Land ownership area
Land measurement for planning and development purposes, Guidance Note, Global 1st edition, Published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in May 2021, defines land ownership area (LOA) as: ‘…an area of land, measured on a horizontal plane, which is held in a single legal interest or title by one or more legal owners, and that may be the subject of a proposed or actual sale, letting or other disposal, valuation or compulsory purchase. It may comprise all or part of that single legal interest or title.’
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