definition
strict definition
mixed-use development
A planned cluster grouping complexes with deliberately different main uses, rather than a single mixed-use complex.
A mixed-use development groups complexes of differing main use under one planned area, for example a residential complex next to an office complex and a shopping center. The mix is deliberate and part of the plan.
A cluster holds complexes, not buildings. Where the differing uses sit in the buildings of a single complex, use the mixed-use complex instead.
Where housing dominates and the other uses only serve it, use the residential development.
Related definitions
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business park
A planned and jointly serviced cluster of firms' office, research, laboratory, or light-industrial premises. -
industrial estate
A planned and serviced industrial cluster grouping firms' factories, warehouses, depots, and yards on one site. -
masterplanned community
A cluster planned as a whole before construction, coordinating housing with roads, services, and open space. -
residential development
A cluster of housing complexes built under one scheme, with other uses serving a primarily residential development. -
waterfront development
A planned cluster at the water's edge whose shoreline relationship defines the development and shapes its layout.