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.
How much of the plot may the building actually sit on?
Group Housing: Area under Plot maximum 35% (saleable); Commercial 2–3%; Public & Semi-Public 3–5% saleable + 3–5% non-saleable; Traffic & Transportation 10–15%; Parks & Open Spaces 10–15%; balance under setbacks/pavement/plantation. Director may relax for site constraints.
Appendix-7 (2022) Reg 8 — and 3 related rules below.
The rules — all 4
Land-use structure (Group Housing Project)
verbatim
Group Housing: Area under Plot maximum 35% (saleable); Commercial 2–3%; Public & Semi-Public 3–5% saleable + 3–5% non-saleable; Traffic & Transportation 10–15%; Parks & Open Spaces 10–15%; balance under setbacks/pavement/plantation. Director may relax for site constraints.
Appendix-7 (2022) Reg 8· Appendix-7 (projects over 2,500 m²)
Parks & green spaces shall be proposed in only 2–3 centralized pockets accessible to all allottees; ONE pocket must hold at least 50% of the total parks/open-space reserve; developed with retaining walls, railings and plantation amidst the blocks.
Appendix-7 (2022) Reg 18· Appendix-7 (projects over 2,500 m²)
Max pockets
3
Main pocket share
0.5
Trees & forest distance
verbatim
No construction within 2.00 m of an existing tree or 5.00 m of the forest boundary; plantation ≥ anticipated population.
Convenient shops @ 1 shop per 150 persons under commercial use.
Appendix-7 (2022) Reg 8 Expl.(ii)· Appendix-7 (projects over 2,500 m²)
Per persons
150
Worked example — a 500 m² plot on a 9 m road
Computed live by the same engine that produces the drawings — not a stored example.
Drawn square for clarity. A real tatima is not square — that is what the tracer is for.
Regime
Appendix-1 (General Building)
FAR
1.75
Setbacks (F / R / sides)
3 / 2 / 2 m
Buildable footprint
319 m²
Height cap
21 m
Storeys
3
Permissible built-up
875 m²
Parking required
9 ECS
500 m² × FAR 1.75
= 875 m² permitted.
The 319 m² footprint over
3 storeys could hold
956 m², so FAR is the
binding constraint — the height allowance is not fully usable here.
Work it out for your own plot
Permissible floor area, coverage and height for your plot — straight from the HP slabs.
