development land
noun[U]
PROPERTY,ECONOMICSukuslandthat isavailablefor newhouses,offices,factories, etc.:
There is asubstantialamountofdevelopmentlandaround theairport.
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development area
development zone
Examplesofdevelopment land
development land
The plots ofdevelopmentlandwere sold off in parcels in the early part of the last century, served by two lanes which remain in use.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This was caused by a variety of factors, including the demand fordevelopmentland, competition from abroad and the increasingly strict requirements of retailers for standardised products.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The proposal is to buydevelopmentlandat less than the value which the market will pay for the use to be allowed.
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The principle of the scheme is thatdevelopmentland—that is, land needed for relevant development within 10 years—should come into public ownership.
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I do not regard it as desirable that local authorities should bringdevelopmentlandinto public ownership.
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Surely the local authorities are still bound to look at their acquisition ofdevelopmentlandfrom the planning point of view.
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In these circumstances, where the authority would not be able to state that the land wasdevelopmentland, the normal compulsory purchase procedures would apply.
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Those people will probably think thatdevelopmentlandcould properly come within public ownership without any damage being caused to their affairs.
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In addition,developmentlandtax will be deferred when a charity develops land acquired after that date for its own purposes.
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Between 200 and 300 people will be needed to raise assessments and generally to operate thedevelopmentlandtax.
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