building complex in a continuous row along a road 
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A linear form of single or double sided frontage development extended into the countryside or between settlements,. creating multi-access points onto the road.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a narrow band of development extending along one or both sides of a road.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            Development which follows the line of a road on the edge of a settlement or in the open countryside and has a negative impact on the surrounding area.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            Development, usually residential, extending along one or both sides of a road but not extended in depth.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            Ribbon development means building houses along the roads radiating from a town. Ribbon development generated great concern in the UK during the 1920s and 30s, as well as in numerous other countries.