Illegal Kamwala shops demolished by Lusaka City Council
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By Mike Sichula The Speech Analyst
27.10.2018
Kamwala Shops demolished in Lusaka
THE Lusaka City Council has sent a strong warning to residents operating in the Central business district that whether poor or rich, no one should disregard existing by-laws when putting up structures in the City.
Last night the Local authority demolished a block of shops illegally constructed in the railway reserve in Kamwala area.
The block of shops was was constructed by Down Town Shopping Complex proprietor without the grand permission from City of Lusaka Planning Authority contrary to Section 65 of the Urban and Regional Planning Act No. 3 of 2015.
Council Spokesman George SICHIMBA, has said in a statement that the structure was also of substandard and ugly considering that it was being constructed in prime area at a time when the city is undergoing urban renewal.
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“The developer was therefore issued with the enforcement notice on 12th January, 2018 to demolish the structure within 28 days or such an extended period as the City of Lusaka Planning Authority may have deemed fit” he said.
Lusaka City Council Public Relations Manager George SICHIMBA
According to Mr. SICHIMBA, the notice ordered the developer to demolish the said structure(s) and restore the land to its original status failure to which the City of Lusaka Planning Authority would enter on the land and do those things.
The notice further advised the developer to appeal to the Urban and Regional Planning (Appeals) Tribunal in accordance with the Urban and Regional Planning (Appeals) Regulation before the expiry of 28 days.
He added that the developer neglected the enforcement notice and continued with construction works forcing the planning authority to act.
