Plot
English Housing Survey, Headline Report, 2020-21, published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in 2021, states: ‘The EHS (English Housing Survey) records a number of details relating to the land immediately surrounding a dwelling, referred to as the dwelling’s plot. The plot may be private (exclusive access) or shared (shared access, for example where a block of flats have a shared garden). The plot may consist of hard landscaping (e.g. concrete, tarmac, paving, gravel), soft landscaping (e.g. lawn, flower/vegetable beds), or a combination.’
See also:
- Self-build home: Find a plot
- Self-build home: Acquire the plot
- Serviced plot
- Green plot ratio
- Plot gradient
- Plot ratio
- Find a plot
NB The word plot can also refer to the process of marking something out on a drawing, or on a construction site.
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