Height is capped twice over: by the regime the plot falls under, and by the width of the road that reaches it. The lower of the two governs.
The maximum height of a residential building is 15 m on plots without stilt parking and 17.5 m on plots with it. Such a building is expressly NOT treated as a high-rise, though the individual plot owner must still obtain Fire Department clearance for fire and life safety.
MPD-2021 Table 4.3, Terms and Conditions (iii)
The maximum height of a residential building is 15 m on plots without stilt parking and 17.5 m on plots with it. Such a building is expressly NOT treated as a high-rise, though the individual plot owner must still obtain Fire Department clearance for fire and life safety.
| Height limit (m) | 15 |
Permissible floor area, coverage and height for your plot — straight from the HP slabs.
FAR & ground coverage calculator →Official text: Master Plan for Delhi 2021 (MPD-2021), sub-para 4.4.3 — Control for Building/Buildings within Residential Premises ↗
Rules change and we would rather hear it from you than have somebody build to a stale number. No account needed.
Trace your tatima to get the real area, side lengths and a dimensioned plan. Automatic compliance checking runs on Himachal rules today — for Delhi the 27 rules published here are the reference, and the check is yours to make.
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