Land as a resource, is something that is often taken for granted. For many it is a valuable asset, and this is very important. But land is also an extremely important resource, which needs to be managed properly. This is even more so, with the negative impacts of Climate Change that is being felt globally, Saint Lucia not being spared. The Department of Physical Planning sees land-use planning as a very important one of its roles. Over the years the Department has been seen as a one stop shop for all issues pertaining to Land; Land Valuation, demarcation of land, obtaining land maps, applying for use of Crown Lands and applying for the use of Lands for construction and the erection of other structures. However, the Department is now going further to establish a land use policy in Saint Lucia in an effort to promote more desirable social and environmental outcomes and the more efficient use of this very precious resource.
