FRAME WORK OF THE REQUIREMENT:

1. Identification of Site Needs:

For comprehensive planning and integration of the sectoral development and spatial
planning, site specific needs are to be identified in the beginning of the planning process.
The report of the Working Group on Urban Strategic Planning (12th Five year plan),
states that due to ‘Lack of Comprehensive Planning Approach, haphazard growth and
proliferation of slums around industrial locations, peri-urban areas and randomly located
new developments such as SEZs and township has taken place’
 Regional Settings & connectivity
 Historical background
 Locational Analysis
 Demography
 Socioeconomic Analysis
 Environmental profile
 Land Profile
 Key Developmental Indicators
 Real estate
 Housing
 Land-use conversion
 Natural features
 Analysis of socioeconomic profile / Primary economic activity e.g. agriculture.

2. Identification of Projected Needs:

 After identification of site needs, the next stage in the process of planning is
identification of projected requirements of various activities, supporting
infrastructure.
 In this context, it is emphasized that primary surveys and studies should be
rationally chosen so that it saves time and minimizes delays in the process.
 Gaps & Projections:
Infrastructure gap analysis shall be carried out mandatorily while preparing the
plan. Infrastructure gap can be assessed on the basis of remaining life of
existing infrastructure and coverage of infrastructure against benchmarks.
Special focus must be paid to the transport infrastructure at this stage.
Population projections can be carried out based on past trends, employment
and induced growth (due to the future proposed economic activity of the land).
 Consultation:
Public participation is the key to planning exercise and hence different group
of stakeholders should be consulted to know the needs and finalize the
priorities for projections.
3. Plan Formulation:
 Based on planning techniques, planning theories/principles, national norms
and standards.

4. Final requirement:
 Based on the above mentioned steps, the requirements for the project should
be finalized.

SITE ANALYSIS

Existing Conditions and Developmental Issues:

Physical characteristics and natural resources:

 Location,
 regional setting,
 urban challenges (urban sprawl, details of peri-urban, sub-urban and leapfrog
phenomenon)
 Climate,
 Existing generalized land use,
  Land use pattern Environmentally sensitive areas Heritage; sites, buildings
and areas.
Demography:
 Existing population,
 migration and household characteristics
 Floating population

Economic base and employment:

 Formal sector –
Primary:
Urban agriculture, forestry & fishing – Mining & quarrying –
Secondary: –
Manufacturing – Construction – Gas, water and electricity supply –
Tertiary: –
Trade, Hotels and Restaurants – Transport, Storage and Communication –
Financial services such as Banking, Insurance etc. – Real estate and Business
services – Public Administration – Others services
 Informal sector and urban poverty alleviation, informal trade, commerce,
transport, household industries.
Housing and shelter (both formal and informal)
Transportation:
 Mode of transportation - by road, rail, air, water as the as may be.
 Network of roads, railways, waterways and their interrelationship with major
activity nodes.
 Transport terminals.
 Transport Corridors

Facilities like:
 Education Health care
 Recreational
 Religious
Infrastructure:
 Water
 Energy
 Drainage,
 sanitation and refuse and solid waste disposal
 Communication
 Police protection,
 fire protection
 Cremation and graveyards