Abstract
This paper seeks to examine the series of development that takes within the Jos metropolis, Nigeria without proper consultation and with permission following the acceptable planning standard. By examining the time of development and examining the process followed to put the development in the location either uphill or low land. The instruments employed were face-to-face interviews and reviews of archived documents on the implementation of master plans and other options to control haphazard development over the past 20 years. The data obtained through the face-to-face interviews and the archive documents were analysed using the thematic and content analyses. The results obtained revealed that the developments have been carried out haphazardly, which was affected by unproved legislation, the plethora of planning authorities covering the planning region. Hence the consideration of the strategies to employ for the implementation of plans concluded with the recommendations to help practitioners, policy makers and academia.
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