Land Development (Control) Act, 1968 (Act No. 40 of 1968). Country/Territory Grenada Document type Legislation Date 1968 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official publication, pp. 194-203. Long titleAn Act to make provision for the orderly and progressive development of land and to preserve and improve the amenities thereof; and for the grant of permission to develop land and for other powers of control over the use of land. Subject Land & soil Keyword Land-use planning Soil conservation/soil improvement Erosion Institution Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States Abstract The Act creates the Development Control Authority (sect. 3). If land is suitable for development, the vendor of that land shall pay a development levy (sect. 4). The commencement of development requires permission from the Authority (sect. 5), and application for permission must be accompanied by maps and plans (sect. 6). The decision of the authority to refuse permission is subject to appeal with the Minister (sect. 11). For the preservation of amenities, the Authority may serve a notice to the owner or occupier of land to abate the injuries done to amenities (sect. 17). Schedule 1 lists certain developments that may be undertaken without permission from the Authority. Full text English References - Legislation Amended by Land Development (Control) (Amendment) Act, 1983. Legislation | Grenada | 1983 Keyword: Land-use planning, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX