Section 13: Planning policy guidance

13. Planning policy guidance (1) The Minister may issue planning policy guidance to any local authority on any aspect of land use planning and development and their relationship to, and impact on, economic and social development, including— (a) the form, scale, intensity, built form, location and general development criteria for different classes of development; (b) the form, content and process of preparing development plans; (c) policies and practices to be followed in connection with the implementation of development plans through the granting of development permits; (d) State-significant development; (e) planning agreements; (f) conditions to be attached to development permits; and (g) all other powers exercisable by local authorities under this Act. [Issue 1] P11 – 12 Revised Laws of Mauritius (2) Every local authority to which planning policy guidance is issued shall comply with such guidance. (3) A planning policy guidance shall prevail, to the extent of any inconsistency, over a development plan whether the development plan was made before or after the planning policy guidance. (4) Any planning policy guidance issued shall be available— (a) to the public at a reasonable cost; and (b) for access on the website of the Ministry.