Planning in Malaysia

A political agreement where Sabah and Sarawak were promised control over immigration, their unique cultures, and representation in the federal government proportionate to their population, ensuring their autonomy.

The principle of governance where power is shared between a central government and regional governments, each having their own areas of responsibility.

The three levels of government in Malaysia: the federal government, state government, and local government.

The National Council for Local Government advises the Federal Government on town and country planning, ensuring proper land development.

The Ministry of Housing and Local Government is responsible for housing and urban development, working with local authorities on planning matters.

The Federal Department of Town and Country Planning oversees town planning policies at the federal level ensuring land use and development align with national plans.

The State Planning Committee in each state guides development within the state, ensuring alignment with both state and national policies.

The State Department of Town and Country Planning implements state planning policies by ensuring land use and development within the state align with both state and national plans.

Local authorities are responsible for planning and development at the local level, working with the federal and state governments to ensure proper land use and development.

PLANMalaysia, the national planning agency in Malaysia, provides advice on town and country planning matters and ensures land use and development align with national socio-economic policies.

A government agency responsible for planning and coordinating development across Peninsular Malaysia.

Acts as the secretariat for the National Physical Planning Council, providing support and guidance to the council.

Provides technical advice to state governments, local authorities, and government agencies on planning matters, ensuring consistency with national objectives.

Develops and enforces planning laws, standards, and procedures to regulate and guide development across the country.

Responsible for preparing the State Structure Plan, District Local Plan, and Special Area Plan, outlining the long-term development vision for each state.

A legal entity established by statute to manage local government functions, including planning, zoning, and infrastructure

The process of determining the future use of land and resources. It aims to meet the needs of the present while considering long-term sustainability.

A legal framework outlining regulations and guidelines for land use and development in Malaysia.

A comprehensive document outlining a country's development strategy, encompassing a five-year period.

State-level development plans guided by the NPP, providing direction for regional, state, and local development initiatives.

Strategic policies established by state governments that align with the NPP, focusing on specific sectors.

Planning documents designed to guide spatial development in a region, encompassing two or more states.

Plans developed by local authorities to implement and control development within specific local areas.

Plans designed for specific areas requiring special development approaches.

The local planning authority responsible for implementing and controlling development at the local level.

Policies and proposals for land development within a state, providing guidance and addressing key state issues.

Established in 1980, this agency within the Ministry of Local Government and Housing in Sabah is responsible for town and country planning matters in the state.

This ordinance provides the legal framework for TRPD's operations in town and country planning. It sets the guidelines for land development and use in Sabah.

The Sarawak Planning Authority acts as a central authority for land development in Sarawak, overseeing all aspects of land development within the state.

The SPA's role is to ensure that all development planning and control in Sarawak, whether at the state or divisional level, is conducted in accordance with the approved framework.

The SPA's authority over land development has indirectly led to the creation of a specific development planning framework for Sarawak.

PBT is a local planning authority under the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172), responsible for land use and development in their jurisdiction.

A planning permission is required to undertake any form of development, and it may come with specific conditions.

Local authorities have the power to approve or reject development plans, ensuring that they comply with the local planning regulations.

The Town and Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172) outlines legal requirements for planning, such as obtaining planning permission and outlining the role of the PBPT.

Section 5(1) of Act 172 empowers PBTs to act as the local planning authority in their administrative areas.

Subsection 2(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172) defines planning permission as permission to carry out development, with or without conditions.

Subsection 19(1) of Act 172 states that only PBTs can authorize development. No other entity can start or carry out development without PBT approval.

Act 172 outlines the legal framework and the process for obtaining planning permission. Local Planning Authority (PBT) has the power to authorize development.

A group of countries that give up some of their sovereignty to a larger organization and agree to follow its rules.

The United Nations, the World Trade Organization, and the European Union are all examples of supranational organizations.

In a supranational organization, decisions are binding on all member countries, meaning they must follow the rules set by the organization.

The EU is a supranational organization where members vote on policies that affect all of them. For example, they might vote on trade regulations or environmental policies.

This is the process of sharing power between different levels of government, like the federal, state, and local levels.