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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Bebauungsfläche

English translation:

allowable building area

Added to glossary by Andrew Catford
Mar 18, 2011 11:47
13 yrs ago
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German term

Bebauungsfläche

German to English Law/Patents Law: Contract(s) Construction-related contract
Im Sinne des BauGB und der Bauordnugen der Laender, d.h. die Flaeche eines Grundstueckes die bebaut werden darf.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 allowable building area
3 +1 land zoned for construction
4 land earmarked for development
3 building development area
3 construction site/development site/construction parameters
3 land with planning permission (for construction/building)
3 built-up area
Change log

Mar 21, 2011 04:41: Andrew Catford Created KOG entry

Discussion

Helen Shiner Mar 18, 2011:
@ Andrew Exactly. There seems to be a confusion here between land set aside for a particular use and the individual projects subsequently built on it, all of which separately require planning permission. The land does not in and of itself require such permission.
Andrew Catford Mar 18, 2011:
RE: Land zoned for construction (US) A mild laxative.

US zoning is ALWAYS about land USE! So land may be zoned as e.g. agricultural, residential, light/heavy industry, public open space, etc. In all probability that use zoning will also address allowable density. e.g. residences on minimum 1/2 acre parcels. Actual construction is thus a secondary issue in, and a corollary of, zoning. There may be approvals or entitlements that accompany a specific piece of land. Changes of use may be negotiable. e.g. from agricultural to residential, BUT that land will have been ZONED under a USE category. Hence the rarity (0.005%) of an expression like "zoned for construction" in the US.
Albert Fischer (Dipl. Jur., LL.B., BDÜ) (asker) Mar 18, 2011:
I just contacted a project lawyer and they use 'permitted development' (UK). This is also directed at Helen Shiner - good point.
Helen Shiner Mar 18, 2011:
@ Albert The building footprint just refers to the outline of any given building not to the site prior to building.
Coqueiro Mar 18, 2011:
Leo constructible surface / plot area to be built on = Überbaubare Grundstücksfläche
Albert Fischer (Dipl. Jur., LL.B., BDÜ) (asker) Mar 18, 2011:
building footprint someone proposed this

thoughts?
Coqueiro Mar 18, 2011:
war nur als Hinweis gemeint ;-) Umgangssprachlich oft auch Baufenster.

http://www.stadtplanungsamt-frankfurt.de/bauweise_und_ueberb...
Albert Fischer (Dipl. Jur., LL.B., BDÜ) (asker) Mar 18, 2011:
Bebauungsfläche You can find this word everywhere within docs relating to German construction law and I think even in the legislation somewhere.
Coqueiro Mar 18, 2011:
Überbaubare Grundstücksfläche is the correct German term

Proposed translations

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allowable building area

In a country with building controls, it is common to limit construction density. So a 1 acre building site might only allow 4,000 SF area of the site to actually be build on. This would be the maximum allowable building area.
Example sentence:

The developer was upset, because the the city council rejected his appeal to increase the maximum allowable building area of his site.

Peer comment(s):
agree Helen Shiner : net developable area is UK way of saying it.
2 hrs
Thanks, Helen.
agree Nicola Wood : this is certainly the sense of it as I understand it here in Austria. While a plot may be designated building land, only a certain amount of it may actually be built on
5 hrs
Precisely! And thank you.
agree Cilian O'Tuama : Maybe there's a better term, but this is how i understand it too. Leaving space around the building for gardens etc.
9 hrs
Thank you.
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building development area

urban development area -

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If you believe that this term should also comprehend the feeling of authorization -something like "area reserved to building" ...? Why shouldn't it be an area, which has already been detected and reserved for builiding.
"Area reserved for building".

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I have found these hits in the net: building area - or - area suitable for building - I cannot find anything more precise at the moment
Note from asker:
No, it's more like: "You now have building permission to build a building of XYZ size on the plot ABC."
Because there is probably a more specific term.
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1 hr

construction site/development site/construction parameters

"parameters" for the allowance/limitations to what can be built.
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+1
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land zoned for construction

or construction-zoned land (in the US)

If the reference is to a specific Grundstück, you'd refer to it as a 'lot' or 'parcel', the difference being that a 'lot' is usually developed (utility hook-ups) while a 'parcel' may not be.
Peer comment(s):
agree Derek Gill Franßen : ...especially for the US. :)
1 hr
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2 hrs

land with planning permission (for construction/building)

...is what I would use for the UK; for the US, I would go with Gangels' suggestion.

Examples and References:
"Most new buildings or major changes to existing buildings or to the local environment need consent – known as planning permission."
See http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/planning/

"Development control or planning control is the element of the United Kingdom's system of town and country planning through which local government regulates land use and new building. It relies on the "plan-led system" whereby development plans are formed and the public consulted. Subsequent development requires planning permission, which will be granted or refused with reference to the development plan as a material consideration."
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoning

"The UK is distinguished from most countries in that the lawful occupier of any land or buildings will not only have title to their land (a freehold, leasehold, or licence from the actual land owner), but also requires planning title for any buildings on the land, or uses to which the land and buildings are put. Planning title (usually referred to as "planning permission") was granted for all pre-existing buildings and uses in 1948. Since that date planning permission has been required for all new development. A grant of planning permission relates to the land or building(s) concerned. With a few rare exceptions it is not specific to the person, organisation or firm who obtained the permission."
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_control_in_the_Unit...

"Land buyers are thus always on the look out for Land which does not presently have planning permission (and hence can be bought relatively cheaply) but which they believe will gain planning permission and hence can be sold at a large profit."
See http://www.uklanddirectory.org.uk/planning-permission-uk.asp

Also see http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=off&q="land wi... or http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=off&q="with pl...

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Whether or not (not to mention where and how) development is permitted on any land is subject to zoning laws in the US (as Gangels mentioned)/planning permission in the UK (as you can see from the following official information taken straight from the Government's site:

"Most new buildings or major changes to existing buildings or to the local environment need consent – known as planning permission. Without a planning system everyone could construct buildings or use land in any way they wanted, no matter what effect this would have on other people who live and work in their area.

Your local planning authority is responsible for deciding whether a development – anything from an extension on a house to a new shopping centre – should go ahead."
See http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/planning/

This is more or less the same in Germany:
"Im Geltungsbereich eines Bebauungsplans, der allein oder gemeinsam mit sonstigen baurechtlichen Vorschriften mindestens Festsetzungen über die Art und das Maß der baulichen Nutzung, die überbaubaren Grundstücksflächen und die örtlichen Verkehrsflächen enthält, ist ein Vorhaben zulässig, wenn es diesen Festsetzungen nicht widerspricht und die Erschließung gesichert ist." (See § 30 BauGB in conjunction with § 1 and §§ 8 et seqq BauGB: http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bbaug/__30.html ).

That is what is meant with "bebaubar," i.e., land (or part of that land) on which construction is permitted (by law).

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Wikipedia's entry on "Planning Permission" supports project lawyer's statement (own emphasis added):
"In the case of any proposal there is therefore a two stage test: "is the proposal development at all?" and, if the proposal is development, "is it permitted development?" Only if a development is not permitted development would an application for planning permission be required. An application for planning permission should be made to the Local Planning Authority (LPA)."
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planning_permission
Note from asker:
spot on (planning permission / permitted development)
Peer comment(s):
neutral Helen Shiner : It seems you are confusing land set aside by government for development and planning permission which is accorded on a project/building by project/building basis.//The problem is with your use of 'planning permission' which is not accorded to the land.
3 hrs
But that is what this is about (i.e., "bebaubar [gemäß der] BauGB und der Bauordnugen der Laender"). Have a look, inter alia, in § 1 BauGB: http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bbaug/__1.html // It is, of course, "accorded to the land" (see my Google links).
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built-up area

"Plinth area" is a term used by many Indian banks to describe physical property. Here are some common definitions that must be used to register your title with an Indian bank after buying a property.

Common area: It is the area used by all persons in the building that includes corridors, steps, etc. It is divided among all the owners in proportion to the size of their flats.

Carpet Area: Actual area available for living that excludes the wall thickness.

Plinth Area: Carpet Area + Wall Thickness

Built up Area: Plinth Area + Common Area i.e. Carpet Area + Wall thickness + Common Area

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4 hrs

land earmarked for development

This would be a UK-ENG way of saying it

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/330056
http://www.breakingnewseurope.eu/?p=24522
http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/news/convent-land-earmarked-dev...

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_and_country_planning_in_th...

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http://braunstonetown.leicestershireparishcouncils.org/blaby...

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@ Albert - shame you gave so little context then, since there are many well-qualified people here who have come to the same conclusion as me from the text you give, just for the US not the UK.

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@ Albert - if you are looking for the UK-ENG term for this (based on your added context), then 'net developable area' is widely used:

http://mylimehouse.huntsdc.gov.uk/portal/pp/shlaa_update/shl...

http://www.knightfranksites.co.uk/roussillon/content/Roussil...

see p. 4 here: http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/planning/pdf/part 3 form.pdf

evidently also used in AUS: http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/planningschemes/wyndham/ordinance/...
Note from asker:
No it is building (or project)-based terminology. It's not about the creation of a Flaechennutzungsplan or a Bebauungsplan, it's about an individual building permission containing the specification of the size of the building / facility to be constructed on a specific plot of land.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Derek Gill Franßen : Just because a site is earmarked for development, doesn't mean that it is permitted by law.//Do you have official references? It would interest me as the officlal links I provided differ.//There is no mention of earmark (but rather "planning permission").
1 hr
Actually, Derek, in UK parlance, that is not true. It does mean it has been allowed by government. Individual projects require planning permission beyond that, but this is land not buildings-based terminology.//see further link. I'm off now.
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