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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 permission
areas is intended to be an interim measure only, pending completion of an outline zoning plan, the development planning area plan will be
permission
replaced by an outline zoning plan within three years (subject to one year's extension), but enforcement powers would continue to apply even 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
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