In an attempt to address the housing requirements in the Capital, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has decided to offer service apartments to be introduced on a minimum plot size of 2,000 sq. metre. Besides, the proposal to increase the floor area ratio (FAR) for hospitals and educational institutions was also approved by the board in a meeting held on Thursday.
“The FAR of buildings is increased from 150 to 225. These service apartments are being allowed in public, semi-public, residential and commercial land use. The minimum size of the service apartments has been fixed 40 sq. metre and it will be allowed on roads with a width of 12 metre,” said Neemo Dhar, Advisor (PR), DDA.
Moreover, the Authority also approved enhancement of FAR in permanent sample plots (PSP) from the existing 150 to 225 for educational facilities such as vocational training centres, management, R&D institutes and professional colleges. “For large university campus, the FAR has been enhanced from 122 to 225. The proposal will be sent to the Ministry of Urban Development for final approval,” Dhar informed.
In a bid to boost healthcare in the Capital, the proposal of the Authority to increase FAR of hospitals from 200 to 375 was also passed in the same meeting. “An FAR of 250 is now allowed for plots located on roads less than 24 metre wide, FAR 300 for plots located on roads with a width ranging between 24m and 30m and FAR 375 for plots on 30m and over wide roads,” she added.
Meanwhile, to meet parking requirements, the Authority sanctioned additional space in the form of podium parking. “The DDA has now also green-lighted staff changing room, staff dining facility, kitchen, laundry, radiology labs in the basement without factoring in the FAR,” said an official.
Other proposals like modification in the definition of hotels under Master Plan Delhi, 2021, change of land use in zone G and increase in ground coverage for redevelopment of existing planned industrial area for a plot sized 1,000 sq. metre from 30 per cent to 40 per cent, were also passed in the meeting.