511
thoughts, rational 516
threshold 132
'through traffic' 94, 519
time involved in a development
application 10
time limit 42, 75
for application for appeal 42
tombs 190
town plan 495
administrative 514
duty to adhere to 28
statutory 518
town planners 11
town planning viii, ix, 26
new 509
Town Planning Act 1932 vii
Town Planning (Appeals) Regulations 6
Town Planning (Amendment) Ordinance
1991 1, 2, 131
Town Planning Appeal Board ix, 517
amending a department's proposed condition to keep a proposal off the ground 250
function of 66
Town Planning Bill 1996 1, 2
Town Planning Board ix, 1, 2, 7, 8, 10,
20, 21, 26, 27, 45, 50, 52, 61, 62, 65, 71, 73, 75, 78, 286, 516, 517
composition of 26, 39
decisions of 38
facts and reasons stated in Town
Planning Board Papers 250
Papers of 5, 39, 75
taking Town Planning Appeal Court to High Court 212
Town Planning Board Guidelines 82, 98, 120, 141, 153, 167, 176, 213, 244,
257, 364, 490
legal and policy status of 437
Town Planning Office 500, 509, 527
Town Planning Ordinance vii, ix, 1, 28,
37, 57, 65, 74, 510, 514
Chapter 131 437
enforcement of 32, 61, 66
infringement of 33, 37, 57, 61, 66
intent and spirit of 107
intention of the legislature as
contained 134
purposes of 437
preamble of 26
s. 16 5
s. 17 (1) 5 s. 17 B 5
s. 20(6A) 212
s. 21 448
Town Planning Regulations 2, 18, 289
toxic chemicals 493
trade restriction 117
traffic
access 167, 176, 257
congestion 13, 49, 70, 76
impact 22, 49, 70, 76, 98, 120, 141, 153, 201, 213, 314 impact study 216
implications 20
local 514, 518
noise favouring office development 244
studies in Northeastern New Territories Development Strategies Review 343
through 94, 518, 519
training (channelization) of the Shan Pui
River 218
transport
capacity 18
considerations 129
officers ix
Index
553
trustworthiness of an applicant 34, 62,
76
turn-table 141
Twenty feet Equivalent Unit (TEU) 473
of a container depot 48
UK Planning Circulars 199 under-utilized road infrastructure 125
underground parking 192 unfettered discretion 33
to grant an approval 57, 65 unfettered right of an aggrieved party
24
University of Sydney viii, 511 unspecified areas in IDPA and DPA
Plans 129
urban planning history viii urbanization 1, 516
use
design 125
environment 1
fringes 1
restructuring of 85
abandoned 62, 66, 76, 292
ad hoc 37,
63
agricultural 18, 40, 45, 59, 67, 71, 73, 77
always permitted in all zones 184 ancillary 91
ancillary office in Industrial Zone 82,98
applied for which is neither a Column 1 or 2 480
bank in Industrial Zones 54, 114 columbarium 59, 190
Column 1 49, 70, 76, 133, 513
Column 2 21, 50, 53, 54, 75, 98, 114, 120, 142, 153, 201, 496, 515 commercial 52, 55
commercial in an industrial zone 52 consistent with the planning intention 37
entry of which is in Column 2 75 existing 46, 48, 57, 63, 79, 82, 91, 98, 190, 430, 473
extension of a use existing prior to the publication of an OZP to another flat 468
fast food shop in an industrial zone 55
garden 190 G/IC 16 illegal 61
incompatible land 147
minor change of 52, 55
modern build forms of G/IC 120 non-conforming 46
of lease conditions 82,98
of planning conditions 82, 98, 364 of planning conditions to overcome potential environmental problems 159, 213, 244, 250
of Statutory and Administrative Provisions 21
office 8
office in Residential (Group D) Zones in OZP 413
Other Specified (OU) 107
planned agricultural use said to be affected by water pollution due to adjoining industrial uses 306 regularization of non-conforming 46 retail 9
storage in Residential (Group D) zones in OPZ 413
temporary open storage or
development in Residential (Group D (R (D)) Zones 57, 448 unauthorized 33, 57
unauthorized use existing at the time of application 37, 49, 56 urban commercial 60, 75 warehouses use in Unspecified Use Zones 276
vacancy rates for offices 38, 53, 54 validity
of planning appeal 134 of planning application 147 of s. 16 application 98
554
Town Planning in Hong Kong: A Review of Planning Appeal Decisions
valuation procedures ix
values, sentimental 1
vehicular access problem 244
Victoria Park 511
village environs 129, 131, 133
Village Type Development (V) Zone 8,
56, 129, 201
villagers, indigenous 26, 59, 73, 131,
190, 518
visit
by Appeal Board members 468
to the site by the Acting Governor
473
to the site by the Appeal Board 364
warehouses 9, 64
use in Unspecified Use Zones 276 warning letters 21, 147
Water Supplies Department 23, 251 water-reserve 503, 504
West Kowloon Development Statement
341
Where a DPA Plan has been replaced by
an OZP 28
Where a planning intention had more
than one dimension 45
Where the planning intention for a zone
is impossible or will not be possible
to be implemented 35, 71, 77
will, general 518
workers, industrial 55
workshops 9
World Wild Fund (WWF) Hong Kong
213, 219, 222, 228
writ of possession 506
Yuen Long Industrial Estate 218, 230
Yuen Long New Town 218
zero nuisance 19
rule of 20
zone 40, 48, 50, 51, 82, 510, 520
adjoining 30
agricultural 66, 67
Comprehensive Development Area (CDA) 206, 514 delineating 519 G/IC 9, 58
incompatible 510
industrial 8, 21, 51, 52, 53, 82 land use 516
Local Open Space (LO) 299 planned 517
Residential (Group A) 8, 12, 55 Residential (Group B) 8, 56 Residential (Group C) 8, 213 Residential (Group D) 8 Unspecified Use 8, 9, 36, 40, 71, 76, 147, 159, 167, 176, 190, 213, 257, 313
Village Type Development 8, 59, 60, 66, 129, 201
zoning 29, 72, 76, 520
administrative 44, 58, 66
Government/Institution/Community
(G/IC) 8, 298
Green Belt 184
future 34, 41, 71
map 495
new 71, 78