OCCASIONAL PAPER SERIES – FDTCP 01/2011 Land Use Planning System : Its Role in Housing Development Process
prices of housing expected to be demanded by the future households in the planned areas were suggested by the LP Manual 1993. With regard to the application of forecasting techniques and aspects that need to be considered in calculating the future housing requirement, similar to the DP Manual 1981 and SSP Manual 2001, the LP manuals have also not specified any guidance. This has caused each LP to independently apply different housing forecasting techniques. As in the SP, there are at least three techniques that could be applied by the LP, ranging from an integrated technique to a common and a simple one. The application of the common forecasting technique, which only considers the figures of existing stock, backlog, vacancy and surplus, immediate and normal replacement and additional new household, has caused the forecasting of future housing requirement in those LPs to produce results only in the form of total housing needs. This technique can be considered less effective compared to the integrated forecasting technique which is capable of forecasting the future housing demands in terms of house category, type and price ranges preferred and afforded by the future households (Mark, 1995; Blake and Nicol, 2004). c.
Determination of Land Requirement For Future Housing Development
The determination of future housing land requirement is one of the important activities in the preparation of LP. This activity enables sufficient land area to be provided to accommodate the requirement of future housing developments in the planned areas. According to Bramley et al. (1995), the accuracy of future housing land area very much relies on the outcomes of the housing requirement forecast. As such, if the housing requirement forecast is inaccurately conducted, it will implicitly contribute to the inaccuracy of the figures for future housing land area. The significance of the activity was addressed in the DP Manual 1981 as well as in the LP manuals. Nevertheless, there is no specific guidance in terms of time-frame and forms of outcome that should be produced by the activity outlined in those manuals. It is found that all manuals only specify in general that the housing study should identify the land requirements for future housing. The general guidance has caused each LP to conduct the activity differently. After the total land requirement for future housing is determined, the subsequent process is to translate it properly and accurately into the LPâ€&#x;s proposal map. This process involves the identification and distribution of suitable areas for the development of housing together with other land use sectors, such as commercial, industry and public facilities. d.
Distribution of Suitable Locations For Future Housing Development
It is identified that all manuals do not provide in detail the aspects or factors that need to be considered in distributing locations or zones for future housing development. Federal Department of Town and Country Planning, Peninsular Malaysia
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