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Spatial Development Planning for Business facilitation and investment, the perspective of Mauritius
Presented by :
Arvind Dookhun
Vice-President
TOWN PLANNING ASSOCIATION MAURITIUS
• Indian Ocean East of Madagascar
• Population of 1.2 Million
• Area of~ 2000 Km2
• 9 Local Area (5 Municipal, 4 District)
•Main Economic Activity: –Tourism
–Manufacturing
–Services( ICT, BPO)
–Agriculture
–Emerging Sectors
• Number of Professional Planners ~ 40 –18 Local Authorities
–15 Ministry of Housing & Lands
–7 Private Consultancy
•Planning Support –Development control officers
–Planning Inspectors
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National Development Strategy
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Town Planning Legislations and associated Regulations in Mauritius: • Town & Country Planning Act 1954;
– Local Outline Planning scheme & Detail Planning – Appeal Town & Country Planning Board
• New Planning and Development Act 2004 – National Development Strategy – Local Development Management Plans – Planning Policy Design Guidance – Action Area Plans – Subject Plans
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• Environment Protection Act 2002: – EIA for significant Development only – Preliminary Environment Report supported by supplementary
compliance guidance for specific activities limiting processing time.
• Major agricultural Land Exchange Programs Sugar Efficiency Act:
– Illovo Deal government acquired (10 035 acres) • Sugar Investment Trust(7000 Acres) • Business Parks of Mauritius ltd/ State Land Development Company ( 3035
Acres).
– 800/1200 acres scheme from Sugar industry downsizing and restructuring • Voluntary Retirement Scheme (284 sqm residential plots subdivision ,
all infrastructures provided to factory every workers) total (800 acres) • Allowed Integrated Resort Schemes (1200 acres) exempted from Land
conversion other, tax for financing VRS (minimum plot size 1acres)
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• Local Government Act 2006
– Combine Building and Development Permit-Building and Land-Use Permit(BLP)
– Permits and Business Monitoring Committee comprised of CEO ,Head of Departments Local Area council including Planning Technical Committee (no councillors at this stage)
– Encourage Self Adherence planning & more Ex-post planning control
– Outline Planning Permission
– Issue BLP guideline
• Business Facilitation Act 2006- Reduce Red Tapes' & Planning permission processing time
– Planning Permission processing max 2 weeks every activity & max3 days (SMEs) or else deem to be granted
– Clustering (development within same cluster are exempted) and Sui- generis development
– Simplified Planning Permissions for major Investments monitored by Board of Investment:
• Hospitality and Property /Integrated Resort Scheme/Hotel Development
• Business and Financial /cybercity, BPOs etc
• Health Care and sciences
• Emerging sectors etc
Planning policy as Urban Design Guidance :
• Residential
• Commercial
• Industrial
• Hotel Development
• Resort and Golf development
• Tall Buildings
• Eco-Tourism
Technical Sheets :
• Access for People with Disabilities
• Drainage
• Electricity
• Main Sewerage Provision
• On-Plot sewage Disposal
• Telecommunications
• Water Supply
• Indicative Utility Grouping
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• What are the enabling conditions for Africa to be able to attract investment and development ?
• Is a flexible Design led planning approach suitable in the African context ?
• Will the global economic crisis encourage traditional private sectors to be more receptive to participating in community development in exchange of downsizing and restructuring?
• Should we planners be more liberal in enabling mediation and negotiation for the interest of community ?
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