Developers have asked the Penang government to speed up the state's local plans as it would prevent the neighbours of their respective projects from challenging their development plans.

Amos Ng, CEO of Star Sanctuary Land, a first time developer from Selangor, said his firm's project in Butterworth is being delayed due to the absence of local plans.

Local plans are statutory documents by the local councils on the purpose of the various plots of land in the area/state...