Master Plans

A master plan is an informal planning tool used to explore the development potential of a city or district and to outline a broad vision for its future use. It is not legally binding and follows a standardized planning process. Positioned between regional land-use strategies and local development planning, it typically functions as an intermediary

What Is a Local Development Plan?

The local development plan (in German: "Bebauungsplan")  is a regulation about the possible development and its type of certain properties. The local development plan also contains provisions on the use of the land. The respective municipality in which the land in question is located issues the local development plan as a statute. Under these conditions,