Subang Jaya Draft Local Plan 2035 on display at several venues until Jan 31 — LEONG WAI YEE/The Star
OVER 1,000 objections to Subang Jaya Draft Local Plan (DRTSJ) 2035 (Amendment 1) have been registered by residents.
Subang Jaya assemblyman Michelle Ng said the objections were on various proposals, but two key ones were for changes in land use for Subang Ria Park in SS12 and Millennium Park in SS13.
Speaking to reporters after handing over the forms at Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ)headquarters on Dec 22, she said: “The developer, who is also the landowner, has applied for a 2.43ha site at Subang Ria Park to be changed from private open space to commercial.
“Former minister Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz had in 1981 said that it was the developer’s responsibility to develop Subang Ria Park as a park.”
Ng further said that the stipulation was also in the land title.
The Selangor Executive Council, she said, had previously cancelled plans for a proposed 7.6ha commercial development in Subang Ria Park and upheld its status as private recreational space.
Ng revealed that residents had been objecting to the proposed change in land use for Subang Ria Park since 1997.
Ng says green spaces like Subang Ria Park and Millennium Park should be protected.
She stressed that her position was the same since then, when the matter first came to her attention – that there should be no commercialisation of the 29.39ha park, the largest green area within Subang Jaya.
StarMetro had highlighted residents’ opposition in its Dec 15 report, “Stand up for Subang Jaya park.”
On Millennium Park, which is also known as Dataran Millennium, Ng said there was a proposal by MBSJ to change its land status from open space to commercial.
“There are objections against this because Millennium Park is the only open space for residents of the nearby SS13 low-cost flats.
“Without it, the B40 community will not have any space for recreation.
“I understand that part of Millennium Park is presently used to host food and durian stalls and small-scale bazaars.
“So instead of a blanket commercial status where serviced apartments or offices could be built, MBSJ could consider gazetting the site as ‘open space with stalls’ to allow limited activities such as food stalls to operate.”
Ng said this could create a “win-win” scenario where the park’s open space usage was retained and limited commercial activities serving the community were allowed to continue.
StarMetro report on Dec 15.
SS19/6 Rukun Tetangga treasurer Patricia Yap said it was important to protect Subang Ria Park as it was the only green lung for Subang Jaya and USJ communities.
Stressing the importance of Millennium Park, SS13 flats representative Azlifuddin Mohd Azmin said it was the only open space available to folk in the area.
The public participation and publicity programme for DRTSJ 2035 (Amendment 1) was launched on Dec 1.
Stakeholders have until Jan 31 to submit their feedback and objections regarding the draft local plan.
MBSJ received 150 applications for land use amendments, of which 85 were shortlisted in the plan.
The public display is being held at MBSJ’s headquarters in USJ5; 3K Complex in Taman Serdang Raya; MBSJ Hypermedia Library in Bandar Puteri Puchong; PLANMalaysia Selangor office in Section 11, Shah Alam; and Petaling District and Land Office in Section U5, Shah Alam.
The documents can also be viewed and objections submitted online via www.mbsj.gov.my
