The Department;

• Advise the District Assembly on national policies on physical planning, land use and development;
• Coordinate 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;
• Advice 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, coordination 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 defi~ed areas.
• Advise the Assembly on the siting of billboards, 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 houses and related Issues.