Following the Planning Department’s proposal to rezone the two industrial areas of Sha Tin Siu Lek Yuen and Sheung Shui into residential buildings, the Town Planning Board recently received an application and suggested that the industrial land adjacent to the MTR Fo Tan Station should be rezoned to residential buildings. Institutions or communities", open space, etc., will be rebuilt or converted into 24 residential buildings, which are expected to provide 4,706 units. The project will be carried out in three phases. The first phase will be the reconstruction of the Watsons Center in Sha Tin.
The applicant also suggested that a primary school and a bus terminal should be built at the existing site of the Fo Tan (East) Cooked Food Market to be demolished to meet the needs of the community.
The document shows that the site area involved is 5.31 square meters, and the proposed highest building height is 130 meters above the main level. At 5 times the plot ratio, 24 residential buildings of 28 to 38 stories high will be constructed. The building includes 1 storey of retail. Shops, one-story residential lobby and two-story basement can provide 4,706 residential units.
The applicant, Hybonia Limited, stated that it will gradually phase out existing industrial uses through reconstruction or reconstruction. The plan will be implemented in three phases. The Watsons Center in Sha Tin, which is adjacent to the Wo Liu Hang Recreation Ground, will be rebuilt into a residential building. , Which became the first phase of the whole plan, and the industrial buildings located in Wo Sui Street and Wo Heung Street outside the Fo Tan MTR station will be the second phase of the project; the rest will be included in the third phase of the largest scale.
The document also stated that considering the design population and suitable land for the residential development, it is recommended to build a primary school no higher than 8 floors at the site of the Fo Tan (East) Cooked Food Market, which will be demolished, with 24 classrooms and a bus terminal. When necessary, other social welfare community facilities will be placed in individual residential projects.
In addition, the Town Planning Board has also received an application to rezone the green belt of Tin Yuet Road in Tin Shui Wai into residential land. The proposed plan is adjacent to the Wetland Park.
The document shows that the proposed construction of 5 low-to-medium-high residential buildings, two of which are 25 stories high, and the other three have no more than 5 stories. The recent wetland park can provide a total of 840 private residential units, which can accommodate approximately 2,352 people.
The applicant stated that a stepped building height design will be adopted, and there will be no less than 2,352 square meters of private open space, a 2-storey clubhouse, swimming pool and parks, etc., describing the development density and scale of the plan and its adjacent development. The changed environment is compatible.
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