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Our Performance
District Planning
At the district level, the Department has undertaken district planning work,
including the execution of various statutory town planning functions, to provide a
rational pattern of land use to promote and guide development in different parts of
the territory.
The Department has also served as an executive arm of the Town Planning Board
(TPB) in preparing statutory plans, processing representations and comments on
draft statutory plans and processing planning applications for development activities.
In 2018, the Department processed 34 statutory plans that were submitted to the
TPB or gazetted, including one new outline zoning plan (OZP) and six OZPs
involving zoning/rezoning land for residential and other uses. The Department also
processed 38 896 representations and comments in 2018. Besides, in 2018, the
Department processed 1 102 applications for planning permission, 57 applications
for amendments to statutory plans, 1 158 applications for amendment to approved
schemes, 5 576 development proposals and 2 145 lease conditions/modifications and
short term tenancies/waivers. All these proposals when completed would contribute
to the economic development of the territory.
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