The changing land use structure of metropolitan Lagos has many implications on the land use prospects of
the city. The nature of the implications manifests in various shades of socio-economic, physical and
environmental dimensions. This paper unravels the different dimensions of the changing land use and their
implications on land use development of the city. The paper discusses the nature of the changes and their
implications on land use type’s namely residential, commercial, industrial, educational and institutional,
religious, circulation, parks and recreational land uses. The research methodology involved the collection of
primary and secondary data. Data were collected on determinants of urban land use which the paper
classified into economic, sociological, cultural, environmental, infrastructure and institutional factors. A total
of 755 questionnaires were administered to collect data on determinants of land use in order to establish their
influence on Lagos changing land use structure. The application of factor analysis and principal components
analytical techniques shows that infrastructure and economic factors are the major factors influencing land
use in Lagos. Also, there exist high levels of correlation between these variables, influencing land use of
Lagos. The research concludes that significant distortion of the Lagos Metropolitan Master Plan has taken
place which led to the unforeseen physical land use structure problems. The paper suggests that there is
urgent need for the preparation of new land use development plan for Lagos with special attention to
provision of infrastructure and economic policies that will improve the people’s quality of life. There is also
need to improve the land use administration of the city, harmonization of the roles of various levels of land
use management agencies with adequate provisions for citizens and stakeholders participation in the
planning process. Electronic planning permit approval system should be introduced. This will improve the
time for approval of land use plans and prevent official corruption as the need for physical contacts between
prospective developers and planning officials will be eliminated.