Members of the public are reminded that their feedback on the Draft Physical Development Plan 2023 is important and are encouraged to comment on this document, which is available online.
The document may be accessed by visiting the Planning and Development Department’s (PDD) website at www.planning.gov.bb, or the Barbados Government Information Service’s website at www.gisbarbados.gov.bb.
Persons may also access copies of the Plan by visiting the Planning and Development Department, 1st Floor, Warrens Office Complex, Warrens, St. Michael, Mondays to Fridays, from 8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.; and the Main Library, Fairchild Street, Bridgetown, Mondays to Saturdays, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
They may also visit the branch libraries in Speightstown, St. Peter, and Gall Hill, St. John, Mondays to Fridays, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.; Holetown, St. James, Eagle Hall, St. Michael and the Valley, St. George, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
According to the PDD, the Plan, which sets out Government’s vision for development across Barbados, provides a spatial framework to deliver its mandate for development.
A Draft Plan was prepared in 2017, and an assessment was necessary due to several circumstances and events that necessitated a review of the current plan to “ensure its currency and applicability to changed circumstances in Barbados”.
The Plan (Amended 2023) embodies further changes to the draft document that was made available to the public as a 2017 amendment.
Any objection or representation to the Plan may be sent in writing to the Director of Planning and Development by e-mail at PDP2023@planning.gov.bb, or delivered to the Planning and Development Department, Warrens Office Complex, Warrens, St. Michael, Postal Code BB12001, on or before Friday, September 15.
All objections or representations should state the grounds on which they are made, and where the objection or representation relates to a specific area of land, it should identify the land to which it relates.