Formulation: The Government of Barbados awarded the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs with the task of formulating the Barbados Medium-Term Growth and Development Strategy 2013-2020 (BGDS). The Division of Economic Affairds organized a National Consult process on June 27th 2013. The result of the consultation process was used as an essential input for designing the BGDS 2013-2020. The Document was approved by the Parliament, under the administration of Barbados Democratic Labor Party (BLP). Implementation: In the implementation process of the BGDS, The Ministry of Finance and Economic

National level: Land planning in Barbados is regulated by Town and country planning Act, Chapter 240 (1998) and guided by Physical Development Plans. The Town and country planning Act, Chapter 240, not only establishes norms in order to guarantee the orderly and progressive development of land in urban and rural areas, but also regulates the land acquisition and development permissions. The Minister is responsable for the coherence and continuity in the land use and development policies. In addition, the main land planning instrument is the Physical Development Plan Amended, PDP (2017), which