Development Consultancy
TOWNLAND offers Clients a wide range of award winning site planning and development services to add value to portfolios and to assist the implementation of development proposals. TOWNLAND is recognised for its practical advice to Clients on development risks and opportunities based on a thorough understanding of planning regulations and the Planning Authorities’ planning practices and procedures. We pride ourselves on innovative strategies and proactive Government liaison to secure planning approvals in complex situations. With a core team based in Hong Kong since 1985, we have an unmatched success record in statutory planning applications. Our Client interests are always foremost.
TOWNLAND has also been instrumental in effecting changes to the planning framework and planning mechanisms both through advocacy for the Private Sector and through direct employment by the Governments concerned. TOWNLAND’s work has influenced the statutory framework for industrial restructuring and office decentralisation in Hong Kong, pedestrian planning guidelines, a new form of Senior Citizen Housing for the Hong Kong Housing Society, and new planning provisions for sports facilities in Hong Kong. Examples of our Work include:
District Planning
- Relocation of Yau Tong Group Fresh Water & Salt Water Service Reservoirs to Caverns – Feasibility Study
- Development of Fanling North New Development Area, Remaining Phase – Design and Construction
- North East New Territories New Development Areas. Planning and Engineering Study – Investigation
- Land Use Planning for the Closed Area, Hong Kong
- Regional and Site Specific Consultancy Study on Landside Commercial Development at the Hong Kong International Airport
- Ma Wan Island Development Feasibility Study, Hong Kong
Mixed Use
- Proposed Redevelopment of Wan Chai Government Towers Site, Wan Chai
- Proposed Integrated Elderly Community Project at Tin Shui Wai Area 115
- Proposed District Revitalisation with Minor Relaxation of Plot Ratio Restriction in the “Comprehensive Development Area” Zoning at Yau Tong Bay
- Kwun Tong Town Centre Redevelopment, Hong Kong
- Comprehensive Urban Renewal, Revitalisation of the Public Realm and
- Conservation in Wan Chai South, Hong Kong
Residential
- Proposed Transitional Housing Development at Kong Ha Wai, Kam Tin
- Belcher Gardens, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
- Upzoning of Private Residential Development from PR0.6 to PR1.2 at Tsiu Hang, Tai Po
- Rezoning Request from “Agriculture” to “Comprehensive Development Area” for Proposed Residential Development on Land (Approx. 2 Million SQFT) East of Ping Kong, Sheung Shui
- Specialised Aged Care Consultancy for two Sites. Senior Citizen Residences (SEN) Pilot Projects, Hong Kong (Recipient of Certificate of Merit from the Hong Kong Institute of Planners)
- Numerous Luxury Developments around Hong Kong (including Repulse Bay, Deep Water Bay, Shek O, The Peak, Mid-Levels, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon Tong)
Offices
- Numerous Cases for Revitalisation of Industrial Buildings involving Minor Relaxation of Plot Ratio and/or Building Height Restrictions
- Landmark East Towers 1 & 2, Kwun Tong
- Proposed Government Office Developments, Kai Tak Development Area
- APM & Millenium City, Kwun Tong
- Objection to Building Height Restrictions, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Hong Kong
Hotels
- Luxury Hotel Development at the Hung Hom Waterfont, Kowloon (currently Kerry Hotel)
- Premises for the School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (currently Hotel ICON)
- Proposed Hotel Development at Ting Kau, Kowloon (currently Royal View Hotel)
- Proposed Hotel Development at Fa Kung Street East, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
- Proposed Hotel Development at Tung Lo Wan Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Educational
- Hong Kong Baptist University Campus Expansion
- Premises for the School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hotel ICON)
- University of Chicago Center in Hong Kong at Mount Davis
Heritage Conservation and Revitalisation
- Conservation and Revitalization Project, Central Police Station, Victoria Prison and the Former Central Magistracy
- Hong Kong Housing Society: Preservation Projects in Wanchai, Hong Kong
- Proposed Redevelopment of the Hong Kong Central Hospital together with Conservation of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (HKSKH) Compound, Central, Hong Kong
Special Industries
- Hong Kong Science Park Stage I and Stage II Study
- Concrete Batching Plants / Asphalt Plants/ Pre-Fabrication Yards at various locations in the New Territories
- Proposed Columbarium Developments in New Territories
Special Projects
- Proposed Waterfront Leisure, Tourism, and Commercial Development at Land North of Hoi Yu Street, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.
- Consultancy Study on Provision of Sports Facilities in Hong Kong
- Preliminary Assessment Study for Development of Proposed Whitehead Sports Park
- Proposed Eastern District Advanced Medical Centre of the Hong Kong Sanatorium Hospital, Shau Kei Wan
- Naval Servicemen Centre, Fenwick Pier, Central Harbourfront
