The DDA on Monday approved a proposal for increasing the height of residential buildings from the present 15 metres to 17.5 metres in its authority meeting chaired by lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung.
It will now be mandatory for all buildings to have provision for stilt parking to avail the benefit of extended height. This is being done in order to tackle the shortage of parking space particularly in residential colonies.
Further, all buildings above 15 metres (without stilt parking) and those higher than 17.5 metres with stilt parking in all land use zones will be considered as highrise buildings and will be required to obtain the mandatory environment and fire safety clearances.
The Master Plan of Delhi 2021 allows a maximum height of 15 metres for buildings at present. Top sources in DDA said that the authority has approved the proposal defining highrise buildings in Delhi. After the approval, the authority will invite objections and suggestions to this effect.
“At present, four floors can be accommodated within the 15 metre restriction but that might be difficult if a stilt parking has to be built too,” said Congress MlA Naseeb Singh, who is a member of the DDA.
After obtaining suggestions and objections, the proposal would be sent to the Union Urban Development Ministry for final approval and amendments would be made to the master plan.