Zoning

A governmental process and specification which limits the use of a property e.g. single family use, high rise residential use, industrial use, etc. Zoning laws may limit where you can locate a structure. Also see building codes.

A term that is used to describe the way the government controls the physical development of land.

Development control is the element of the UK's system of town and country planning through which local government regulates land use and new building. There are 421 Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) in the UK.