The Planning and Development Services Department of Mkhondo Local Municipality seeks to assist the municipality achieve its vision by doing the following:
- To coordinate Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Services and provide building development control practices in line with relevant legislation and policies of the municipality to ensure sustainable development.
- To provide support to the human settlements initiatives and priorities of the provincial government by allocating sites for housing development, registering beneficiaries, conducting consumer education and assist in monitoring the housing development projects.
- To co-ordinate the Integrated Development Planning (IDP) processes, Local Economic Development (LED), Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP) and promote tourism initiatives within Mkhondo Municipality.