Factors Influencing Compliance with Physical Planning Regulations in Gated Communities of Ibadan Municipality, Nigeria

Abstract

Recently, there has been an upsurge in problems of non-compliances with physical planning regulations in gated communities in Ibadan. This study examines factors influencing compliance with physical planning regulations in gated communities of Ibadan Municipality, Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was employed in selecting 268 buildings from 23 gated communities in the five (5) local government areas (LGAs) of Ibadan Municipality. Findings revealed that effectiveness of administrative practice was the highest predictor of residents’ compliance with physical planning regulations in the study area. Next to this is the residents’ socioeconomic characteristics as a significant relationship was established between marital status (χ² = 0.630; p ≤ 0.05), residents’ income (F = 2.286; p = 0.104 < 0.05) and level of awareness of development control regulations. The study concluded that different factors influence residents’ compliance with development control regulations at varying degrees. Therefore, there is the need to enhance these factors to positively improve residents’ level of awareness of development control regulations and further influence their compliance with planning regulations in the study area.