development rights

plural noun

1. rights to use real property, such as farmland, in ways that differ from the current use.

Example Sentences

Planning officers said the swimming pool and summer house could have been built under permitted development rights, but the tennis court and garage would require planning permission.

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In a statement a day later, China's foreign ministry urged Washington to "stop using tariffs as a weapon to suppress China's economy and trade, and stop undermining the legitimate development rights of the Chinese people".

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Through a planning tool known as “transfer of development rights,” homeowners in high-risk areas could work with city officials to exchange for property in safer neighborhoods.

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F Homeowners who cannot rebuild in perimeter and interior buffer zones can work with city offcials to exchange development rights, allowing them to rebuild in safer neighborhoods.

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Along with the building code enhancements that are likely to emerge after these fires, change could come through land use innovations such as buying out landowners who don’t want to rebuild, putting restrictions on investors and swapping development rights.

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