built-up area

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An area with many buildings and roads.

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  • Speed limits are usually lower in a built-up area.
  • The once green valley has become a sprawling built-up area over the last decade.
  • This new policy primarily affects drivers within the city's main built-up area.
  • Is it more expensive to buy property in a built-up area compared to a rural one?
  • Wildlife struggles to survive in such a heavily built-up area.
  • The government is trying to reduce traffic congestion in major built-up areas.
  • The satellite imagery clearly shows the expansion of the built-up area.
  • Children living in a built-up area may have less access to open green spaces.
  • Noise pollution is a significant problem in any densely built-up area.
  • The plan is to redevelop the old industrial zone into a modern built-up area.