Land Referencing Standard

Glossary of technical terms
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The SoLR Land Referencing Glossary of Technical Terms brings together terminology used across the profession, including specialist expressions, abbreviations and commonly used jargon. It is intended as an advisory resource and is not legally definitive or exhaustive. Entries may be updated as professional practice develops.
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land referencing limits
A spatial definition of a land referencing scope, drawn slightly wider than the anticipated limits to be used in the order or bill/act to allow for some limited changes in the engineering design and also, if the statutory process requires it, to identify a wider set of indirectly affected properties and associated interests (land affected by the construction or operation of projects as per s.10 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965, Part 1 of the Land Compensation Act 1973 or s.152 of the Planning Act 2008)
Updated: 01/10/2026
