Kota Damansara Data Centre Project Withdrawn, Says Assemblyman

After weeks of resident objections, the developer behind Kota Damansara’s controversial data centre plan has reportedly pulled the application according to the area’s own assemblyman.

Izuan Kasim FB / rajakamarul Threads

In Brief

The consultant for a proposed data centre in Kota Damansara has withdrawn its planning application, according to the local assemblyman.
Residents raised objections over the project's proximity to homes and a community forest, as well as procedural irregularities in the notice.
Nearly 290 formal objections were submitted, with support from an MP, a councillor, and a coalition of over 500 households.

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The contentious plan to build a commercial data centre in a residential pocket of Kota Damansara appears to be off the table – for now.

Kota Damansara state assemblyman Izuan Kasim announced via Threads today (30 July) that the project’s consultant has withdrawn the planning application, calling it a “win” for local residents.

In a Facebook post, Izuan said the consultant had pulled back the application for the proposed Data Center development in Section 9, Kota Damansara, and thanked residents for their efforts.

As of writing, the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) and the developer have not issued their own statements confirming the withdrawal.

If confirmed, it would mark the end of a saga that’s played out over the past two weeks.

A Chronology Of What Happened

The trouble started on 15 July, when a resident saw an MBPJ notice for a proposed three-storey commercial data centre spanning 18 privately owned lots along Jalan Rimba Riang 9/6, next to a government road reserve.

Said resident soon took issue not just with a data centre going up so close to homes and the Kota Damansara Community Forest, but with the notice itself, which reportedly carried an incorrect reference number and wrong contact details.

They also pointed out the objection window was just seven days, far shorter than the 21 days typically allowed under the Town and Country Planning Act 1976.

The following backlash prompted MBPJ to order the developer to correct the notice and extend the feedback period to 21–27 July.

By then, the council had received close to 290 formal objections. A coalition representing more than 500 households, along with Sungai Buloh MP R Ramanan and the MBPJ Zone 3 councillor, all lodged formal objections of their own.

Izuan had also flagged plans to raise the matter in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly when it sits on 3 August.

What’s Next?

Even as recently as 29 July, Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari was still describing the project as under evaluation, with no approval granted and no final decision made.

Today’s announcement, if it holds up, would suggest the developer decided to step back before the matter even reached the council’s One-Stop Centre committee for consideration.

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