All residential plots of size up to 105 square metre (sqm) are not required to obtain sanction of building plans in the national Capital. The owners would only have to submit an undertaking about construction along with requisite fees and other documents to begin construction.
The Delhi Government on Monday decided to notify the new Building By-laws for Delhi making it easier for people to get all the necessary clearances for construction activities. Also, local bodies will be required to grant permits within 30 days.
The amendments have been made after a gap of 33 years following the directions of the Ministry of Urban Development. “Residential plots of size up to 105 sqm are not required to obtain sanction of building plans. The owners would only have to submit an undertaking about construction along with requisite fees and other documents to begin construction,” the Delhi Government in a Press release issued on Monday.
“Buildings have now been categories based on risk — low risk residential with 105-500 sqm built up area and very low risk godowns of up to 250 sqm. local bodies will be required to grant permits within 30 days. Obtaining permission for commencement of construction has been removed. Building with built up area between 20,000 to 1,50,000 sqm will now be able to get environmental clearance from urban local bodies,” the Press release said.
“Now, citizens can make one single online application to concerned urban local body instead of approaching various agencies, thereby reducing human interface and enabling approvals in just 30 days,” it said.
“Citizens would no longer have to run from one Government agency to another to get a building plan approved. Fill a single-online-integrated form and the local bodies, primarily the municipal corporation, will get all the necessary clearances,” it added.
The number of documents to be submitted for obtaining building permits has been reduced from 40 to just 14 and the maximum time limit for granting building permit has been reduced from 60 to just 30 days to enhance the ease of doing business.
“Delhi’s Building By-laws were last revised in 1983 and several amendments were made over the last three decades resulting in complexity and even confusion in understanding various changes and filing applications accordingly. To do away with this problem, the by-laws have been unified for easy reference besides simplification of processes,” said officials.
Applicants can submit one single online application to concerned urban local body instead of approaching various agencies. Also, they can now make a single payment to the concerned urban local body electronically, instead of making required payments to various agencies separately.
“The corporations are ready with an online automatic calculator for estimation by different charges through which the owners and architects can find the costs to be paid fee including betterment, levy, additional FAR, etc. Fee to be paid can be worked out by furnishing information about colony category, plot area, floor-wise covered area, building type, etc,” the Government said.
According to guidelines, under risk based classification newly adopted for residential plotted buildings and warehouses/storage facilities /godowns, architect/engineer is empowered to issue permits for low risk residential buildings (1,05,500 sqm) and very low risk godowns of up to 250 sqm.
“For low risk and moderate risk category buildings, local bodies will be required to grant permits within 10 to 20 days. Approvals /No Objection Certificates by external agencies like AAI, NMA, Delhi Fire Services, DMRC, Ministry of Environment, etc, shall be issued within 15 days. The number of documents to be submitted for obtaining building permits has been reduced from 40 to just 14. Procedure for obtaining Completion cum Occupancy Certificate has been simplified by reducing the number of documents to be submitted by the owner from 36 to just 9,” the guidelines said.
All buildings and facilities used by the public such as educational, institutional, assembly, commercial, business, mercantile buildings and group housing etc., shall have provision for universal design for differently abled persons, children and the elderly. To present an aesthetically pleasing and vibrant environment, public art shall be promoted in built up areas.