Tutorial 3-Development Charge
Tutorial 3-Development Charge
Tutorial 3-Development Charge
1. Suppose a piece of land with an area of 20000 square feet located in a major
commercial area will be developed by erecting a 25 -storey office building. The Local
Planning Authority has set the plot ratio for the area to be 1: 6. The plinth area is 75
percent. If there is excess floor, calculate the development charge to be paid, if the
development charge rate is RM8 per square foot.
1.
Plinth area Percentage of plinth Total building site
area area
Plot ratio
area Plot ratio total
20,000 sq ft 6 120,000 sq ft
Maximum permissible
floor
Proposed 25 floor
development :
25 x 15,000 sq ft 375,000 sq ft
=255,000 sq ft
Dev car park 100 car parks 150 c.p – 100 c.p
=50 c.p
=50 c.p X RM25,000
=RM 1.25 milllion