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3 其他主要工作
Other Major Work
Town Planning Board Guidelines
From 2012 to 2014, the Board promulgated four revised
sets of Town Planning Board Guidelines. The sets of
guidelines in force remains as 32.
Revised Town Planning Board Guidelines on
Application for Developments within Deep
Bay Area under Section 16 of the Town
Planning Ordinance (TPB PG-No. 12C)
The revised set of Guidelines was promulgated on 16 May
2014 to include Hoo Hok Wai in the Wetland Conservation
Area so as to provide guidance for consideration of
applications for different uses and developments within
the area. A new paragraph has been added and Figure
A and Appendix A have been revised to justify and show
the new boundaries of the Wetland Conservation Area
and the Wetland Buffer Area; and to specify that the
exemption of two uses (‘Government Refuse Collection
Point’ and ‘Public Utility Installation’) from Ecological The revised set of Guidelines was promulgated on 16
Impact Assessment does not apply to the “OU” annotated
“Eco-lodge” zone.
Revised Town Planning Board Guidelines on
Publication of Applications for Amendment
of Plan, Planning Permission and Review
and Submission of Comments on Various
Applications (TPB PG-No. 30A)
The revised set of Guidelines was promulgated on
2 May 2014 to reflect a streamlined practice of not
sending acknowledgement and notification letters to the
commenters on all sections 12A and 16 applications in
order to save resources and be environmentally friendly.
A new statement advising that information regarding the
arrangements on consideration of planning application
at the appropriate location of the Board's website has
been added to the revised guidelines.
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Revised Town Planning Board Guidelines on
‘Owner’s Consent/Notification’ Requirements
under Sections 12A and 16 (TPB PG-No. 31A)
The revised set of Guidelines was promulgated on 2 May
2014 to specify the requirement on sending request for
consent or notice of application to the postal address
of the current land owner or relevant parties to fulfill the
‘owner’s notification’ or ‘reasonable steps’ requirements.
A footnote has been added to the revised guidelines
specifying that sending written notification to non-postal
address is not normally accepted unless successful
delivery is proved by the advice of receipt.
Revised Town Planning Board Guidelines on
Extension of Time for Commencement of
Development (TPB PG-No. 35C)
May 2014 to avoid the criterion on commencement of
development from creating unnecessary hurdles for
development. The revised set of Guidelines has specified
the new criterion on commencement of development for
URA development schemes that they could be considered
as commenced upon the approval of the resumption
application. Also, government projects are considered
commenced upon the approval of necessary funding
for the detailed design/construction works; and a longer
validity period of more than 4 years could be considered
for large-scale comprehensive development schemes.