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Planning permission is prerequisite in development control process as it acts as one of the most significant and effective factors that determine the quality built environment and physical planning. This paper focuses on the temporary planning permission, which is a short-term approval and is only permissible for temporary use of land and buildings. The potential advantages of temporary planning permission have yet to be explored by the planning authorities in Malaysia. This study is aimed at exploring the implementation of the planning permission delivery process in controlling the development of land and building on a temporary basis. Thus, the objectives are intended to examine the process and procedure of temporary planning permission for urban development in relation to Act 172, to ascertain the role and function of the local planning authority, and reviewing the provision of law related to the temporary planning permission as in the Act 172. Comparative analysis between Act 172 (West Malaysia), Planning Act (Cap. 232) (Singapore) and Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (UK) in terms of decision making process has been made to explore the best practices in temporary planning permission. This study is anticipated toenhance the temporary planning permission delivery process and the development control system in Peninsular Malaysia.

It is apparent that the weakness in land reclamation development in Malacca includes the incapability of the existing laws in terms of guiding the delivery of development. Additionally, the lack of comprehensiveness of the present development plan causes the inefficiency of the planning procedures for development. The paper focuses on the power of planning authorities, related laws, as well as the development control instruments in relation with development within a reclamation area. This study will directly contribute to the efficiency administration and development control system to assist the State Government of Malacca towards systematic and efficient land reclamation developments.© 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies, Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.Keywords: Planning administration; development plan; development control; coastal land reclamation

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Abstract. Good urban governance administration system is the key to a successful physical planning development. A local authority of a local government concentrates on planning administration and executes the policies and strategies either the federal or state, or even the local's policies and strategies. Based on its characteristic as the lowest level of government, it becomes the best authority to regulate and monitor the development process within their territory. The significance of a local authority in providing quality living environment invites various academia and professionals to ponder the best urban governance system at a local level. However, there are issues with regards to financial and technical capacity of a local authority, its legal limitation and development instrument adopted in providing urban services for coastal reclamation area in Malaysia. The aim of this paper is to investigate the capability of local authorities in Malaysia in implementing their function as drawn by the legislation. Hence, this paper examines the roles and functions of a local authority as the lowest level of government administration agency in providing urban services; collecting revenue; safeguarding the physical environment in Malaysia, particularly when dealing with development in a coastal reclamation area. Primary data collection was gathered through face-to-face interview sessions involving government agencies and stakeholders. Legal documents, policies and development plans were then analysed to support the primary data for further understanding of the issues concerning the capacity of a local authority especially when providing urban services within its area. The study is expected to provide a new approach to local authorities in Malaysia in providing quality living environment in terms of development procedure, the role and function, legal empowerment, and decentralisation of function particularly in enhancing the current practices at local level.