PREMIUM Court stops construction of 12-storey apartment block near KDF headquarters All planning approvals and development authorisations for the proposed development quashed. Politics 17 min ago
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.
It was the court’s finding that the approval process also failed to comply with the Physical and Land Use Planning Act (PLUPA), noting that every change of user requires its own independent approval process.
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