Assignment

Scenario

Your client owns a 6-storey residential block in To Kwa Wan comprising of shops on the Ground  Floor and domestic units on the upper floors. Details are listed below.

Property Lot (Lot): 36 lots and population about 1000

Year Built: 1960s

Site Area: 3,016 sq.m.

Zoning: Commercial

Total Gross Floor Area: 25,720 sq.m.

Occupancy: All domestic units and shops are occupied

Further information:

According to the provisions of the Government Lease, development on the site is restricted in Residential use. The subject site is a Class B site. The maximum height is 100 metres above HKPD. The street level of the subject site is 5 metres above HKPD.

The client planned to change the use of residential to commercial with restaurants. You are an Architecture designer of a consultancy firm and required to preparing a feasibility study report to the client for this redevelopment project. The client is not familiar with the procedures to obtain planning permission and building control for redevelopment and construction and would like you to report the following issues in connection with the Project and visualize the project development before construction.

Task 1

There is a procedure to apply the planning for redevelopment, you should explain the key legislation and agencies in the planning process and the building control process, the processes available to appeal, analyse the role of planning systems & the building regulations and evaluate their impacts in managing the development of land and buildings.

For the given situation, you must make sure that construction site operates safely in compliance with the current statutory requirement. You are requested to assess the law of trespass and nuisance relate to the construction industry and discuss how the laws of occupiers’ liability and vicarious liability. You also need to produce a plan for a contractor to manage the legal impacts of the construction site and address the legal and statutory requirements associate with the construction site.