SP 2302 Planning Theory II

Level II – Semester 4

LECTURE 4
SPATIAL SCALES OF PLAN MAKING
 Main Organizations
in the Field of Town Planning in Sri Lanka

Public Sector Organizations

Private Sector Organizations

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs)

 Public Sector - Planning Organizations

Head Planning Organizations in the Public Sector

1. National Physical Planning Department (NPPD)

2. Urban Development Authority (UDA)

Other Important Public Sector Planning Organizations

1. Local Authorities (Municipal Council, Urban Council, Pradeshiya Sabha)

2. Mahaweli Development Authority

3. Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority

4. Disaster Management Center

5. Coast Conservation Department

6. Board of Investment

7. Central Environmental Authority

8. National Housing Development Authority

9. National Building Research Organization

Private Sector Planning Organizations
Important Private Organizations

1. Total Management Solutions (Pvt) Ltd

2. Resources Development Consultants (Pvt) Ltd

3. Design Advocacy (Pvt) Ltd

4. EML (Pvt) Ltd

5. Green Tech Consultants (Pvt) Ltd

6. Environmental Planning Services Ltd

7. Geo Informatics Ltd

8. Blue Oceans (Pvt) Ltd.

NGOs and INGOs
Important Planning related NGOs

1. Sevanatha Urban Resource Center

2. Sevalanka Foundation

3. Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA)

Important Planning related INGOs

1. UN Habitat

2. UNDP

3. World bank

4. Asian Development Bank

5. Practical Action

6. Asia Foundation

7. Oxfam International
Head Planning Organizations in the Public Sector

1. National Physical Planning Department (NPPD)

2. Urban Development Authority (UDA)

Where does NPPD located?
Sethsiripaya Administrative Complex in Battaramulla (5th Floor)
National Physical Planning Department (NPPD)

Establishment of NPPD
Under the Provision of
Town and Country Planning Ordinance No.13 of 1946

Main Functions of NPPD

Preparation of National Physical Policy
Preparation of National Physical Plan
Preparation of Regional Physical Plans
Preparation of Sacred Area Plans
 Ministry of Megapolis & Western Development

Where does UDA Head Office located?

Sethsiripaya Administrative Complex in Battaramulla (6th & 7th Floor)
Urban Development Authority (UDA)

Establishment of UDA
Under the Provision of
Urban Development Authority Law No. 41 of 1978.

Main Functions of UDA

Declaration of Urban Development Areas

Preparation of “Local Area Development Plans” for

the declared areas

Enforcing Planning and Building Regulations

 Spatial Scales of Plan Making
(Plans are made for the various levels of space)

Why?

The Function of Places are Connected at Various Levels

“Functional Linkages”

The Plan Making should Respond to this Connection

 Region Spatial Scales

National
City

Site
Neighbourhood

Plan-Making should respond to these complex

connections
SPATIAL SCALES OF PLAN MAKING IN SRI LANKA

National Level Plan

Regional Level Plans

Site Level Local Level Plans

Plans
National Level Plan
Made for the entire Country
National Level Plan
Made for the entire Country Northern
Province

Regional Level Plans

Made for the provinces.
Formal Boundary (Administrative Boundary) North Central
Province

Recent Trend:
Functional Boundary for Regional Plans North
Example: Western
Province
Eastern
Province
Central Hill Regional Plan Central
Coastal Regional Plan Province
Agro-politan Regional Plan
Western
Today, the Regional Plans are known as Province
Uva Province

“Framework Plans” Sabragamuwa

Province

Sothern
Province
National Level Plan
Made for the entire Country Northern
Province

Regional Level Plans

Made for the provinces.
North Central
Province

Local Level Plans

North
Made for the cities and towns. Western Eastern
Province
Formal Boundary Province
Central
(MC, UC and PS Boundary) Province

Western Uva Province

Province
Sabragamuwa
Province

Sothern
Province
National Level Plan
Made for the entire Country

Regional Level Plans

Made for the provinces.

Local Level Plans

Made for the cities and towns.
Formal Boundary
(MC, UC and PS Boundary)

Recent Trend:
Functional Boundary
SPATIAL SCALES OF PLAN MAKING

1. National Level
Set the Development Direction for the entire Country
Output: Policy Based Development Plan

2. Regional Level
Set the Development Direction for the Region within the
Development Direction of the Country
Output: Policy Based Development Plan

3. Local Level
Set the Development Direction for the City / Town within the
Development Direction of the Region
Output: Action Projects Based Development Plan

4. Site Level
Set the Development Direction for the Site within the
Development Direction of the City / Town
Output: Guidelines Based Development Plan
SPATIAL SCALES OF PLAN MAKING IN SRI LANKA
National Level Plan

1. The National Level Plan is made by the National Physical

Planning Department (NPPD).

2. Under the Town & Country Planning (Amendment) Act No.

49 of 2000, the NPPD is legally entitled to make the national
level plan.

3. The NPPD made its first national level plan in year 2011,
targeting 2030.

National Physical Planning Policy and Plan

2011-2030
National Physical Planning
Policy and Plan
2011-2030

2 Components:
1. Policies
2. Action Projects
SPATIAL SCALES OF PLAN MAKING IN SRI LANKA
Regional Level Plans

1. The Regional Level Plans are made by the National Physical

Planning Department (NPPD).

2. Under the Town & Country Planning (Amendment) Act No.

49 of 2000, the NPPD is legally entitled to make the regional
level plans.

3. The NPPD has made regional plans for Northern, North

Central, Eastern, Sabragamuwa, and Uva provinces, along
with the National Physical Plan in year 2011.

4. Regional plans are made for the provinces.

 Regional Physical Plans
Prepared by National Physical Planning Department

1. Eastern Province Physical Structure Plan

2. North Central Metropolitan Region Plan
3. Sabaragamuwa Province Physical Structure Plan
4. Western Region Megapolis Plan
5. Uva Province Physical Structure Plan
Recent Trend of Regional Level Plans
Functional Boundary for Regional Plans
Example:
Central Hill Regional Plan
Coastal Regional Plan
Agro-politan Regional Plan

Today, the Regional Plans are known as “Framework Plans”

SPATIAL SCALES OF PLAN MAKING IN SRI LANKA
Local Level Plans

1. The Local Level Plans are made by the Urban Development

Authority (UDA).

2. Under the Urban Development Authority Act No. 41 of 1978

the UDA is legally entitled to make the local level plans.

3. The UDA makes local level plans for the declared urban
areas in Sri Lanka.
SPATIAL SCALES OF PLAN MAKING IN SRI LANKA
Local Level Plans

What are “Declared Urban Areas”?

Where the Minister of Urban Development is in opinion that

any area is suitable for urban development, the Minister
may by Order under Section 3(1) of the U.D.A. Law No. 41 of
1978 declare such area to be an Urban Development Area.

So far, in Sri Lanka, all 23 Municipal Council areas and all 41

Urban Council areas and 165 Pradeshya Sabha areas are
Declared Urban Areas by the UDA.
Declared Urban Areas
by UDA

UDA is responsible for local

level plans only in the declared
areas.

NPPD is responsible for non-

declared areas.
SPATIAL SCALES OF PLAN MAKING IN SRI LANKA
Site Level Plans

Site Level Plans are made to guide the detail application of

development projects on the sites.

Example: Beira Lake Restoration

Site Level Plans are known as Development Guide Plans

Development Guide Plan is a document that guides the investors within a locality
addressing the unique character and identity of the place.