Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, has issued a resolution, forming the Supreme Committee for Urban Planning in Dubai. 

 

It is aimed at regulating and ensuring the governance of urban planning in Dubai as well as implementing the deliverables of the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan.

 

As per the resolution, the Supreme Committee for Urban Planning will be formed under the chairmanship of Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, the General Commissioner of the Infrastructure, Urban Planning and Wellbeing Pillar with the Managing Director and CEO of Dewa; the Director General of Dubai Municipality; the Director General of Dubai Development Authority among its key members.

 

The new panel has been entrusted with the oversight of the urban planning sector in the emirate, including the implementation of the Dubai Urban Master Plan.

 

The new committee will propose policies, strategies and legislation to ensure the objectives of the Urban Master Plan are met, as well as empower concerned bodies in the emirate to carry out their respective tasks and roles.

 

The Supreme Committee for Urban Planning will also be responsible for endorsing the recommendations made in strategic studies, masterplans and major infrastructure and urban projects related to urban planning in conformity with the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan and informing the Chairman of The Executive Council about them.

 

The Resolution permits the Committee to form sub-committees and teams to assist it along with their roles, responsibilities, procedures and any other related issues. The Committee may seek the assistance of any experts and specialists, be it from employees of the concerned bodies in the emirate or others.

 

The Resolution tasks the Dubai Municipality to deliver administrative and technical support to the Committee to enable it to carry out its duties as per the Resolution.

 

"The committee will coordinate the efforts of all concerned bodies in Dubai to implement the deliverables of the 2040 Urban Master Plan in line with Dubai’s development plan," stated Al Tayer.

 

"It will work to enhance the government’s multi-level framework, endorsed as part of the deliverables of the Dubai Urban Master Plan 2040, to ensure the implementation of infrastructure and urban development projects that support the economy and enhance Dubai’s status as the best city to live in," he stated. 

 

"This framework has been developed as per an integrated and comprehensive technical study conducted according to global benchmarks," he added.-TradeArabia News Service