A national outline plan ( he, תוכנית מתאר ארצית, ''Tokhnit Mit'ar Artzit'', abbr. תמ"א, ''Tama'') refers to a

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and development statutory plan in a specific field on a national level in

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. A national outline plan is meant to affect the entire country and influences planning on the regional and local levels. In general, each national plan is augmented by more local plans that discuss its implementation in more detail. National outline plans are drafted by the National Planning and Construction Committee or the National Infrastructure Committee, and approved by the

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. The first national outline plan, created by architect

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, was approved in 1951, and dealt with settling the

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and

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regions. However, this plan was never implemented. The first national plan to be put to practical use was National Outline Plan 3, approved in 1976, dealing with road infrastructure in the country.

List of current national outline plans

Future

As of 2013, there is a plan to merge all National Outline Plans, except Plan 35, to one master plan.

References

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External links

Current list of national outline plans
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website
Current list of national outline plans
at the

Israel Land Administration The Israel Land Administration (ILA; he, מנהל מקרקעי ישראל, Minhal Mekarka'ei Yisra'el; ar, مديرية أراضي اسرائيل) is an Israeli government authority responsible for managing land in Israel which is in the public d ...

website Urban planning in Israel