Sha Tin Bible Study Centre Seeks 450-Flat Rezoning
SingTao · 2 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
The Hong Kong Bible Study Centre beside Sha Tin’s Shing Mun River has resubmitted a rezoning application for private residential development, seeking to build 450 flats in two 31-storey towers and add a 100-place elderly home . The latest proposal is larger than the 2017 plan rejected by the Town Planning Board, with a higher plot ratio, more homes, and added non-residential facilities including welfare and retail uses .
Key Points
- The site spans about 56,243 square feet in Sha Tin, near MTR Che Kung Temple Station and The Riverpark, and is currently zoned “Open Space” .
- The applicant seeks rezoning to “Residential (Group A) 11” with a total plot ratio of 6.28, up from 5 times in 2017 .
- The scheme proposes two 31-storey residential blocks, one basement parking level, and a building height limit of 109 metres above principal datum .
- Residential gross floor area is about 281,215 square feet, averaging roughly 625 square feet per flat, with an estimated population of 1,125 .
- Non-residential floor area of about 71,905 square feet would include a 100-bed elderly home, parent and relatives resource centre, retail shops, and the retained Bible study centre .
Why It Matters
The revised plan reflects a “multiple uses on one site” approach, combining housing, religious, welfare and community functions on land used by a religious institution since 1954 . Its fate will indicate how far planners are willing to support intensified redevelopment of privately held but community-linked sites in mature new town areas such as Sha Tin .