A parcel is a portion of land.
Parcela comes from the French parcelle which, in turn, has its origins in the Latin particella . The term is used to name a small portion of land , which is usually considered surplus to a larger portion that has been purchased, awarded or expropriated.
The concept is used in the field of urban planning to refer to the surface of land that, legally formed or divided, acts as a support for use according to the conditions established by current regulations.
Plot concept
It is possible to analyze the plot from different perspectives. The gross area is the original portion, according to the data contained in the cadastre, the property registry and actual measurements. The net surface , on the other hand, is the part that is not reserved for the location of public urban development facilities.
The minimum plot is the basic area that a plot must have so that the authorities can authorize the permitted uses according to urban planning, while the resulting plots are those formed from the development of other actions. For example: “My grandfather plans to divide the land into several plots to rent to different producers,” “I bought a small plot in a private neighborhood to build a house.”
In everyday language, a plot is a small part of some things : “Domínguez had a rather poor performance since he was limited to covering only a small plot of the playing field .”
There are different resources to mark the division of a surface into plots.
Division of land
The procedure that consists of simultaneously or successively dividing a piece of land into a minimum of two mutually independent parcels, or into undivided shares thereof, is known as parcelling. In turn, one can speak of urban parceling , when it is carried out with the purpose, both express and implicit, of carrying out a total or partial building on the plots.
To carry out any type of division of land, it is absolutely necessary to have an urban planning license, which is obtained once a series of requirements of urban laws are verified.
The term alienation refers to the attribution of the right to use one or more specific portions of a piece of land, without segregation or division thereof. This can also arise from a contract that expresses such a right to its participants.
Urban plots
Also known as building plots , urban plots are land that meets all the basic requirements for construction and subsequent use by its potential inhabitants. Mainly, it is expected that they receive, at a minimum, adequate electricity and drinking water services, that they have wastewater evacuation systems and that they are correctly connected through roads in good condition.
However, the specific conditions for a plot to be considered urban vary according to the legislation of each region, even within the same country, as is the case with Spain and its autonomous communities.
In some cases, for example, it is required that the roads that connect it with the outside are not on private land or cross it in any part of the route, and that they have been recognized as belonging to public roads by the urban planning authorities. . Furthermore, in many cases roads that have not been completely paved, to ensure the protection of vehicles, and marked according to local regulations, are not accepted.
With respect to the supply of services such as electricity and water, it is important to note that they are not only necessary for the future inhabitants of a plot intended for urbanization, but also play a primary role during construction.