
Improving the Service Delivery Infrastructure of the Town and Country Planning Division Service Delivery is the overarching transformation project to develop service delivery infrastructure at the four (4) Regional Offices of the TCPD for the provision of more transparent, accountable,

Automation of the Construction Permitting System Automation is the use of information technologies to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of Government services and processes. Within the context of the TCPD, Automation will involve the following: The creation of forms to
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The Town and Country Planning Division (TCPD) of the Ministry of Planning and Development (MPD) plans to unveil two (2)...
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Taking You Home; All You Need to Know about TCPD’s Spatial Planning Guideline No 8 – Legal Terminology – Property
Spatial Planning Guideline No. 8 - Legal Terminology – Property (Click here to download) The Law of Property is governed...
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Don’t Get Ticketed; Stay Updated with TCPD’s Spatial Planning Guideline No.9 – Offsite Parking
Spatial Planning Guideline No.9 - Offsite Parking (Click and Download) Parking standards specify the minimum number and the dimensions...
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Cheers to that; All You Need to Know about TCPD’s Spatial Planning Guideline No.12 – Liquor Licences
Spatial Planning Guideline No.12 – Liquor Licences (Click & Download) There are ten (10) different types of liquor licences that...
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From Single-Family Residential to Commercial & Industrial Developments; Stay in the Know with the Breakdown of TCPD’s various Planning Permission Scenarios
When applying for Planning Permission at the Town and Country Planning Division (TCPD) of the Ministry of Planning and Development,...
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Stay in the Know with TCPD’s 7 Key Tips to Enhance Your DevelopTT Experience
Since the Pilot Launch of Trinidad and Tobago’s online portal for development permitting, DevelopTT, in March 2020, the system has received...
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Govt Eyes Projects to Upgrade Urban Spaces (Trinidad Express)
Story published in the Trinidad Express on Saturday 24th October, 2020. THE GOVERNMENT of the REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND...
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Get in the know; Read up on TCPD’s Spatial Planning Guideline No.2 – Addition & Alteration to Existing Townhouses
Spatial Planning Guideline No.2 - Addition & Alteration to Existing Townhouses (Click & Download) Townhouses are generally 2 to 4...
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Let’s do breakfast; This is all you need to know about TCPD’s Spatial Planning Guideline No.1 – Bed and Breakfast Accommodation
Spatial Planning Guideline No 1 - Bed and Breakfast Accommodation (Click and Download) In response to a request for information...
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DevelopTT; Town and Country Planning Division’s digital planning approval system has decreased permit issuing time and has become more customer centric
Beginning Tuesday 1st September, 2020, DevelopTT no longer accepted paper based planning permission applications for T1: Port of Spain and Environs and T5: County Caroni Region. All permission applications were received electronically via the DevelopTT portal. According to one applicant, “DevelopTT’s online Automated Construction Permitting System is definitely a step in the right direction for Trinidad & Tobago.”
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