Urban development focuses on the management of overall development, taking into account the social, economic, cultural, transport, infrastructural and ecological framework conditions. Urban development planning is intended to organize the structures of the area and facilitate development.

The land use plan serves primarily as an instrument for controlling the overall development of Wiesbaden, from which, among other things, the future development of residential areas and the basic features of the green and open space system can be seen. Urban development in Wiesbaden is also embedded in the context of the development of the Rhine-Main region.