202 study area until 2006 which amounted to 535. Out of the 82 applications, 37 of them (45.4%) are applied in the MPJBT area, followed by 29 applications in MBJB area (35.4%), 11 applications in PBT Pasir Gudang area (13.4%) and 5 applications in MP Kulai area (6.1%) (Table 6.19). Table 6.19: The number of samples by local planning authority Local Planning Authority
Number of Sample 1
Percentage (%)
Housing Application 2
Percentage (%)
MBJB
29
35.4
168
31.4
MPJBT
37
45.1
186
34.7
MP Kulai
5
6.1
165
30.8
PBT PG
11
13.4
16
3.1
Total
82
100.0
535
100.0
Note: 1 All housing applications under the category of either land area more than 100 hectares or total units more than 2,500 which were approved in the study area from 1985 to 2006 (purposive sampling technique). 2 Total housing applications approved in the study area from year 1985 to 2006 in various sizes.
6.4.2 Background of Housing Development Application The background of the housing development application is examined in terms of the date of planning approval, size, composition and types of housing development.
6.4.2.1 Date of Planning Approval The analysis shows that the majority of housing development applications in the study area were approved in the period of 1995-1999 (27 applications) and 20002004 (23 applications). The planning approval in these two periods represents more than half (60.9%) of the total housing development applications sampled. The other applications were approved in the period of 1990-1994 (13 applications), 1985-1989 (12 applications) and in the year 2005 and 2006 (7 applications) (Table 6.20).