Bukit Damansara residents call on DBKL to withdraw semi-D renovation permit
Residents of Bukit Damansara are protesting a construction permit granted by City Hall for a house renovation that adds an extra floor to a semi-detached property. The community argues that the project lacks proper consultation and negatively impacts the neighborhood's architectural character.
Why it matters
The dispute highlights the tension between individual property rights and community-led urban planning and heritage preservation.
THE Bukit Damansara Home Owners' Association town hall saw residents call on Kuala Lumpur City Hall to withdraw a construction permit for the renovation of a semi-detached house involving the addition of an extra floor, arguing that neighbouring residents had not been consulted on the proposed works.
It was the association's first town hall since its new president, Khairy Jamaluddin, was voted in early August.
Earlier in the evening, several residents voiced their dissatisfaction over City Hall's construction permit at the town hall held at Pusat Komuniti Bukit Damansara, themed "Your Voice Matters".
An estimated 400 residents attended the three-hour dialogue session.
Khairy moderated the town hall dialogue, while City Hall Planning Department town planner executive director Rosli Nordin and Brickfields deputy police chief Supt Ahmad Firdaus Mustafia Kamal were present to answer questions and offer practical solutions.
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