Can also include Open Spaces.īulk – Not a formal town planning term, but widely used in the industry as a collective term to describe the allowed building magnitude by applying the FSR, coverage and height. Often determined by the minimum distance between neighbouring structures in terms of the National Building Regulations.īuilding Restriction Area – The space between a boundary and a building line, on which no building is allowed. Building lines may be relaxed on application and proper motivation. Basements are normally excluded from the calculation of bulk.īuilding – Structure as defined in the National Building Regulations 1985 and Building Standards Act, 1977.īuilding line – an imaginary line at a specific determined distance from a boundary of a property that demarcates the limits of the placement of a building. Particular criteria may differ in different Town Planning Schemes.

Often connected between two buildings on either side of the street.Īmendment Scheme - Also known as Rezoning, is the changing of a certain zoning to another zoning, through a prescribed process.Īnnexure – When used in terms of Town Planning Scheme, it means a document containing the details of the development controls (conditions) of a particular zoning.īasement – Any part of a building that is located more than 2m below the natural ground level or of which more than 50% is below the natural ground level. Easy explanations of town planning jargon for non-town planners, clients, estate agents and other development professionals:Īir Rights – development right for any purpose, residential, retail, office, etc that is approved in a structure spanning over a street or other public place, which does not restrict the continuous use of the street public place.

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