TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1992
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PROPOSALS ON NEW TOWN PLANNING SYSTEM AVAILABLE SOON
THE GOVERNMENT I9 ACTIVELY CONSIDERING IN DETAIL PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT ON THE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON COMPENSATION AND BETTERMENT (SCCB), WITH A VIEW TO FINALISING THE PROPOSALS ON THE NEW TOWN PLANNING SYSTEM FOR SUBMISSION TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IN MID-1992.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT WAS PUBLISHED BY THE PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS BRANCH FOR PUBLIC COMMENT LAST JULY.
AS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE, A SPECIAL COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY MR JOHN TODD WAS ALSO SET UP TO CONSIDER THE COMPLICATED ISSUES OF COMPENSATION AND BETTERMENT. PUBLIC VIEWS ON THIS ASPECT WERE ALSO SOUGHT.
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DURING THE CONSULTATION PERIOD ENDED ON JANUARY 11 THIS YEAR, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HELD 57 BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION SESSIONS VARIOUS PUBLIC BODIES, PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTES, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO EXPLAIN THE PROPOSALS AND CLARIFY VARIOUS ISSUES.
A TOTAL OF 75 WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS ON THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT WERE RECEIVED. THESE SUBMISSIONS, SUBJECT TO THE CONSENT OF THE SUBMITTERS, ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
"MOST OF THE PROPOSALS IN THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT WERE GENERALLY SUPPORTED BY DIFFERENT SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY; BUT VIEWS WERE QUITE DIVIDED ON A NUMBER OF POINTS," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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"THESE INCLUDE THE PROPOSED PLANNING CERTIFICATE IMPOSING INTERIM DEVELOPMENT CONTROL ON SITES WHEN THERE IS AN OBJECTION, AMORTISATION TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM OF NON-CONFORMING USES AND DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL DESIGN AREAS, HE SAID.
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"THE SCCB REPORT, WHICH CONTAINS SOME 50 RECOMMENDATIONS, WAS SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR ON MARCH 11. THE REPORT IS REGARDED AS A VERY COMPREHENSIVE AND PROFESSIONAL, DOCUMENT, DEALING WITH ISSUES
WITHIN THE SCOPE OF STUDY AND OUTLINING POSSIBLE WAYS OF APPROACHING THEM, HE SAID.
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