The 41-year-old hilltop mansion, "Rocky Bank" at No. 6 Deep Water Bay Road, is applying for redevelopment.
According to the information of the Town Planning Board, an applicant has submitted an application and proposed to relax the plot ratio of the project site to 0.532 times, an increase of about 6.4%, for the construction of two luxury villa-style houses.
The applicant explained in the document that the former owner had given up part of the land to widen the road for the "public interest" earlier, and the increase of the plot ratio was only to compensate for the loss, which was in line with the floor area allowed by the land lease.
According to the information, the 41-year-old Rocky Band is owned by Swire Properties and has been used for rent collection for many years. The site was approved by the Buildings Department for demolition and reconstruction at the end of last year.
The housing estate has been fenced off earlier, and it is believed that the demolition works have already started.
According to the street view map taken by Google Map in March this year, the Rocky Band has been enclosed, and it is believed that the demolition work has started.
(Google Map screenshot)
According to the TPB documents, the applicant requested to relax the plot ratio of No. 6 Deep Water Bay Road by 6.4% to 0.532 times from the current 0.5 times, so as to be rebuilt into two 3-storey bungalows with a total floor area of 1,393.5 square meters , which is about 15,000 square feet, and the project will provide 6 parking spaces.
The project involves two houses
According to the design drawings, the ground floor of the two houses is a parking lot, and the top floor has a roof. One of them has 5 bedrooms, a fitness room, a library and a huge living and dining room.
As for the other bungalow, it is relatively small, with only 3 bedrooms and a living and dining room.
One of the bungalows has 5 bedrooms, a fitness room, a library and a huge living and dining room.
(file screenshot)
The applicant claimed that the proposed redevelopment scale was the gross floor area allowed by the title deed.
However, the previous owner had given up part of the site to widen the road, resulting in a corresponding reduction in site area and GFA.
The applicant argues that the former owner's widening of the road for the "public interest" should not be used as "a means of inadvertently punishing the owner", stressing that the redevelopment plan is consistent with the rights permitted by the land leases that have been in effect for decades.
Looking through the information, the current site of No. 6 Deep Water Bay Road is the mansion "Rocky Bank", which was occupied in 1981. The building is 41 years old and involves 6 villas, each ranging from 2,586 to 2,692 square feet.
The mansion estate is held by Swire Properties and has been used for rent collection. It was approved by the Buildings Department for demolition and reconstruction at the end of the previous year.
According to a street view map taken by Google Maps in March this year, the site has now been enclosed, and it is believed that the demolition work has begun.
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