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WHY IS A BUILDING PLAN REQUIRED?

Planning is the system by which the use and development of land is managed for the benefit of the community. The overall aim of the system is to ensure a balance between enabling developments to take place while at the same time conserving and protecting the environment and local amenities. The idea is to create a better and balanced Environment for people to live, work, play, recreate and move around with no difficulty.  A building plan is required to: ü   Ensure that structures get built at the right place; ü   Help balance the development the state needs such as new homes, factories, offices, schools, place of worship, health facilities, and transportation routes; ü   Ensure that the development and growth is environment sustainable, meeting the needs of the present without affecting the future generation to meet their own needs. Hence, a building plan is a graphical representation of what a building will look like after construction, used by builders and contract