7 Development Plan · 7.2 Preparing a development plan

7.2.5 URDPFI planning norms: education, health, open space and other amenities

URDPFI norms tell planners how many schools, health centres, parks and other facilities a projected population needs and how much land each site should get, so that DP reservations can be sized from numbers rather than guesswork.

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Key terms

  • URDPFI
  • planning norms
  • population served
  • primary school
  • senior secondary school
  • college
  • dispensary
  • general hospital
  • open space
  • housing area park
  • neighbourhood park
  • community park
  • district park
  • police station
  • fire station
  • reservations
  • social infrastructure

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