LANDOWNERS, developers and residents seeking changes to how land is designated or used under the Kuala Lumpur Local Plan 2040 (KLLP2040) have been given more time to submit their proposals after Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) extended the application deadline from July 10 to Aug 7.
The amendment exercise allows stakeholders to request changes to land use, development density or zoning under the city's development blueprint, which guides how land across Kuala Lumpur can be developed in the future.
In a statement, DBKL said the extension was intended to give applicants more time to prepare and submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) together with the required supporting documents before the new deadline.
Applications can be submitted either in person to DBKL’s City Planning Department (JPRB) or by email to: permohonanperubahan2040@gmail.com before 5pm on Aug 7.
Last week, StarMetro reported that the amendment exercise had sparked concerns among several residents’ groups, who said the process was too technical and costly, as some applicants could be required to appoint a registered town planner to prepare a Local Plan Amendment Proposal Report.
Among the groups were residents seeking to have former sewage treatment plant sites rezoned as public parks and those calling for land surrounding the Vivekananda Ashram in Brickfields to be designated for public facilities.
After reviewing the LOI, DBKL will notify applicants if they are required to appoint a registered town planner to prepare a Local Plan Amendment Proposal Report, depending on the nature and scope of the proposed amendment.
DBKL said applicants would first submit a Letter of Intent. Based on the proposal, the local authority would then inform them if they needed to appoint a registered town planner to prepare a more detailed Local Plan Amendment Proposal Report.
Application forms, the submission checklist and the manual for preparing the report can be downloaded from DBKL's Kuala Lumpur Development Plan website
The KLLP2040 is the city's statutory development blueprint, setting out how land can be used, how intensively it can be developed and the planning rules that apply across Kuala Lumpur. It came into force on June 11, 2025.
