COLONIES WITH TEN METRE ROADS CAN HAVE FOUR FLOORS IN HARYANA, AS PER THE NEW GUIDELINES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (DTPC)

Haryana government has issued new guidelines, in relief to property owners and the realtors relating to town and country planning standard operating procedures (SOP) found necessary for the approval of building plans with four floors and stilt parking, In colonies where the layout plan allows for three floors with stilt parking a ten metre wide road, plan for the four floors can now be approved. DTCP has also issued standards for issuing occupation certificates (OCs) for buildings where additional floors were constructed without permission. It is creating a portal for transparent and quick approval of the building plans. Once the portal is live, the property owners can submit the applications for maps of such buildings for approval. State government granted conditional approval for four floor buildings. As for the mutual consent from neighbours is required for constructing four floors if there are plots or houses on both sides and if the neighbour doesn't provide an NOC, the applicant must submit an understanding to leave a 1.8 metre area free of construction. Basement can only be constructed on plots with a size of 250 sq mt or more on roads that are ten metre wide with agreements from neighbours. In case of illegal four storey buildings with a height of nine mt or more, OC applications must be submitted with in sixty days of the SOP issuance. The DTP will verify adherence of issued guidelines and will handle the complaints, and will issue the OC if all conditions are met. DCTP will verify the all documents submitted by applicants on the portal for permission to build the fourth floor and will carry out field inspections, if needed. After verification, the applicant can seek buildings plan approval. After verification is completed and the permission granted, applicants can upload the building plan for approval. The above guidelines have been issued on July 2,and the Additional Chief Secretary of the department of town and country planning has issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) for new guidelines on the permission for construction colonies with ten metre roads approved for the four floors .