Revised Town Planning Board Guidance Notes for Application for Permission under Section 16 of the Town Planning Ordinance and Town Planning Board Guidelines No. 41A on Submissions of Visual Impact Assessment for Planning Applications to the Town Planning Board
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Revised Town Planning Board Guidance Notes for Application for Permission under Section 16 of the Town Planning Ordinance and Town Planning Board Guidelines No. 41A on Submissions of Visual Impact Assessment for Planning Applications to the Town Planning Board
The Town Planning Board (TPB) on 2 January 2026 promulgated the revised TPB Guidance Notes for Application for Permission under Section 16 (s.16) of the Town Planning Ordinance (the Ordinance) and the TPB Guidelines No. 41A on Submissions of Visual Impact Assessment for Planning Applications to the TPB (TPB PG-No. 41A) which take immediate effect. The revisions are mainly to refine and streamline the requirements in submitting technical assessments for application for planning permission under s.16 of the Ordinance.
The revised Guidance Notes and TPB PG-No. 41A can be obtained from:
Secretariat of the TPB
Address: 15/F, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong
Telephone: 2231 4810 or 2231 4835
Fax: 2877 0245
E-mail address: tpbpd@pland.gov.hk
Planning Enquiry Counters of the Planning Department
Address: 17/F, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong;
or
14/F, Sha Tin Government Offices, 1 Sheung Wo Che Road, Sha Tin, New Territories
Hotline: 2231 5000
E-mail address: enquire@pland.gov.hk
TPB’s website
Applications Forms and Guidance Notes
Town Planning Board Guidelines
Any enquiries on the above may be addressed to the Secretariat of the TPB or to the Planning Enquiry Counters of the Planning Department.
Secretariat of the Town Planning Board
January 2026