Haryana notifies new mixed land use policy
The provision of mixed land use zones has been made in few development plans of the state, wherein, residential, commercial, public and semi-public as well as industrial use are proposed
Haryana has notified a new policy regarding the utilisation of land earmarked as mixed land use in various development plans of the state.
The provision of mixed land use zones has been made in few development plans of the state, wherein, residential, commercial, public and semi-public as well as industrial use are proposed. Since, the percentage of uses allowed in such mixed land use zones has not been prescribed in the respective development plans, the permissions for setting up of different permissible projects therein could not be granted and are pending with the Town and Country Planning Department.
Haryana Cabinet had approved the policy to address the issue on March 24. The policy has been notified on April 2.
As per the policy, the residential, commercial and institutional uses in mixed land use zones shall be permitted irrespective of any percentage cap viz-a-viz net planned area of the relevant sector or zone. However, other planning parameters including approach & area norms shall be followed as per zoning regulations of the relevant development plan and prevailing policies of the Town and Country Planning Department framed for grant of such permissions for rèsidential, commercial and institutional use from time to time.
In the already notified development plans, where industrial use is shown as permissible along with other three compatible uses i.e. residential, commercial & institutional, the industrial use shall be restricted to existing extent and no expansion thereof shall be permitted in future. However, the extension of such uses within the existing premises may be considered. Further, in case any of the owner of such existing industrial unit seeks change of land use to any of other three conforming uses i.e. residential, commercial & institutional, then the same shall be permissible strictly in accordance with the applicable policy parameters and norms.
Besides, the projects having mixed land use i.e. residential or/and commercial or/and institutional shall be permitted in the proportion of 70:30 i.e. minimum 70% dominant use and maximum 30% allied use. The percentage of allied use can be minimised up to 7.5 per cent being 25 per cent of the maximum limit of allied use.
