The Physical Planning Department prepares the Planning Scheme for all communities within its jurisdiction.

The department also organises meetings for the Spatial Planning Committee and the Technical Planning Committee to grant permits to prospective developers, in line with the Layout or Planning Scheme of the area.

What the department does

• ✓Collaborates with Nananom and other land owners to resolve land litigations between clients.
• ✓Educates communities within its jurisdiction on rules and regulations concerning developments — residential, commercial, industrial, mixed-use, educational, civic and cultural, and more.
• ✓Responsible for naming all streets and numbering all properties (Street Naming and Property Addressing System).

Linkages with Other Departments

The Physical Planning Department collaborates with agencies like the Lands Commission, Survey Department, Environmental Protection Agency, Traditional Authorities, and the Works Department to provide the following services:

1. 1
   Write comments for clients processing land documents at the Lands Commission, to confirm the site plan conforms to the area's planning scheme.
2. 2
   Write zoning letters and EIA comments for the Environmental Protection Agency to finalise permits for developers of petrol filling stations, warehouses, hotels, schools, hospitals, and heavy or light industries.
3. 3
   Collaborate with the Survey Department to design planning schemes for chiefs and land owners.
4. 4
   Collaborate with the Works Department to check developments and ensure developers build according to the area's planning scheme design.

The department also takes on additional work assigned by the Assembly, and is responsible for documenting all acquired properties of the Assembly (lands and buildings).