Physical & Land Use Planning
Plans and policy that guide land use, settlement growth and investment.
Know the planning position before you commit
A development idea can raise several different questions: is the proposed use appropriate, which permissions are needed, what information is missing, and who should prepare each part of the submission? We help you turn those questions into a clear instruction and a coordinated set of actions.
This service group is for landowners, buyers, developers, institutions and project teams. You can begin with a review before purchase or design, a specific planning application, or coordination where several professional inputs are involved.
Start with your situation
I want to change or extend a property's use.
Change of Use and Extension of Use are separate services. We review the existing authorised use, proposed activity and site context before confirming the appropriate application route.
I want to divide or combine parcels.
Land Subdivision Schemes and Land Amalgamation Schemes address different outcomes. Planning layouts are coordinated with the licensed surveyor and other appointed specialists.
I need to address a lease.
Lease Extension & Renewal Support begins with the lease, current use, correspondence and relevant land authority. The scope identifies the planning contribution and legal or survey inputs required.
I am managing several approvals.
Development Approvals Coordination establishes a responsibility schedule, document checklist and submission tracker across the appointed professional team.
I am preparing a sectional property instruction.
Sectional Property Titling Support & Coordination helps organise planning information and dependencies alongside the licensed surveyor, architect and advocate.
I need evidence before buying, designing or investing.
Planning Due Diligence records the accessible planning position and information gaps. Development Feasibility & Appraisal compares development options and makes the assumptions behind the findings explicit.
What you receive
- A defined route: the planning task, relevant authority enquiries, professional responsibilities and outstanding dependencies.
- Prepared planning material: the assessment, scheme or application documents expressly included in your instruction.
- A record of progress: submitted documents, requests for clarification, responses and the next action owner.
- A clear handover: the agreed planning outputs and any conditions or unresolved matters that need follow-up.
Surveying, architectural design, engineering, environmental assessment and legal work are identified as distinct appointments. A coordinated service does not replace those professional responsibilities.
Our advisory process
Review the starting position.
Establish the site, authority to act, intended development and documents already available.
Agree the scope and dependencies.
Identify the application or advisory question, supporting studies, specialist appointments and third-party costs.
Prepare and coordinate.
Develop the agreed planning case or layout, check document readiness and coordinate submissions and responses.
Record the outcome and next actions.
Keep decisions, conditions and further requirements visible to the client and project team.
Preparing your project brief
Site and parcel details
Provide the location, parcel details and the proposed development or transaction.
Authority to instruct
Share available ownership or tenure information and your authority to act.
Planning records
Include existing permissions, plans, drawings and relevant authority correspondence.
Decision and timing
Explain what you need to establish, your intended timetable and any current constraints.
You do not need a complete document pack to begin. We can identify the information gaps and agree what is needed for the brief.
Technical and statutory context
The planning brief identifies the applicable Kenyan planning and land framework for the specific task. Change of User is retained as a familiar Kenyan term alongside Change of Use. An application's supporting documentation and procedure must be checked against the relevant authority and site context.
We distinguish planning permission, environmental licensing, survey work and land registration in the responsibility schedule. Each has its own scope and decision maker. Authority fees and specialist charges are identified separately from Lybrae's professional fee.
Frequently asked questions
Discuss your project
Share the site location, current position and intended outcome. Discuss your property or development question →