Controls on redevelopment urged
PUBLISHED : Monday, 23 June, 2008, 12:00am
UPDATED : Monday, 23 June, 2008, 12:00am
A developer's plans to redevelop a building should not be approved until it has gained complete ownership, residents and district councillors said yesterday. That was one recommendation made to the Planning Department - which is gauging public opinion on capping the height of buildings in Mid-Levels west - at a public meeting yesterday. Currently, developers can submit such plans while still in the process of acquiring a building.
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