Lagos State Government has announced the immediate
suspension of planning approvals within the corridor of the Lagos-Calabar
Coastal Road project.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the
Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, at
Alausa.
According to Olumide, the decision was taken to address the
implications of the coastal highway project on existing and ongoing physical
development frameworks in the state.
He noted that the project had already affected the recently
concluded Ode-Omi Action Area Plan, as well as the Ibeju-Lekki Model City Plan
and the Lekki Comprehensive Master Plan, both of which are still in
development.
“As a result of the effects of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal
Road on our Development Plans, it is germane to review the situation on ground
and align it with the Development Plans to forestall any further distortion now
or in the future. In this connection, it is equally important to temporarily
suspend Planning Approvals in the axis until further notice,” he said.
The Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority, LASPPPA,
has been directed to enforce the suspension until otherwise instructed.
Olumide stressed the state government’s commitment to
maintaining a well-organised, inclusive, livable, and sustainable built
environment.
He added that Lagos remains positioned to fully benefit from
the inter-state Coastal Highway once planning considerations are properly
aligned.
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