The phrase "restrict development" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase when referring to the limitation of growth or progress, either in a physical, socio-economic, or political environment. For example, "The government's new regulations restricting development in this area have been met with much criticism."
One possible compromise would be to restrict development work to laboratory scale.
Consequently, the township committee introduced zoning ordinances designed to restrict development in the area.
During the 1970's, the organization first began buying land and conservation easements to restrict development in the Catskill Mountains.
Officials from environmental groups also want the state to create a buffer zone to restrict development around those lands.
In addition to the land it turned over to the state, the institute buys easements that restrict development on much of the surrounding property.
The operating plan, which would restrict development in the region, was adopted by the council on July 17 in a 9-to-5 vote.
The pressures have increased for the Western oil companies because of resource nationalism, which has seen developing countries seeking to restrict developments for their own national oil companies.
At the time of Black Saturday, Melbourne was working out how to accommodate an extra 1 million people by 2030, and Buxton's warnings added weight to calls to restrict developments in urban fringe locations.
That measure passed, as did one that would require the state and local governments to compensate landowners for the value they lose from rules restricting development, or to waive the restrictions.
In addition to restricting development near waterways, the rules will force municipalities and developers to find more natural ways of managing water runoff from communities.
"This isn't restricting development," Foster says.
