‘Guidelines followed in giving conditional approval for clubhouse’

THE conditional planning approval by Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) to build a two-storey clubhouse near resort homes in Kota Damansara was passed at the One-Stop Centre (OSC) in March this year.

MBPJ Development Planning Department director Lee Lih Shyan said the plan included a changing room, merchandise shop, surau, cafeteria, toilet and multipurpose hall.

Lee said the plot of land on a golf course where the proposed clubhouse would be – Lot 50635 zoned under recreational land and open space – fell under the Petaling Jaya Local Plan 2 (RTPJ 2).

“Under this zoning and Selangor State Planning Guidelines and Standards Manual, the said activities can be considered based on conditions and we can allow the clubhouse to be built based on conditions,” he told StarMetro after the full board meeting yesterday.

Lee said the zoning and planning for the clubhouse at the time of decision were compliant with the Petaling Jaya Local Plan (RTPJ) and OSC guidelines.

The OSC was set up to improve planning delivery procedures by shortening the approval process.

“MBPJ’s policy is that after receiving any application for planning permission, we will inform the relevant people and consider objections if any.

“A briefing session is then organised where we will invite people to voice their opinions.

“The proposals and objections will then be presented at the OSC for the committee to consider as part of the process.”

Tropicana Indah Resort Homes (TIRH) residents had said they would file a judicial review to quash the conditional planning approval for the clubhouse.

They said MBPJ gave the approval despite strong objections to the clubhouse being built on land where a golf course owned by Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) is currently located, adjacent to TIRH residential property.

In the judicial review, the residents are seeking to maintain the current status of the land identified as recreational land and open space within a distinctive high-end residential zone as gazetted in the RTPJ in 2020.

They have also applied for an injunction to restrain local council from approving any construction on any land adjoining residential areas and TIRH property.

“We will check with our legal department about the injunction and go through the proper process,” said Lee.