Development Control Commission (Types of Applications) Regulations, 2002 (L.N. No. 86 of 2002)

B 1084 Title and Commencement. Types of applications to be dealt with by the Divisions of the Development Control Commission. L.N. 86 of 2002 DEVELOPMENT PLANNING ACT (CAP.356) Development Control Commission (Types of Applications) Regulations, 2002 In virtue of the powers conferred by subarticle ( 1) of article 13 of the Development Planning Act, the Minister for Home Affairs and the Environment, after having consulted the Planning Authority, has made the following regulations: 1. ( 1) The title of these regulations is the Development Control Commission (Types of Applications) Regulations, 2002. (2) These regulations shall come into force on the 18th April, 2002. l. ( 1) Divisions A, B and C of the Development Control Commission shall deal with different types of development permission applications as specified in subregulations (2) to (4) of this regulation. (2) Division A of the Development Control Commission shall deal with the following types of development permission applications: (a) Hotels, including extensions and additions; (b) Sports and entertainment projects with a seating capacity for more than 200 persons; ( c) Commercial projects with minimum site area of 750m2 and with a total floorspace area of not less than 3,000m2; ( d) Any industrial use or warehousing with a minimum site area of 1,000mz and with a total minimum floorspace area of not less than 4,000m2; ( e) Hospitals; (f) Schools, including extensions and additions to such schools; (g) Waste disposal, sewage treatment and recycling plants; (h) Residential prQjects which form part of one complex having not less than 30 residential units and social or public housing projects; (i) Projects which fall within a development brief area or within an area identified by a local plan for the preparation of a development brief; G) Aviation and maritime projects; (k) Harbour works; (1) Infrastructure and utilities projects; (m) Public transport facilities and traffic management schemes; (n) Public health projects; ( o) Embellishment of public areas; (p) Community centres; (q) Public education facilities; (r) Old people's homes and caring institutions; (s) Places of public worship; (t) Large scale distribution centres; (u) Public museums; (v) Telecommunication facilities; (w) Development proposed to be located outside development zones; (x) Development proposed to be located in a 'white area', which although being located within the development zone, has no specific designation for development; (y) Development proposed to be located in an area regulated by villa zoning and conditions; and (z) Development proposed to be located in an area regulated by bungalow zoning and conditions. (3) Except for development proposed within an urban conservation area boundary or village core boundary, or listed in any of the developments described in subregulation (2) of this regulation, Division B of the Development Control Commission shall deal with the following types of development permission applications: (a) Development located within an existing built up area or affecting an existing building located within a development zone boundary; (b) Development proposed to be located within terraced house zoning; and ( c) Development in home ownership schemes. B 1086 Repeal of L.N. 267 of 2001. (4) Except for developments listed in subregulation (2) of this regulation, Pivision C of the Development Control Commission shall deal with the following types of development permission applications: (a) Development proposed within an urban conservation area bourtdary, or village core boundary; and (b) Other development permission applications which are not covered by any of the developments listed in subregulations (2) and (3) of this regulation. 3. The Development Control Commission (Types of Applications)(Transitory Provisions) Regulations, 2001 are hereby repealed. lppubblikat mld-Dipartiment ta' J.Jnformazzjoni - 3, Pjazza Kastilja - Published by the Department of Information - 3, Castille Place Mltbugh fl-Istamperija tal-Gvem - Printed at the Government Printing Press Prezz 6c - Price 6c