Lagos Suspends Planning Approvals Along Lagos -Calabar Coastal Road
By Felix Kuyinu
The Lagos State Government has suspended all planning approvals for properties along the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road with immediate effect to address the project impacts on the State’s Physical Development Plans.
The state disclosed that the cancelation became necessary to review the situation at the location and to align with the development plans to forestall any further distortion now or in the nearest future.
In an announcement by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Oluyinka Olumide, in Alausa on Monday, the project had significantly impacted the just concluded Ode-Omi Action Area Plan as well as the ongoing Ibeju-Lekki Model City Plan and Lekki Comprehensive Master Plan that are at various stages of preparation.
Olumide mentioned that following the developments, it became equally important to temporarily suspend Planning Approvals in the axis until further notice.
The Commissioner said that The Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority, LASPPPA, has been mandated to carry out the suspension order until it is directed otherwise.
He emphasised that the Lagos State Government remained steadfast in its commitment to an organised, livable, inclusive, and sustainable built environment, while assuring that the State was well positioned to reap the many benefits of the inter-state Coastal Highway.
