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Over the past 30 years, Bandung city has experienced rapid urban land expansion and together with surrounding regencies has formed a conurbation urban area namely the Metropolitan Bandung Area. The growth of urban areas in Greater Bandung is characterized by the increasingly widespread growth of urban settlements in the peri-urban area of Greater Bandung. Majority of new residential developments are developed in the potential land of urban fringe and mostly carried out in formal land development framework initiated by private developers. The domination roles of developers in peri-urban development has raised pro-cons related to the result that has brought to some negative impact, especially for the unstructured land development and degradation of environmental qualities. In this case, there is quite ambiguous how spatial irregularities can be produced through the formal land development framework. This research was conducted with a qualitative approach. Data collection was obtained using an interview method of purposive sampling through 14 medium-large residential private developers who sat at the managerial level. The data collection was analysed using the content analysis method. The results of this study revealed that developers must be carrying out all the applicable rules in accordance with the permits issued. From their point of view, spatial irregularities of Greater Bandung are formed in consequence of lack regional development plans and controls, so that developers could propose land development plans in a more flexible manner according to their interests. In this case, land development performed by developers was partial and only focusing on the development of their lands. They have no interest to think about the impact of their project broadly and sustainably. In this case, the government is the one who has the obligation and authority to formulate the spatial planning, to manage the application and to conceive the solution for the impacts that might arise. The results of the study also show that the spatial irregularities in the fringe of Greater Bandung were produced of some local government inconsistencies and different perceptions of regulation that made land development and the provision of regional infrastructure became unstandardized and not mutually integrated.