WHAT IS SPATIAL PLANNING?

This is an activity centered on making decisions relating to the location and distribution of land use activities.

ROLE OF SPATIAL PLANNING

·         To create the conditions for an enhanced quality of life.

·         Fulfilling the aims of efficiency and democracy through public participation.

·         Meeting the challenge of sustainable development.

OBJECTIVES OF SPATIAL PLANNING

One of the main objectives of Spatial Planning is to ensure that the utilization of land resources is planned and implemented in an organized manner to meet the needs of present and future generation.

APPROACH REQUIRED

Spatial Planning requires an integrative and comprehensive planning approach in order to rationalize the appropriate land use activities.

RATIONALE FOR SPATIAL PLANNING

·         Jamaica’s urban environment is decaying at a rapid pace hence the need to establish a national planning framework to accommodate new development and growth of existing development nodes.

·         To promote and foster sustainable development along the principles of the five S’s i.e. Synergy, Sustainability, Sensible, Strategic and Supportive.

·         To ensure sustainable utilization of national land resources.