Tilgrensende

Tilgrensende is an adjective used in Norwegian and Danish to describe something that lies directly next to another thing, sharing a common border. It is commonly applied to areas, properties, or administrative units that touch or border one another. The term derives from til- (towards) and grense (border).

In planning, surveying and land management, tilgrensende areal or tilgrensende eiendom refers to parcels or zones that border a given parcel. Identifying tilgrensende areal is important for assessing rights of way, setbacks, drainage, sunlight, noise, privacy, and potential spillover effects. In zoning, environmental impact assessments and infrastructure projects, effects on tilgrensende områder are considered to avoid adverse impacts beyond the immediate property.

In legal and administrative contexts, adjoining properties may share rights or obligations, such as access, drainage, or structural support, which can be described as tilgrensende rettigheter or tilgrensende forpliktelser. The precise meaning and implications of tilgrensende vary by jurisdiction and regulatory framework, so the term is often used alongside more specific legal or planning terminology.

Examples of usage include references to tilgrensende naboers eiendom (adjacent neighbor’s property), tilgrensende skog (bordering forest), or tilgrensende kommuner in regional planning contexts. While widely understood in Nordic planning and property language, the term is less common outside those contexts and may be replaced by more language-specific descriptors in other legal systems.

See also: grense, nabo, eiendom, areal, reguleringsplan, byggesak.