TOPIC Walled buildings have been criticized to be the root of creating poor air quality for neighbouring community. Town Planning Board (TPB) has therefore imposed of Building Height Restriction (BHR), Non Building Area (NBA) and Building Gap (BG) in some OZP. But TPB failed in a judicial review (Kai Tak Mansion case) on the imposition of BHR, NBA and BG. Discuss the rationale of the decision and your recommendations to solve the problem
BRE336 Development Control Law
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Content ........................................................................................................................ 2 Definition of Walled-building ................................................................................. 3 Cause of Walled-Building ........................................................................................ 4 Government responses towards “Walled-Buildings” .......................................... 6 Major considerations in the development of a building site ............................... 7 Responsibility of Town Planning Board (TPB) ..................................................... 7 BHR, NBA, BG in OZP ............................................................................................. 8 Case Study - Kai Tak Mansion Case ....................................................................... 9 Recommendations to solve the problem .............................................................. 16 Conclusion ................................................................................................................ 19 Reference................................................................................................................... 20
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2. Definition of Walled-building There is no universally accepted definition on Walled-Buildings. Green Sense and the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA) have