On June 22, 2016, HRH Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdul Aziz, chairman of the High Commission for the Development of Riyadh‎, chaired ADA third meeting of 1437H.

Following the meeting, HRH told the press that the participants were briefed on the results of land uses survey in the city of Riyadh, which has been recently carried out by the High Commission for the Development of Riyadh, and approved the 4^th five-year plan for the development of metropolitan road network (between 1438H and 1442H). “The plan has 45 targets including ring and arterial roads as well as freeways in addition to key intersections,” HRH added.

Also, results of the meeting included:

Approval of an integrated project based in Al-Malqa neighborhood. The project is owned by the Saudi Real Estate Company and comprises about 17,000 housing units, health centers (200 beds), a technical college, commercial and office facilities, hotels, sports stadiums and recreational areas.

• Approval of coordinative plan for public facility provision in the city of Riyadh
• Approval of construction regulations for the educational complexes overlooking the commercial streets which are 40-m wide or more
• Approval of an integrated project based in Al-Malqa neighborhood. The project is owned by the Saudi Real Estate Company and comprises about 17,000 housing units, health centers (200 beds), a technical college, commercial and office facilities, hotels, sports stadiums and recreational areas.

64% of Riyadh city lands are undeveloped

According to HE Engr. Ibrahim Al-Sultan, member of the High Commission for Development of Arriyadh and President of ‎Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA), the meeting was briefed on the outcomes of the land uses survey in Riyadh, which has been concluded in Sha’ban 1437H (May 2016).

“The survey revealed a 7% increase in the metropolitan developed urban area during the period between 1433H and 1437H”, “A total of 940,000 plots were surveyed, out of which 52% are developed, and 48% are undeveloped,” Engr. Al-Sultan added.

According to the survey, the developed lands would represent 36% of the area within the “Urban Development Phase” by 1450H with the total area of 1121 km², while the undeveloped lands would form 64% with a total area of about 1994 km².