Glossary
- Unitary authority
- Unitary authorities are single-tier local authorities, combining the functions of county and district councils.
- Unitary development plan
- Plans prepared in London, metropolitan boroughs and some other areas, which formed the single development plan for the local authorities which produced them. Through the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, unitary development plans are being replaced by regional spatial strategies and local development frameworks.
- Urban fringe
- Predominantly open land on the edge of a settlement.
- Urban regeneration
- The re-use or redevelopment of decaying, run-down or underused parts of urban areas, with the intention of bringing them new life and economic vitality.