Draft Yuen Long Outline Zoning Plan approved
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"The approved OZP provides a statutory land use planning framework to guide the development and redevelopment within the Yuen Long area", a spokesman for the Town Planning Board said today (December 15).
The planning scheme area, covering about 561 hectares, is bounded by the outer edge of Yuen Long InnoPark in the north, Yuen Long Highway in the south, the Yuen Long Kau Hui group of villages in the east and Long Tin Road in the west.
The approved OZP has incorporated amendments shown on the draft Yuen Long OZP No. S/YL/26, which involve (i) rezoning a site at Tai Kei Leng from "Open Space" and "Residential (Group B)" to "Residential (Group A)6" for public housing development; (ii) rezoning a site at Lam Hi Road from "Other Specified Uses" annotated "Art Storage and Public Open Space" to "Residential (Group A)7" for private subsidised housing development; (iii) rezoning a site at Wang Yip Street East from "Other Specified Uses" annotated "Business" to "Residential (Group E)2" for private housing development; and (iv) other zoning amendments to reflect the current uses and as-built conditions of various sites.
Opportunity is also taken to amend the Notes and Explanatory Statement of the OZP to reflect the above amendments and to update the general information of various land use zonings and the planning circumstances, where appropriate.
The approved Yuen Long OZP No. S/YL/27 is available for public inspection during office hours at (i) the Secretariat of the Town Planning Board, (ii) the Planning Enquiry Counters, (iii) the Tuen Mun and Yuen Long West District Planning Office, (iv) the Yuen Long District Office, (v) the Ping Shan Rural Committee and (vi) the Shap Pat Heung Rural Committee.
Copies of the approved OZP are available for sale at the Map Publications Centres in North Point and Yau Ma Tei. The electronic version of the OZP can be viewed on the Town Planning Board's website (www.tpb.gov.hk).
Ends/Friday, December 15, 2023
Issued at HKT 16:00
Issued at HKT 16:00
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