Physical and Land Use Planning Act, 2019. Pays/Territoire Kenya Type du document Législation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act of Parliament to make provision for the planning, use, regulation and development of land and for connected purposes. Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Environnement gén., Terre et sols Mot clé Terrains agricoles Planification territoriale Planification environnementale Politique/planification Développement durable Législation de base Relevés/plans Institution Aire géographique Afrique, Afrique Orientale Résumé This Law provides for the principles, procedures and standards for the preparation and implementation of physical and land use development plans at the national, county, urban, rural and cities level; and the administration and management of physical and land use planning in Kenya, amongst other things. The Law mandates that any person engaged in the physical and land use shall foster principles for the overall public good, for instance the physical planning and use shall promote the sustainable use land and that the shall integrate economic, social and environmental needs of present and future generations. The Law establishes the National Physical and Land Use Planning Consultative Forum to perform the following functions: to provide a forum for consultation on the national physical and land use development plan; promote effective co-ordination and integration of physical and land use development planning and sector planning; advise on the mobilization of adequate resources for the preparation and implementation of physical and land use development plans and strategies; and consider national security and advise on strategic physical and land use development projects of national, inter-county, county, or transnational importance. In the same vein, the Law establishes a County Physical and Land Use Planning Consultative Forum in each county. The Law further provides that a county government may preserve a heritage site by serving the owner or occupier of such building which in the opinion of the county government is of special architectural value or historic interest, an order prohibiting the demolition, alteration or extension of such building. The Law also establishes the office of the Director General of Physical and Land Use Planning and the National Physical and Land Use Planning Liaison Committee. The Committee shall advise the Cabinet Secretary on broad physical and land use planning policies, strategies and standards; and hear and determine appeals such as appeals against decisions from the National Planning Authority. Texte intégral Anglais Références - Législation Implementé par Physical and Land Use Planning (Classification of Strategic National or Inter-County Projects) Regulations, 2019 (L.N. No 156 of 2019). Législation | Kenya | 2019 Mot clé: Politique/planification, Terres publiques, Planification territoriale, Relevés/plans, Développement durable, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX