Physical Planning

The Department:

• Advise the District Assembly on national policies on physical planning, land use, and development
• Co-ordinate activities and projects of departments and other agencies during Non-Governmental Organizations to ensure compliance with planning standards
• Assist in preparation of physical plans as a guide for the formulation of development policies and decisions and to design projects in the district
• Assist to identify problems concerning the development of land and its social, environmental, and economic implications
• Advise on setting out approved plans for future development of land at the district level
• Advise on preparation of structures for towns and villages within the district
• Collaborate with the Survey Unit in the performance of its functions
• Facilitate and participate in research into planning in the district
• Assist to offer professional advice to aggrieved persons on appeals and petitions on decisions made on their building
• Facilitate consultation, co-ordination, and harmonization of developmental decisions into a physical development plan
• Assist to prepare a District Land-Use Plan to guide activities in the district
• Advise on the conditions for the construction of public and private buildings and structures
• Assist to provide the layout for buildings for improved housing layout and settlement
• Ensure the prohibition of the construction of new buildings unless building plans submitted have been approved by the Assembly
• Advise and facilitate the demolition of dilapidated buildings and recovery of expenses incurred in connection with the demolition
• Ensure the prohibition of the use of inflammable materials in the construction or repair of buildings in defied areas
• Advise the Assembly on the sitting of billboards, masts and ensure compliance with the decisions of the Assembly
• Advise on the acquisition of landed property in the public interest
• Undertake street naming, the numbering of houses, and Related Issues.