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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development
December 14, 2021
The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Daniel Kwaku Botwe has said the legal provision indicates that the responsibility of zoning lies in the ambit of Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority, which is under the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI).
And Section 93 (1) of the Land Use and Spatial Planning Act, 2016 (Act 925) states “where a person seeks to change the zoning of the whole or part of a piece of land, that person shall apply in writing to the District Spatial Planning Committee of the District to which the change relates in the form prescribed in the zoning regulations and planning standards”.
This came to light on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 when Member of Parliament for Tempane asked the Local Government and Rural Development Minister steps being taken to halt the rezoning of land belonging to the Parks and Gardens Department at cantonment into a multipurpose office complex.
The question may therefore be referred to the Minister responsible for the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, he added.
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