About 60 residents from Villa Scott and Scott Sentral condominium in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur protested Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s (DBKL) approval for a 32-storey project on a L-shaped site, measuring just 1,208 sq m, reported The Star.
This comes as no hearing has been conducted for the project after the expiry of the objection period in 2015.
“We objected to this project back in 2015 during the two-week objection period, but no hearing has been conducted since,” revealed Scott Central condominium joint management committee chairman Winnie Chan.
The residents had also raised their concerns to Kuala Lumpur mayor Tan Sri Mohd Amin Nordin Abd Aziz via a letter.
“We put forth our concerns, and the mayor wrote a note on our letter which requested that the project be postponed pending a solution to our concerns,” said Villa Scott resident A.S Ratnam.
“The letter was then passed to a city planning department officer during the meeting, but we have not been able to trace the letter since…We only have the minutes of the meeting as proof,” she said.
Chan said they are worried of the 32-storey office project, which also comes with a 10-storey mechanical carpark, as its base would only be between 232 sq m and 251 sq m.
“Although the project may abide by the standards required for the construction of a new building, such a building in a confined space would require a very strong foundation and may jeopardise the safety of the surrounding buildings during piling works,” she said.
She added that the building will also be a fire and safety hazard.
“There is also a high risk of accidents happening during construction, which may damage the surrounding buildings. The surrounding buildings may collapse and since the area has heavy human traffic, a lot of lives would be at risk,” said another Villa Scott resident who wanted to be identified only as Lim.
Although the site had been left idle for a few years, it was recently cleared and a board providing the details of the project was set up last month, said Ratnam. However, construction works on the building has yet to commence.
Bukit Bintang MP Fong Kui Lun, who joined the protest, said he would check on the status of the development order for the project at DBKL City Planning department.
“The case has been pending for a very long time, and if the development order is no longer effective, the battle to put a stop to the project will be much easier,” he said.
“I will also try to fix an appointment for the residents to meet with Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad and the mayor to put an end to this matter.”
Image sourced from The Star Online
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