No more public hearings under new DBKL plan, says Federal Territories minister
28 May 2019
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — Any project approved under the Kuala Lumpur Development Plan 2020 and 2040 will no longer use Rule 5 of the Federal Territory Planning Act 1982 which allows for public participation in planning and development control by the government. “Rule 5 was a mechanism for use when there was no ‘gazetted plan’ because at that time development was undertaken without following any guideline. At that time proposed development can be questioned but when a plan is gazetted now there is no longer any need for ‘public hearing’.
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