On 13 December 2019 the Rural and New Town Planning Committee of the Town Planning Board rejected an application from three major property developers to build a massive development of 771 flats at Sha Ha, Sai Kung – see BUZZ report from November 2018.
The refusal was based on the following reasons:
“(a) the proposed phasing of the residential development is not in line with Town Planning Board Guidelines No. 17A in that the applicants fail to demonstrate that the comprehensiveness of the proposed development will not be adversely affected; the resultant development would be self-contained in terms of layout design and provision of open space; and the development potential of the unacquired lots would not be absorbed in the early phases of the development;
(b) the Master Layout Plan for the proposed residential development encroaches onto the non-excavation area (NEA) specified in the Planning Brief, the applicants fail to demonstrate that the proposed house development on top of the NEA is implementable and would not have adverse impacts on the Sha Ha Archaeological Site of Interest; and
(c) the applicants fail to demonstrate that the proposed development would not generate adverse traffic impact on the surrounding area.”
On 14 January 2020, the applicants, New World, Sun Hung Kai Properties and Asia Standard International, submitted an application for review of the refusal decision of the application under Section 17 of the Town Planning Ordinance.
Full details of the review application can be found at https://www1.ozp.tpb.gov.hk/gist/apply/en_tc/A_SK-SKT_21_tc.pdf
The public consultation on the review application will be open until 14 February 2020, with the planning meeting scheduled for 27 March 2020.
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