What is a master plan?

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In any planning process, a series of documents—comprising both graphic and textual materials—establishes a framework for future development. In urban planning, the master plan stands out as one of the most common instruments for this purpose.

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A master plan is a physical and spatial planning tool for a city or a portion of it—such as a district, a neighborhood, or even a large-scale architectural complex. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a master plan is defined as “an organized set of decisions that a person or group of people makes about what they will do in the future.”