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Ministry

Ministry of Local Government, Urban Development, Housing and Environment.

The Department of Town & Country Planning is part of the Ministry of Local Government, Urban Development, Housing and Environment. The Department has primary responsibility for overseeing the subdivision and development of land under the Town Planning Act and Subdivision of Land Act.


Vision

To promote sustainable communities through better urban management, genuine partnership and good governance.

Mission
To provide a lead role in the delivery of sustainable solutions under local government and urban development.


Ministry Structure

The Ministry for Local Government, Urban Development and Public Utilities comprises four Departments. The Department of Town & Country Planning is one of three Departments that oversee the execution of legislation relating to local government, development and utilities and support the delivery of associated services. The others are Department of Local Government and Department of Water and Sewerage. The fourth Department – Corporate Services – is responsible for administrative activities associated with the running of the Ministry.

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Duties of the Department

The Director of Town & Country Planning is responsible for the overall administration and the control and use of land in Fiji. The relevant Acts under which the Director operates are the Town Planning Act (Cap 139) and the Subdivision of Land Act (Cap 140). The Director’s main functions are:

  • To prepare and review Town Planning Schemes at the request of municipal councils.
  • To approve Planning Schemes and their amendments and decide rezoning applications from rural town planning areas.
  • To decide conditional developments and relaxation on development requirements in approved Town Planning Scheme areas.
  • To decide on development applications in Town Planning Areas which do not have approved Planning Schemes.
  • To decide applications on subdivision of land.
  • To offer physical planning advice to the Minister, Permanent Secretary, major land development stakeholders, land and building development consultants.