Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Urban Development Authority - Approval Process


Urban Development Authority - Approval Process 


The building height requested in our application was ground + 9, although the development guide for the area, recommended Ground + 1, these guideline had not been gazetted and in such an instance where they is no gazetted development guide for an area in Sri Lanka, the UDA colombo regulations apply. 

The scooping meeting outcome: indicated that only construction of ground + 1 was possible. Our application requested Ground + 9.

Next Step: 

  1. Appeal letter sent to SLTDA requesting ground + 9, pls see Appeal Letter to SLTDA - Re: UDA (building hieghts)
  2. SLTDA letter to UDA regarding our appeal pls see Appeal Letter from SLTDA to UDA 
  3. Appeal to be heard at next UDA committee meeting
  4. Presentation made at UDA Committee meeting - Pls see presentation to UDA planning Commitee
  5. Minutes of the meeting sent to UDA, Matara
  6. UDA Matara – Site inspection and report
  7. Findings of the UDA Matara, presented at the subquent UDA Committee Meeting
  8. Prelimary approval granted for ground + 8 Pls see preliminary planning approval from UDA
UDA, preliminary Approval subject to approval of following agencies:

Urban Development Authority  (UDA)
  • Central Environmental Authority (CEA)
  • Coast Conservation Department (CCD)
  • Coconut Cultivation Board
  • Disaster Management Center
  • Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) 
The preliminary planning approval from the following agency was straight forward.
  • Coconut Cultivation Board - pls see CCB approval 
  • Disaster Management Center
  • Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) - pls SLTDA Approval  
In order to get the approval of the CEA and CCD - as the land/project is a coastal property the CCD as per the scoping commitee meeitng asked us to do a IEE - Initial Environmental Impact assessment - further to this the CCD issued us a TOR - Terms of reference  to carry out the this study. 

We then appointment Mr. Hemantha Jayasundara + Team to carry out the study. 


Plan for building approval need to include:
1. Rain Water Harvesting - 3m3 per 31




2. Disable toilets - ground floor and first floor

3. For every 25 rooms 1 disable toilet 
4. Disable car parking to be shown on Plans 


Pls see UDA Gazatte Right of people with disabilities 





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