So where is the Penang Local Plan?

THE draft Penang Local Plan was approved by the Pulau Pinang Municipal Council (MPPP) in 2008. The Local Plan was however held back by the Penang state government with the reason that it has to wait for the Special Area Plan (SAP) for the George Town Unesco Heritage Zone.

This is despite the Town and Country Planning Act clearly stating that a Local Plan has a higher hierachy than a SAP and has to be gazetted first.