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Physical Planning and Development Control (No. 23 of 2016).

Country/Territory
Grenada
Document type
Legislation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to make provision for the orderly and progressive development of land and to preserve and improve the amenities thereof; for the grant of permission to develop land and for other powers of control over the use of the land; for the regulation of the construction of buildings and other related matters; to confer additional powers in respect of the acquisition and development of land for planning; to protect the natural and cultural heritage, to repeal and replace the Physical Planning and Development Control Act, Cap. 241A.
Subject
Environment gen., Land & soil, Water, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
EIA Environmental planning Policy/planning Land-use planning Institution Basic legislation Sustainable development Management/conservation Protected area Cultural heritage
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act provides rules relative to the physical development of public and private land in Grenada so as to, among other things: (a) ensure that appropriate and sustainable use is made of all publicly-owned and privately owned land in Grenada, in the public interest; b) provide for the orderly, efficient development of the resources of Grenada, taking account of all relevant social, economic and environmental factors, so as to ensure that sustainable use is made of land in the interests of all the people of Grenada; (c) maintain and improve the quality of the physical environment within which human settlements are situated in Grenada; (d) provide for the orderly sub-division of land and the provision of services in relation thereto; (e) foster awareness that all persons and organisations owning, occupying and developing land, have a duty to use that land with due regard for the wider interests, both present and future, of society. The Act also provides for protection of natural and cultural heritage. The Minister charged with the responsibility for planning and development shall secure consistency and continuity in the administration of this Act in accordance with the objects.

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Repeals

Physical Planning and Development Control Act (No. 25 of 2002).

Legislation | Grenada | 2002

Keyword: EIA, Environmental planning, Policy/planning, Land-use planning, Institution, Basic legislation, Sustainable development, Management/conservation, Protected area, Cultural heritage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX