The Department of Physical Planning at the District level shall manage the activities of the Department of Town and Country Planning and the Department of Parks and Gardens.
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 including 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 Municipal;
- 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 defined areas;
- Advise the Assembly on the siting of bill boards, masts and ensure compliance with the decisions of the Assembly;
