Abstract
AbstractTo date, the Ghanaian development control system has proven unsuccessful in delivering quality planning application approvals in a timely manner and it is doubtful whether it is possible to achieve that basic goal in its current form. Planning application approval assessment is performed conjointly by various planning organizations spearheaded by Accra Town and Country Planning Department (TCPD). The success in delivering quality approvals in a timely manner therefore depends on the inter-organizational task interdependency, collaboration, and teamwork of the various planning agencies that form the Accra Metropolitan Assembly. The paper puts into perspective the TCPD organizational workflow and knowledge flow based on their strategies, size, leadership style, organizational complexities, and their competencies to contribute to the success of the approval process. Further, this paper examines the reasons behind the increasing amorphous planning and unapproved development/construction and identifies...
Highlights
While there has been a range of development control case studies on the planning approval system in the new millennium, there has been little recent work undertaken at the Ghanaian level on understanding why there are perpetual delays in planning approval applications
Axial coding offered a way of placing data back together in different ways after the open coding—this included identifying relationships between the categories involved (Strauss & Corbin, 1990) by relating codes to consequences, contexts, patterns of interaction, and cause (Bryman, 2004)
This study relates to uncertain situations where the planning agencies are not sure of their environmental factors
Summary
While there has been a range of development control case studies on the planning approval system in the new millennium, there has been little recent work undertaken at the Ghanaian level on understanding why there are perpetual delays in planning approval applications. Noriss Kweku Hammah (PhD) is a strategic planning and development analyst. He works at The University of Western Australia, School of Earth and Environment. He has a PhD in Urban Planning and Design and has a keen interest in urban and strategic planning, development control, and the impact of organizational factors on the success or failure of planning systems. Noriss Kweku Hammah has published several research papers in international journals in the area of urban planning.
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