Built-up area

Built-up area (BUA) is a term used primarily in urban planning, real estate development, building design and the construction industry. It encompasses the following:

 A developed area, i.e. any land on which buildings and/or nonbuilding structures are present, possibly as part of a larger developed environment such as:
 rural area: small towns, villages and hamlets
 urban area: larger towns, cities, metropolitan areas and conurbations
 suburban area
 urban agglomeration
 developed land lot

 A gross building area (construction area), as defined in BOMA standards for "computing, communicating and comparing the measurement of buildings by gross areas", namely:
 Construction Gross Area (CGA)
 Exterior Gross Area (EGA)
 An illuminated section of a road where speed limits are automatically applied for example, as defined in the United Kingdom's The Highway Code.

United Kingdom
The Office for National Statistics defines a built-up area as

See also 

 Cycling infrastructure
 Floor area (building)
 Gross floor area
 Impervious surface
 New urbanism
 Real estate development
 Shared space
 Shared paths
 Sustainable urban drainage systems, balancing lakes and detention ponds
 Urban development
 Urban planning

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References 

Category:Real estate terminology
Category:Urban studies and planning terminology