Town and Country: get in step with development realities
Pedestrians head to City Gate across South Quay in Port of Spain. - File photo
The following article was submitted by the Trinidad and Tobago Society of Planners and the Trinidad and Tobago Institute of Architects.
Our previous articles examined the glaring disparity between what the State says and does regarding consultation on planning policy, using Port of Spain as a case study.
This week, we look at the state entity that private sector planners and architects regularly interact with, the Town and Country Planning Division (TCPD). In line with the objectives of the 1960 Town and Country Planning Act (TCP Act), the TCPD is responsible for preparing plans which set out policy for the use and development of land, and granting permission to develop land.