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The Planning Permission Process
There are several key steps that Terra Firma, the development company must go through in order to change the zoning of the land and achieve planning permission to develop Forest Lakes Country Club. These are outlined below (Click the headings below for more details).
Step 1:
MODIFICATION TO THE CURRENT ZONING APPROVED. LAND CLASSIFIED TO ALLOW RESORT DEVELOPMENT
Timescale: Completed June 2008 
Step 2:
PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION OF CONCEPTUAL MASTER PLAN FOR APPROVAL TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Timescale: end 2008 (Underway)
Step 3:
ADJUSTING OF MASTER PLAN AND NEGOTIATION OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. DETAILED PLANNING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNICAL ELEMENTS
Timescale: 2009
Step 4:
FINAL APPROVALS AND COMMENCEMENT OF SUBDIVIDISION INTO SMALLER BUILDING PLOTS
Timescale: 2010
Step 5:
INVESTOR EXIT POINT: SELLING BUILDING PLOTS TO THE RETAIL MARKET
Timescale: Q2, 2010 or soon afterwards
Note: the timescales above are a guide and may be subject to change. If you would like further information, please Contact Us.
Terra Firma Development Corporation is a development company committed to creating sustainable developments that embrace the latest technologies and thinking, integrate with the natural environment and respect the needs of the local population.
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