| dc.description.abstract | This study examined the extent to which residential developments comply to physical planning regulations in Kampala City. The study had three research questions which were; the extent to which residential developments comply to Physical Planning regulations in Kampala City, establish factors determining residential development compliance to physical planning in Kampala City and establish the effects of non-compliance of residential developments to physical planning regulations in Kampala City. The research looked at theoretical and empirical review of the available literature relating to study objectives. The study used a cross-sectional research design and employed both quantitative and qualitative research approaches. The study was carried out in Kampala, Kawempe Division because it has the highest number of informal settlements. The study population included a total population of 94,202 household heads in the Division but the sample size of the study was 404 determined using the Israel (1992) sample size formula. Data were collected from household heads, Division Physical Planners, Division Building Inspectors and Public Health Officers using both primary and secondary sources. Field instrument tools included questionnaires and interview guide to gather research study information. From the study findings, it is concluded that compliance levels of residential structures to physical planning regulations is very low at 20-40% in Kampala City. On the other hand, the 80% of respondents comprises those who do not have registered tenureship and are mostly the urban poor who live in slums characterized with non-aesthetically pleasing environment, poor road network circulation, poor service and utility provision, increase in public health nuisance, increase in criminality and moral decadence. xii In addition, there are factors that determine the level of compliance to physical planning regulations and the most significant ones include; land ownership, cost of building plan process, turnaround time of the approval process, nature of politics and accessibility to information. Further still, non-compliance to physical planning regulations by residential developers has contributed to a number of effects including; loss of government revenue, proliferation of informal and haphazard slum settlements that are characterized with non-aesthetically pleasing environment, poor road network circulation, poor service and utility provision, increase in public health nuisance, increase in criminality and moral decadence. The study recommends a number of strategic measures to improve on residential development compliance to physical planning regulations among which include; need to streamline or reengineer the process of building plan approval to be receptive to bonafide occupants, need to shorten the process of building plan approval by merging the two separate committees (Physical Planning Committee and Building Committee), carry out continuous stakeholder engagement to create awareness on physical planning regulations, continue with developing an integrated Geographical Information System, establish a modern integrated physical planning database that captures information on a number of development items, fast track the preparation and implementation of detailed plans for Kawempe Division and other areas of the city, intensify field surveillance to combat illegal developments, embark on slum up grading schemes for the different parishes, Kampala Capital City Authority encouraged to engage in partnerships with Development partners to implement different programmes and projects in slum areas aiming at improving livelihoods | en_US |
