Court stops construction of apartments near KDF headquarters All planning approvals for the proposed development quashed. Politics Just now
The court said there was no evidence that the property had lawfully reverted from office use to a single dwelling before approval was granted for a multi-dwelling development, creating what he described as a break in the planning process.
The court found there was no evidence that the developer had addressed conditions raised by the then Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS), including obtaining clearance from the Ministry of Defence and notifying neighbouring landowners before the approvals were issued.
The court noted that the property lies about 200 metres from Defence headquarters and falls within a safeguarded area where the law requires planning applications to be circulated to relevant national security agencies.
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