| |  |
| Development
Guide Plan (Specimen) Colombo - Fort |  |
The
Development Guide Plans (DGPs) are area specific guidelines of the zoning plans
and building regulations, introduced under section 39 of the planning and building
regulations for the City of Colombo. The zoning plans and building regulations
describe general requirements and conditions designed for the City of Colombo,
while the GDP's refer to such regulations modified to suite local conditions in
terms of environmental characteristics, architectural design and urban form. It
is simply a statement of planner's objective and vision for a particular area.
It covers planning and designing policies, guidelines on land use, transport,
environmental improvement, pedestrian and open space system, building height,
intensity of development, conservation and redevelopment of areas and buildings.
The purpose of the DGPs is to provide direction to land owners on what their land
can be used for. It is the regulatory framework reference for development control
at the operational level of the planning system. The
Fort area has been used to explain how DGPs are applied at the local level. The
Fort area is bounded by the sea on the west, Church Street on the north, Malwatta
road on the east and Lotus road and Olcott Mawatha on the South. According
to the zoning plan of the City of Colombo, the Fort is classified as a concentrated
development zone. In the general zoning plan, the concentrated development zone
can have unlimited number of floors. However, under the DGP for the Fort area,
special attention has been given to historic buildings such as Cargills building,
Gaffoor building, General Post Office, Transworks building and presidential House.
At present this area has buildings with less than three floors. The DGP emphasizes
the need to maintain this character. It also encourages the expansion of colonial
architecture into the vicinity in order to maintain the historic Core. High rise
buildings with no upper limit will be allowed in areas such as Echelon Square
and Chalmers Granaries, where there is concentration of modern architecture. The
area towards the western boundary will be kept as a green web which will extend
along the sea to the south of the Fort. Development guidelines for the Fort area
are given in the following Table.
Guide Lines for Development
|
Zone |
Urban Focus (A) |
Historic Core (B) |
Middle Rise Zone (C) |
High Rise Zone (D) |
|
|
|
Land Use
|
Recreational &
Cultural |
Commercial,
Tourism,
Banking & Finance |
Banking and Finance,
Commercial, Institutional, Residential |
Banking and Finance
Institutional
Residential
Recreational |
|
Building Density & Form of Development |
Ground + Two (11.25m maximum height) scattered in
large green areas |
1) Arcades
to suit the existing Architecture 2) Ground
+ Four Floors (18.75m maximum height) permitted |
6-15 storeys with open areas suitably landscaped
|
Unlimited height permitted, surrounded by green areas |
|
Plot Coverage |
30% |
80% |
60% |
Ground Level up to podium – 80% above Podium Level
– 40% |
|
Access
a. Vehicular b. Pedestrian |
Chaitya Road
Part of Janadhipathi Mw, Church St. Bank of Ceylon Mw |
York St. Church St. ,Sir Baron Jayathilake Mw., Part
of Janadipathi Mw., Bank of Ceylon Mw. , Lotus Rd.
Part of Chattam St.& Bristol St. |
Lotus Road
Main street
Olcott Mw. |
Pat of Janadhipathi Mw.
Bank of Ceylon Mw,
Olcott Mw.
Main St. |
|
Part of Janadhipathi Mw, Galle Buck Rd. &
Flag staff St. |
Chattham St. Mudalige Mw. and its extension,
Part of Janadhipathi Mw. , Canal Row. Hospital St.
Duke St. |
Mudalige Mw.Extension, linking York St. and Lotus
Rd. |
Part of Janadhipathi Mw.
Bank of Ceylon Mw.
Olcott Mw.
Main St.
|
|
General Guidelines |
1.
New developments, extensions, or
alterations should not disturb the existing architectural character.
2.
Identified historically important buildings
should be preserved. The buildings
which are not compatible with these buildings should be modified in order to achieve
the same character 3.
Masonry boundary walls not permitted |
1.
Extend the existing Arcades along all vehicular and pedestrianized roads, within the property boundaries for
public use. 2.
Arcades along York Street should maintain the character of existing arcades
of Cargills and Millers Buildings 3.
Identified historically & Archaelogically buildings
should be preserved. The buildings which do not match with these
buildings should be modified in order
to achieve an Architectural quality.
4.
No set backs at ground level permitted in street facades, unless mentioned
in the layout.
5.
Colours of the external walls should blend with the existing colonial buildings.
|
1.
A Green belt should be maintained along the canal as a recreational area
2.
This green belt should link with the proposed urban focus through the proposed
Mudalige Mawatha
|
1.
Modern building material and Architectural elements are encouraged. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
