Ground coverage caps the footprint at ground level, and the land-use structure fixes how the rest of the site is divided between green, roads and amenities.
In Institutional Zone II: 66% for educational, public utility and facility buildings; 33% for social, sports and cultural buildings; 40% for offices and other buildings. Institutional Zone III takes 30%.
CGDCR-2017 Part II, Table 6.39 — and 1 related rules below.
In Institutional Zone II: 66% for educational, public utility and facility buildings; 33% for social, sports and cultural buildings; 40% for offices and other buildings. Institutional Zone III takes 30%.
| Ground coverage (%) | 66 |
For zones other than Institutional II and III, ground coverage in Ahmedabad is not given as a percentage at all — it is whatever area remains after the required margins have been provided. The margin tables are therefore the operative constraint on footprint, not a coverage figure.
Permissible floor area, coverage and height for your plot — straight from the HP slabs.
FAR & ground coverage calculator →Official text: Comprehensive General Development Control Regulations, 2017 (CGDCR-2017) — Part II, Planning Regulations ↗
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Trace your tatima to get the real area, side lengths and a dimensioned plan. Automatic compliance checking runs on Himachal rules today — for Gujarat the 52 rules published here are the reference, and the check is yours to make.
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