Tanjong Bungah seaside park proceeds with residents' input
- Penang says the latest design of the Tanjong Bungah Seaside Pocket Park includes nearly all residents' requests, with one issue left.
- The developer agreed on 27 October to two public access points, 51 parking bays and native coastal planting.
- The residents' association rejects that account and opposes cutting the hill, felling mature trees and building a seawall.
- A meeting on 16 November and an appeals board hearing on 19 November come next.
Who is building the Tanjong Bungah Seaside Pocket Park?
Developer Lone Pine Residence Sdn Bhd, as a condition of the planning approval for its five-storey wellness suite project on Lot 4658.
What did the developer agree to add to the park?
Two public access points, 51 parking bays and native coastal planting, agreed at a meeting on 27 October 2026.
Why do Tanjung Bungah residents object to the park plan?
They oppose cutting the hill, felling mature trees, a concrete seawall and parking carved into the hillside, and want the headland kept natural.
What happens next with the Tanjong Bungah seaside park?
A meeting called by the State Legal Adviser's Office on 16 November and an appeals board hearing on 19 November 2026.
The Tanjong Bungah Seaside Pocket Park on the "Sore Thumb" headland will go ahead with nearly all of residents' requests in its latest design and one issue left to settle, state Infrastructure, Transport and Digital Committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari said on 4 November 2026. The Tanjung Bungah Residents' Association disputes that and wants the headland kept natural.
The park and the project
- Who builds it: developer Lone Pine Residence Sdn Bhd, beside its Lot 4658 behind The Cove condominium, as a condition of the planning approval for its five-storey wellness suite project. The state told the developer to build the park before any private construction, and the developer will maintain it, The Star reported in November 2025
- What was planned then: jogging tracks, a children's playground, rest areas, exercise facilities and a seaside promenade
- Cost and access: the park is built at no cost to taxpayers and will be open to everyone, Zairil said. The final plan must still meet the agencies' safety and environmental requirements
What the state says was agreed
- Talks: the state, the developer, the Penang Island City Council (MBPP), technical departments and residents' representatives have met since December 2025
- 27 October meeting: the developer agreed to two public access points, 51 parking bays and native coastal planting
- Next: a meeting on 16 November called by the State Legal Adviser's Office with the developer, One Tanjong's management corporation, PlanMalaysia, MBPP and the Drainage and Irrigation Department, and an appeals board hearing on 19 November
- The protest: Zairil questioned residents' 3 November protest, saying the matter was already before the appeals board
What residents say
- "Misleading": association chairman Zulfikar Abdul Aziz said concerns over ecology, slope safety and the shoreline were being overlooked
- Their objections: cutting the hill from about 18m to 6m, felling mature trees, a concrete seawall above the high-water mark, and parking carved into the hillside. They suggest using the existing roundabout instead
- Their asks: keep the original two-acre park area natural, and put independent engineers, including from Sahabat Alam Malaysia, on the design team
- Their plan: a 78-page landscape plan submitted in February 2026, handed to state opposition leader Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff at the protest
- The headland: it formed from illegal dumping about 20 years ago and is now home to otters, white-faced dusky leaf monkeys and nesting sea eagles
- Buletin Mutiara — State goes extra mile to accommodate residents' requests for Tanjong Bungah Seaside Pocket Park, says Zairil (4 Nov 2026)
- New Straits Times — Battle lines drawn over Tanjung Bungah 'Sore Thumb' seaside park (5 Nov 2026)
- The Star — Residents oppose wellness centre plan at Tanjung Bungah's 'Sore Thumb' (3 Nov 2026)
- The Star — 'Seaside park beside Tanjung Bungah condo will be open to public' (8 Nov 2025)
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