Major legal win for Ampang Jaya residents as court allows challenge to council’s development plan

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — The High Court’s decision to grant leave to 12 Ampang Jaya residents to initiate judicial review proceedings challenging the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council Local Plan 2035 (RT MPAJ 2035) marked a significant step forward for local community rights.

In a statement, residents’ action group TOLAK RT2035 claimed that the local plan, gazetted on Feb 6, 2025, contained fundamental flaws and unpublicised land-use conversions.

They further claimed that the local plan did not incorporate the objections raised during the 2022 public objection hearing.

It said the court allowed the leave application, filed in May last year, after finding that the challenge raised arguable questions of law and fact warranting a full judicial hearing.

“We believe that the local plan currently permits high-intensity developments in environmentally sensitive areas on hilltops and hillslopes, and established disaster-risk zones.

“Unsustainable developments threaten terrain stability, escalate risks of severe landslides and flash flooding, and destroy the remaining natural environment,” the group said.

TOLAK RT2035 identified Bukit Antarabangsa, Taman Hillview, Ukay Perdana, Taman Melawati, Kemensah, and Taman Ukay Heights among high-risk zones facing pressure from proposed intensive and mega developments.

According to the statement, leaving the plan unchallenged would erode the public’s statutory right to object to future projects under the Town and Country Planning Act 1976.

The hearing for the substantive judicial review application has been set for Nov 25. — Bernama

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吉隆坡，10 月 26 日讯——高等法院批准 12 名安邦再也居民提起司法审查程序，挑战安邦再也市议会 2035 年地方规划（RT MPAJ 2035），这一决定标志着当地社区权利向前迈出了重要一步。

居民行动团体 TOLAK RT2035 在一份声明中声称，2025 年 2 月 6 日公布的地方规划存在根本性缺陷，并且未公开土地用途变更。

他们还声称，地方规划没有采纳 2022 年公众反对听证会上提出的反对意见。

法院表示，在认定该挑战提出了有争议的法律和事实问题，值得进行全面司法听证后，法院准许了去年 5 月提交的上诉申请。

“我们认为，当地目前的规划允许在山顶、山坡等环境敏感区域以及已确定的灾害风险区进行高强度开发。

该组织表示：“不可持续的发展威胁着地形稳定性，加剧了严重山体滑坡和突发洪水的风险，并破坏了剩余的自然环境。”

TOLAK RT2035 将 Bukit Antarabangsa、Taman Hillview、Ukay Perdana、Taman Melawati、Kemensah 和 Taman Ukay Heights 确定为面临拟议密集和大型开发压力的高风险地区。

声明称，如果不对该计划提出质疑，将会削弱公众根据 1976 年《城乡规划法》对未来项目提出异议的法定权利。

实质性司法审查申请的聆讯日期定于11月25日。——马新社

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