Planning Department 

Duties and Functions

1. Physical and Town Planning

• Formulating and implementing physical planning policies to guide sustainable urban and rural growth.
• Designing local area plans, spatial layouts, and forward-planning frameworks for the district.
• Coordinating transport routes, parking nodes, and bus stations to optimize city planning.
• Overseeing plot numbering, land layout creation, and managing formal land identification processes.

2. Development Control and Building Inspection

• Granting or restricting planning permissions in compliance with urban and regional planning legislation.
• Conducting building inspections to ensure adherence to approved architectural plans and structural standards.
• Identifying illegal structures, unauthorized land developments, and enforcing statutory regulatory compliance.
• Facilitating the management or upgrading of informal/unplanned settlements within the district.

3. Land Surveying and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

• Conducting land surveys for the placement and re-establishment of property and plot boundaries.
• Preparing survey diagrams, reports, and spatial data maps for land allocation.
• Managing Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and maintaining accurate spatial databases.
• Assisting in processing documentation required for the issuance of certificates of title.

4. Socio-Economic Planning and Program Coordination

• Undertaking strategic development planning and formulating project proposals to mobilize resources.
• Coordinating activities, programs, and community projects under frameworks like the Constituency Development Fund (CDF).
• Conducting monitoring and evaluation (M&E) for capital and community development programs.
• Facilitating capacity building, public research, and stakeholder consultations.

5. Environmental Planning and Mainstreaming

• Mainstreaming environmental sustainability into municipal plans, programs, and infrastructural layouts.
• Preparing environmental assessment reports, environmental briefs, and district environmental profiles.
• Conducting environmental education and public awareness campaigns on climate adaptation.
• Providing technical insights regarding the environmental impacts of proposed commercial and residential developments.

6. Departmental Administration and Reporting

• Preparing annual departmental work plans, strategic reports, and institutional budgets.
• Providing secretarial services and technical reports to Council committees (such as the Plans, Works, and Development Committee).
• Maintaining comprehensive records of municipal maps, zoning schemes, and planning documents.
• Performing other technical or administrative functions assigned by management or relevant legislation.