Building rules in Uttar Pradesh
These are the byelaws as adopted by Lucknow Development Authority — UP issues a model that each development authority adopts, so Ghaziabad, Noida and the rest may differ. Residential coverage and FAR have stood unchanged since 2008; commercial and office were rewritten in 2016.
The source
| Statute | Bhavan Nirman evam Vikas Upvidhi, 2008 (as amended 2011, 2016 and 2018) — as adopted by Lucknow Development Authority |
| Applies | SUPERSEDED by the Model Building Construction and Development Byelaws and Model Zoning Regulations for Development Authorities of Uttar Pradesh, 2025 (Housing & Urban Planning Department, 3 July 2025). The 2008 byelaws and their 2011, 2016, 2017 and 2018 amendments are listed as fully superseded in Appendix-1 of the 2025 byelaws. |
| Authority | Prashant Thakur |
| Official text | ldalucknow.in ↗ |
Topics
FAR & floor area
How much floor area can I build on my plot?
2 rules · 2 verbatim
Setbacks
How far from my boundary must the building sit?
1 rules · 1 verbatim
Ground coverage & land use
How much of the plot may the building actually sit on?
1 rules · 1 verbatim
Approvals & RERA
What permissions do I need before building?
1 rules · 1 verbatim
Spotted something wrong?
Rules change and we would rather hear it from you than have somebody build to a stale number. No account needed.
Apply all of it to your plot
Trace your tatima and every rule above is checked against the real boundary at once.
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