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Physical Planning Department

The Department of Physical Planning; formerly the Department of Town and Country Planning and the Departments of Parks and Gardens was merged and charged with the following functions;


  •  Advises the Assembly and the private sector on sound physical development programmes.​


  • Formulates goals and standards relating to the use and development of land;


  • Assists in the monitoring and evaluation of infrastructural development in the MMDAs.


  • Designs plans and proposals to help in the development of urban and rural settlements;


  • Assists awareness creation on human settlement and spatial development policies;


  • Advice 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 preparations of physical plans as a guide for the formulation of development policies, decisions and to design projects within the Assembly.


  • Advise on setting out approved plans for future development of land at the district level.


  • Advise on the conditions for the construction of public and private buildings and structures and assist to provide the layout for buildings for improved housing layout and settlements.


  • Ensure the prohibition of the construction of new buildings unless building plans submitted have been approved by the Assembly.


  • Advise and facilitate the demolishing of dilapidated buildings and recovery of incurred cost in connection with the demolishing.


  • Advice the Assembly on the siting of billboards, masts and ensure compliance with the decisions of the Assembly.


  • Advice on the acquisition of land property in the public interest, and undertake street naming, numbering of houses and related issues.


  • Reviews human settlement development guidelines and policies periodically; and


  • Maintains and sustains landscape beautification of built up and natural environment as well as state prestige projects with good management programmes;


  • Propagates and cultivates horticultural products for sale to the general public;

  • Develops public parks for ecotourism and recreation;

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William Adjei

Head of Physical Planning Dept.

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