The Department of Physical Planning is responsible for managing the activities of Town and Country Planning.
The Department shall:
Advise the District Assembly on national policies on physical planning, land use and development;
Co-ordinate activities and projects of departments and other agencies induding 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 Municipality;
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;
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;
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 the Assembly on the siting of bill boards, masts and ensure compliance with the decisions of the Assembly;
Advise on the acquisition of landed property in the public interest; and
Undertake street naming, numbering of house and related Issues.