LCP 2.0 Drives Development, Boosts Investor Confidence And Cuts Red Tape

By Mohd Fakri Awang Lah

MELAKA, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- The second amended edition of the Melaka State Development Proposal Report Manual (LCP 2.0) has helped streamline development efforts, strengthen investor confidence, and reduce bureaucratic hurdles.

Melaka State Land and Mines Office director Datuk Noraini Tawel said LCP 2.0 serves as the main reference document, developed through strategic collaboration between the Melaka State Land Administration, the State Town and Country Planning Department (PLANMalaysia), and technical agencies to standardise the preparation of development proposal reports.

“The manual sets out the format, content, and technical requirements, including land acquisition details under the Melaka land acquisition project, which is a key component of the Bureaucratic Red Tape Reform (RKB) initiative, which aims to shorten the land acquisition process from around three years to six months,” she told Bernama.

Noraini said that before the implementation of LCP 2.0, the processing of applications was often delayed as applicants had to submit separate project proposal papers for land acquisition and LCP reports for planning permission, with no standardised format.

She added that technical reviews from various departments and agencies, brought to two separate committees with the same members, resulted in inconsistent formats and discussions, often producing conflicting feedback between departments.

“This situation required submitted development proposal plans to be amended, causing delays in obtaining project implementation approvals and making the land acquisition process longer and less efficient,” she said.

Following these issues, Noraini said that the land acquisition process previously took an average of 18 to 36 months due to inconsistent documents, incomplete technical information, repeated review requirements, frequent amendments to project development proposal plans, and difficulties in obtaining accurate and uniform feedback from technical agencies.

She said that with the restructuring of workflows, implementation of pre‑technical consultations, and the provision of complete land acquisition information from the early stage - when project development proposal plans were submitted - the new land acquisition period could be shortened to around six months.

Despite the success of the LCP 2.0 manual, Noraini said one of the main challenges in implementing the initiative was ensuring understanding and change management among all parties involved.

She said that the new workflow must be practised by all stakeholders, particularly applicants, who had to comply with pre‑consultation requirements with technical agencies to finalise project development plans, including alignment, utilities, and land acquisition information, before submitting their applications.

“The use of the LCP 2.0 manual format is mandatory to ensure that documents received by the Land and Mines Office, District and Land Offices, local authorities and technical agencies are complete and standardised, as providing accurate information is crucial to expedite the technical review process,” she said.

Noraini said that the implementation of the initiative also required compliance with various legal provisions, with approvals from the relevant custodians of related acts to be obtained before amendments to the workflow could proceed.

“This process is not an easy one, particularly as it involves the PLANMalaysia headquarters,” she said.

However, Noraini said that the initiative has brought significant benefits to all parties involved, with developers enjoying faster approvals and lower development costs due to the shorter implementation period, while technical agencies benefit from a more organised, standardised, and non-redundant review process.

She said that for the Melaka government, the implementation of LCP 2.0 had helped ensure smoother development, bolster investor confidence, and cut bureaucratic hurdles, in addition to facilitating faster collection of premiums, taxes, and other revenues.

“The implementation of the initiative accelerates development, which directly stimulates economic growth through increased revenues such as land taxes, premiums, and permits, while public infrastructure projects can be completed on schedule, thereby enhancing the well-being of the people.

“Governance becomes more efficient and transparent, making Melaka a pioneering state in land acquisition reform at the national level and attracting more investment to the state,” she said.

 LCP 2.0 was launched on Nov 6 during the meeting between the Director-General of Public Service Tan Sri Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz and Melaka public officers at the Melaka International Trade Centre (MITC), Ayer Keroh.

It has successfully streamlined the land acquisition process, saving nearly 75 percent of processing time and reducing annual compliance costs by RM6.22 million.

--BERNAMA