Urban Footprint Definition

Urban Footprint: This is defined as the continuous built-up area of a settlement. Urban footprints have been identified and set as the baseline of January 2001 and for monitoring purposes will not be altered for five years. The boundary is represented by an uninterrupted line, often lying inside the planned settlement limit. It contains land which has a formal urban use and, for example, gardens on the edge of the settlement will be included within the urban area as they form part of a curtilage of a building. Undeveloped zoned land at the edge of the settlement is excluded.