• Planned communities are wholly conceived from the outset, with an organized development plan (as opposed to haphazard development in segments through time). They develop around a pre-determined threshold population level which serves as the basis for determining the number of homes, shops and industries to be built on the land and allows the coordinated development of these elements.

• The planned nature of population growth allows neighborhoods to develop intact and purposefully avoids the commercial thoroughfares that commonly divide neighborhoods in other cities.  Industrial and commercial developments are kept away from the neighborhoods, resulting in a quality of life that is difficult to achieve in unplanned communities.

• A planned community approaches development conceptually from an architectural perspective rather than a marketing perspective. It is often more aesthetically pleasing as it follows an architectural plan that results in orderly development with neighborhoods that age better over time and property that continues to command high value. 

In a planned community, development is to be orderly and in accordance with an approved Master Plan.