TPB Paper No. 10608 for Consideration by the Town Planning Board on 20.12.2019
TPB Paper No. 10608 for consideration by the Town Planning Board on 20.12.2019 REVIEW OF APPLICATION NO. A/SLC/155 UNDER SECTION 17 OF THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE Proposed Temporary Holiday Camp (Caravan Holiday Camp) for a Period of 5 years and Excavation of Land (Sewerage and Drainage Facilities) in “Coastal Protection Area” zone, Lots 626 (Part), 627 (Part), 628 to 630, 632, 633 (Part), 634 to 637, 639 to 642, 647 to 650, 710 to 712, 715 RP, 716, 717 and 718 RP in D.D. 316L, Pui O, Lantau Island 1. Background 1.1 On 12.6.2019, the applicant, JK Group Ltd., sought planning permission for temporary holiday camp (caravan holiday camp) for a period of 5 years and excavation of land (sewerage facilities) at the Application Site (the Site) under s.16 of the Town Planning Ordinance. The Site falls within the “Coastal Protection Area” (“CPA”) zone on the approved South Lantau Coast Outline Zoning Plan (OZP) No. S/SLC/21 (Plan R-1). 1.2 On 2.8.2019, the Rural and New Town Planning Committee (RNTPC) of the Town Planning Board (the Board) decided to reject the application and the reasons were: (a) the application is not in line with the planning intention of the “CPA” zone which is to conserve, protect and retain the natural coastlines and the sensitive coastal natural environment, including attractive geological features, physical landform or area of high landscape, scenic or ecological value, with a minimum of built development. It is also intended to safeguard the beaches and their immediate hinterland and to prevent haphazard ribbon development along the South Lantau Coast.
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