House committee lists recommendations for new draft Paceville master plan

The House Environment and Development Planning Committee has agreed on a list of recommendations that it will be making to Parliament with regards to a second Paceville master plan, despite the fact that information requested from the Planning Authority by the Opposition is still outstanding.

One of the major shortcomings identified in the first plan was the fact that the legal weighting that it would have was unclear, the committee agreed. Although the document was presented as a master plan, Mott MacDonald, who drew it up, said that they had been commissioned to draft a development framework.

It was also unclear to residents how expropriations would be valued, and the next draft of the plan should be clear on this point.

The government and the Opposition also agreed that the next draft of the plan should provide a level playing field for all those with an interest in the area, whilst avoiding the sacrificing of public and private property for select private interests.

Where possible, government land should be used for open space, and all development of high-rise buildings should be in terms of the Strategic Plan for the Environment and Development and the current policy on...