The hearing into the local residents’ objections to a hillside development project in Sungai Ara before the Penang Appeals Board will continue next month.
Board chairman Datuk Yeo Yang Poh fixed April 16 and April 17 for the proceedings.
He was presiding over an appeal by several residents who were against the hillslope project because they feared that the project would en-danger their homes and the environment.
Appearing on behalf of the residents was Datuk Lakhbir Singh Chahl while lawyer Christina Siew represented the developer, Sunway City Development.
In an earlier report on Nov 8, Yeo had questioned the definition of ‘special project’ (projek istimewa).
However, Siew said it was not a new terminology although it went undefined in the Penang Structure Plan 2020.
Yeo then proceeded to question what was special about the Sunway City project as to him, it was as common as any other housing project in the state.
On April 8 last year, a group of 200 residents from various housing estates as well as representatives of non-governmental organisation Sahabat Alam Malaysia staged a protest against the project.
The residents had earlier received a notification from the Penang Municipal Council’s Planning Department that the project was approved on Feb 21, last year. - The Star
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