Winfred Gachnga

OUTLINE THE BASIC STEPS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A LOCAL PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AS PER THE PLANNING ACT

Local physical Development plan is a plan for an area or part of a city

,municipal ,town or urban council and include a plan with reference to any trading or marketing area .

The basic steps in preparation of the LOCAL Physical Development Plan includes

IDENTIFICATION OF THE PLANNING AREA AND ADVERTISEMENT OF THE INTENSION TO PLAN on two local daily

A RECCONNAISSANCE SURVEY is carried out to establish planning needs of the area

DATA COLLECTION Data collection involves both primary and secondary data collection methods which includes literature review ,interviews ,questionnaires and observation.

DRAFT OF THE LOCAL PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN The draft is prepared based on the data collected on the field.

FIRST STAKEHOLDERS MEETING This is where the draft is presented to the stakeholders for them to give comments and suggestion about the draft.

REFINING THE DRAFT After the stakeholders meeting the draft is refined using the comments and suggestion presented by the stakeholders

SECOND STAKEHOLDERS MEETING The group present to the stakeholder the redefined draft

REFINE THE LOCAL PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN This include the suggestions given by the stake holders in the second stakeholders meeting

THIRD STAKEHOLDERS MEETING here your present the refined Local Physical Development Plan to the stakeholders

FINAL DRAFT Using the comment and suggestion given by the stake holders one is able to have the final draft

APPROVAL OF THE FINAL DRAFT BY THE DIRECTOR

PUBLICATION OF THE LPDP this is done so that any person aggrieved may petition to the Liason Committee and then to the High Court within 60 days

THE MINISTER/CABINET SECRETARY SIGN THE LPDP the minister may refuse to sign the local physical development plan and this will force the Director to prepare another plan