The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), was established in 1948, vide the Housing Act, Chapter 36:20, to address the housing needs of the citizens of Guyana. The Agency, which is under the purview of the Ministry of Communities, has the following primary objectives:

• Divestment of Government land to eligible Guyanese for residential use.
• Development of housing schemes and regularization and upgrade of squatter settlements.
• Orderly and progressive development of Land, Cities, Towns, Urban and Rural areas.
• Granting security of tenure, (Transports and Certificates of Title to Land).
• Preparation of development plans for urban centers.
• Provision of services (access roads, internal road networks, water distribution networks, drainage, electricity).
• Collaboration with stakeholders for the development of sustainable communities.