DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL REPORT FOR LEMBAH SAYONG, KUALA KANGSAR: DE’ SAYONG, A MULTIGENERATIONAL GREEN NEIGHBOURHOOD

Every development is required to obtain planning permission (Town and Country Planning Act1976 (Act172) section 19(1)). One of the requirements is the submission of Development Proposal Report (DPR). Among issues highlighted in Kuala Kangsar Local Plan for 2020 for DPR are the high rate of unemployment rate and ageing population; a poor reflection on Royal image of the town and tourism; many unplanned areas; and the lack of economic activities to boost up the development area. Site visits, discussion with relevant local authorities, interviews with the local community and on-site data collection relevant to the sites conducted and analysed for development recommendation. As output, a complete document consisting of detail proposal, layout plan and comprehensive report, i.e. Development Proposal Report (DPR), submitted.