Land Use Planning

Land use planning is a formal process that regulates the use of land and the development of the built environment to achieve strategic policy objectives. Its purpose is to balance the rights of individual landowners with the needs and benefits of the community.

The focus of the definition is on how land use planning is commonly practiced.

The ongoing debate is about the level of importance given to 'the plan' vs. 'the process' involved in plan-making.

<p>The principle is that an individual's actions should be limited if they negatively impact others, even though ownership confers certain rights.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Land use planning typically results in limiting rights in the use of land for the benefit of others, whether human or non-human.</p> Signup and view all the answers