This study assessed private property developer‟s involvement in urban development decision in metropolitan Kano. It is commonly acknowledged that private property developers provides over 90% of the properties in Nigeria, but despite this massive strides they are not involved in decisions making regarding urban development. Primary data for the study was acquired through administration of questionnaire to 127 property developers in Kano metropolis comprising of 114 private individuals and 13 corporate respondents. The major findings of the study reveals extreme negligible involvement of developers in almost all the aspects of urban development decisions such as access to land, infrastructural provision and housing finance. Respondents suggested involvement in the form of empowerment, collaboration, consultation, information sharing and active involvement by the government and urban managers. The study concludes by recommending collaboration between the government and private sector in order to boost the activities of private property developers in the spirit of Private-Public Partnership.