Strategic Zone 3 (Sentul – Menjalara): Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan

The zone is defined in the north by the boundary of Kuala Lumpur which separates the City from the town of Batu Caves, Selangor. The Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway forms the eastern boundary of the zone while the New Klang Valley Expressway demarcates the southern boundary (Figure 1).

Figure 1 : Strategic Zone 3 (Sentul – Menjalara)

The population in 2000 was 297,595 and is projected to be 445,000 by 2020. The employment in 2000 was 83,829 and is projected to grow to 211,717 over the next 20 years.

To the north the terrain is generally level and crossed by Sungai Kemunsing and Sungai Jinjang. This area comprises established residential areas at Menjalara and Sentul which are developed around the neighbourhood centres of Kepong, Taman Mastiara and Segambut and are intermixed with large industrial areas and estates. The industrial areas are mainly located in the north of the zone at Kepong, Jinjang and Segambut and are contiguous with the industrial estates in Batu Caves.

DEVELOPMENT AREAS

a) Malay Reservation Areas, Traditional Kampungs and New Villages

The Malay Reservation Areas of Selayang and Gombak and the traditional kampungs of Segambut, Sri Delima, Batu Muda and Kampong Melayu FRI shall be improved to include the upgrading of infrastructure, community facilities and utilities.

The development plans for the new villages at Jinjang North and Jinjang South shall include measures to redevelop the dilapidated industrial areas and upgrade the infrastructure, community facilities and utilities in the residential areas.

b) Urban Renewal / Redevelopment Areas

Comprehensive development plans for Pekan Kepong and Jinjang South Extension shall be prepared for mixed-use development incorporating community facilities and utilities. The dilapidated areas around the Sentul Pasar shall be developed to complement the nearby Sentul Raya development. Development shall capitalize on the area’s strategic location close to the City Centre and its proximity to both the LRT station at Sentul Timur and the KTM station at Sentul. The plan shall include the redevelopment of Sentul market, the provision of medium density of medium and high cost housing including service apartments and commercial components. All squatter areas shall be redeveloped as mixed-use development of self-contained residential neighbourhoods. A study on the problems relating to overcrowding and inadequate infrastructure of the residential area of Taman Datuk Senu shall be carried out to identify remedial measures for the improvement of the living environment including the physical and infrastructural quality.

c) Stable Areas

Major development in the zone shall be focused on the completion of the development programme for the proposed large-scale commercial and residential centre in Sentul Raya.

Redevelopment of area to the south of Taman Batu Muda shall complement the adjacent Batu Entrepreneur Park which provides premises and resources for small and medium sized industries.

Batu Cantonment may be retained as a military logistic and supply centre. However this area has the potential to be developed as a CDA and development in the future could focus on industries that complement the nearby Malaysian second car plant in Serendah and the proposed Proton City in the Bernam Valley. An automobile business park could also be developed as part of the CDA that would include industries supplying parts to the automobile industry as well as service industries associated with the automobile industry such as accessory dealers, car showrooms and vehicle servicing. The remainder of the CDA could contain medium density and medium cost housing and commercial development associated with the new district centre.

In many cases industrial areas in the northern part of the zone are surrounded by residential development. Urban renewal in these areas should provide landscaped buffers between incompatible uses. High technology driven and information-based clean industries shall be introduced together with supportive office and other commercial uses with open spaces for workers.

LINKAGES

a) Green Network and Open Spaces

The extensive open spaces of the Kepong Metropolitan Park and the Batu Metropolitan Park shall be enhanced.

b) Public Transportation

The Sentul-Port Klang and Rawang-Seremban KTM commuter lines pass through the zone affording good overall rail coverage but there are relatively few stations. The STAR LRT lines running from the south through the City Centre extend the service for the southern part of this zone terminating at the Sentul Timur Terminal.

The feasibility of extending the LRT line further northwards from Sentul Timur towards Taman Wahyu and westward towards Kepong shall be examined. Both northern and western extensions shall continue beyond the City boundary to serve the residential areas in the immediate catchment.

The Jalan Ipoh bus terminus is to be integrated with the proposed LRT terminus of the extended STAR LRT line to create a multi modal interchange incorporating taxi, rail and inter regional bus services.

URBAN CENTRES

New district centres shall be created in Bandar Menjalara, Sentul Raya and Sri Utara around the new LRT station on the northern LRT route extension.

Intensified residential and commercial development shall be encouraged at the existing neighbourhood centres at Kepong, Segambut and Taman Mastiara which are close to the existing or proposed rail stations.

PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Community facilities will be developed in the district centre of Bandar Menjalara, Sentul Raya and Sri Utara and in the neighbourhood centres of Kepong, Segambut and Taman Mastiara to meet the needs of the local population (refer Table 6.6).

VISUAL LINKAGES

Other than the New Klang Valley Expressway visual corridor, another visual corridor along Jalan Ipoh towards the City Centre shall be established and building height controls shall be implemented.