Physical Planning

 

Physical Planning

The department of Physical Planning is mandated to carry out spatial/land use planning through the preparation of local physical development plans of different areas within Makindye Ssabagabo Municipality.

To promote proper and planned land management through provision of physical planning consents and approval of land subdivision plans.

To ensure proper development control that is harmonious with the environment through approval of building plans and other development applications.

The department has also to ensure the proper urban management of the urban centers and also to guide the urbanization trends within the Makindye Ssabagabo Municipality.

To promote public-private partnerships in physical planning guiding the private landowners through the planning process. Refer to the planning projects under public-private partnership arrangement.

The department also has the mandate to implement the Physical Planning standards and the physical planning Act 2010.

Objective

To ensure well planned and legally constituted development on land that is harmonious with the environment to promote sustainable development within Makindye Ssabagabo Municipality.

Services Offered

  • Approval of building plans (Building control)
  • Demolition permits
  • Permits for excavation
  • Spatial planning of selected areas
  • Provision of Occupation permits
  • Approval and recommendation of land subdivisions and land transaction applications
  • Hoarding Permits/ Scaffolding
  • Solid waste management services
  • Permission for Road opening/Naming permits
  • Approval for Real Estate Master Plans
  • Commencement letters
  • Approval for installation of Billboards
  • Permission for temporary structures/ Kiosks
  • Guidelines for kiosks and temporary structures

 

Land Management

Goal

To achieve sustainable and equitable socio-economic development through optimal land utilization and management.

Objective

To raise public awareness and promote enjoyment of land rights

Services Offered

  • Facilitate the registration of unregistered land
  • Provide searches on registered land
  • Cause surveys
  • Cause boundary opening
  • Adjudication of land-related disputes
  • Register caveats, mortgages and other related interests in land