More ground coverage for residential plots in Haryana on anvil

Pradeep Sharma

Chandigarh, January 14

In a major relief to thousands of property owners across Haryana, the BJP-JJP government proposes to increase the ground coverage of all residential plots measuring up to 2 kanals (1,000 square metres).

Sources said necessary amendments were being brought in the Haryana Building Code, 2017, to allow the increased ground coverage. The stakeholders have been given mandatory one-month period to file suggestions/ objections to the amendments after which the new amendments would be notified, a communication issued by K Makrand Pandurang, Director, Town and Country Planning, said.

According to the amendments, the new ground coverage for plots up to 100 square metres (sq.m) will be 75 per cent as against the existing 66 per cent. The floor area ratio (FAR) would remain same at 165 per cent.

For the plots measuring between 100-250 square metres, the new ground coverage will increase to 75 per cent from the existing 66 per cent. In this case also, the FAR would be 145 per cent.

However, for the plots in the range of 250-350 square metres, the new coverage is pegged at 66 per cent from 60 per cent with the FAR remaining at 130 per cent. Similarly for plots between 350-500 square metres, 66 per cent ground coverage will be allowed as against 60 per cent earlier.

For the one and two kanals (500-1,000 square metres), the property owners are allowed ground coverage of 66 per cent as against existing 60 per cent. The FAR remains the same at 100 per cent for this category.

The maximum permissible height for ground plus three storeys, including stilt (ground plus four floors) is 16.5m for residential buildings.

Meanwhile, Panchkula-based builder BK Sanghi, welcomed the state government’s proposal.