State Ordinance on Phyiscal Planning and Development. Country/Territory Aruba (Netherlands) Document type Legislation Date 2006 (2007) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Land-use planning Policy/planning Environmental planning Subdivision of land Authorization/permit Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, European Union Countries, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Ordinance establishes the Council for Physical Development and provides rules for town and country planning and development in general in Aruba. The Minister shall prepare a Physical Development Plan, which contains general indications of proposed development. The Plan shall be adopted by State Decree. Directives based on the Plan may determine which development activities may be carried out only with an authorization of the Minister. Such activities may include the mining, the felling of trees, afforestation and cultivation of land and the establishment of waste reception facilities. The Ordinance also concerns further planning, compensation of damages and plans for the subdivision and consolidation of land. Full text Dutch Website www.overheid.aw