Also known as: LUSPA
Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority — government institution responsible for zoning frameworks and spatial planning enforcement across Ghana.
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… He revealed that the Commission has begun engagements with the Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority to address these gaps, and assured that efforts are underway to consolidate fragmented development plans into a coherent national framework in line with sustainable development …
NDPC chair calls for creation of auto zones to restore spatial planning disciplineLocal Government Minister Mahama Ayariga has proposed a partnership with banks and companies to adopt, maintain, and beautify stretches of roads across Ghana, with participating firms permitted to brand the streets they maintain as part of a corporate social responsibility scheme.
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Local Government Minister Mahama Ayariga has proposed a partnership with banks and companies to adopt, maintain, and beautify stretches of roads across Ghana, with participating firms permitted to brand the streets they maintain as part of a corporate social responsibility scheme.
20 hours ago · Joy Online →
The Ministry of Local Government has announced a programme assigning major streets in the nation's capital cities to private businesses—including banks, manufacturers, construction and logistics firms—to clean, green, light, and maintain them, with naming rights and advertising opportunities as incentives.
6 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Western Regional Minister Joseph Nelson called for stronger collaboration among institutions in the land and property sector, saying professional partnerships are essential to sustainable national development. He made the remarks while delivering the keynote address at the 40th Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Valuation and Estate Surveying Division of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors in Takoradi.
28 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Western Regional Minister has called for stronger collaboration among institutions in Ghana's land and property sector, describing professional partnership as essential to sustainable national development. He noted that valuation and estate surveying are critical to investment, taxation, compensation, infrastructure, property management and land administration.
23 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Customary Land Secretariats have been inaugurated in Sunyani and Kwahu Obomeng to promote effective, transparent land administration at the customary level, with support from the Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands. The Administrator noted that about 80 per cent of land in Ghana is held under customary ownership, and that well-managed land is critical to national development while mismanagement can fuel conflict.
15 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Two Customary Land Secretariats have been inaugurated at Sunyani in the Bono Region and Kwahu Obomeng in the Eastern Region as part of government efforts through the Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands to promote effective, transparent and accountable land administration at the customary level. The Administrator of Stool Lands said the initiative demonstrated traditional authorities' belief that customary land practices can coexist with modern systems of land administration, with about 80 per cent of lands in Ghana held under customary ownership.
15 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Friends of Rivers and Waterbodies has urged the government to take urgent steps to protect road reservations across the country, warning that widespread encroachment by developers and informal traders is increasing infrastructure costs and threatening sustainable urban planning. The group's president stated that encroachment is happening nationwide, with structures being built on spaces designated for utilities, pedestrian walkways, drainage systems, and future expansion.
5 August 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Ghana Hydrological Authority says that while climate change has intensified rainfall, persistent flooding cannot be resolved through infrastructure projects alone; indiscriminate refuse disposal, illegal construction on floodplains, poor drainage maintenance, and rapid urban development worsen flooding, and sustainable solutions require active public participation.
30 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A former development planning director says the current floods affecting Accra and surrounding areas need not have happened, and damage would have been less severe if recommendations from a 2017 national development plan had been implemented to prevent or minimize flood impacts.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Unregulated commercial and industrial developments are increasingly encroaching into Ghana's residential areas, eroding homeowners' safety, property values, and peace of mind despite existing zoning frameworks from LUSPA, assemblies, and the EPA.
6 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The National Development Planning Commission Chairman has called on local assemblies to establish designated auto zones to curb indiscriminate car sales, which he says undermines planning regulations and contributes to flooding and environmental degradation. He warned that poor spatial planning diverts government resources from critical sectors into disaster response.
30 April 2026 · Joy Online →