The Urban Renewal Bill 2025 will be amended to reflect a new consent rule after the proposed law drew pushback from MPs and civil groups.
Housing and local government minister Nga Kor Ming said all redevelopment projects under the bill would now require the agreement of 80% of owners.
“All the thresholds have been standardised at 80%, regardless of the age of the building,” he said in tabling the bill for its first reading in the Dewan Rakyat.
Previously, the bill proposed a lower consent threshold for certain types of buildings, namely 75% for those over 30 years old and only 51% for abandoned or unsafe ones.
The change comes after the parliamentary committee on infrastructure raised concerns on the threshold during an Aug 21 engagement.
Nga said reaching the 80% mark did not…