The Department of Physical Planning manages the activities of the Department of Town and Country Planning and the Departments of Parks and Gardens.
The Department:
- Advices the District Assembly on national policies on physical planning, land use and development.
- Coordinates activities and projects of departments and other agencies including non-governmental organizations to ensure compliance with planning standards.
- Assists in preparations of physical plans as a guide for the formulation of development policies, decisions and designs projects within the Assembly.
- Advises on setting out approved plans for future development of land at the district level.
- Advises on the conditions for the construction of public and private buildings and structures and assists to provide the layout for buildings for improved housing layout and settlements.
- Ensures the prohibition of the construction of new buildings unless building plans submitted have been approved by the Assembly.
- Advises and facilitates the demolishing of dilapidated buildings and recovery of incurred cost in connection with the demolishing.
- Advices the Assembly on the siting of billboards, masts and ensures compliance with the decisions of the Assembly.
- Advices on the acquisition of land property in the public interest, and undertakes street naming, numbering of houses and related issues.