Floor Area Ratio is the total built floor area permitted on a plot, as a multiple of the plot itself. These are the rules that set it, and the ones that decide what does not count towards it.
How much floor area can I build on my plot?
Group housing turns on the width of the abutting road rather than the size of the plot. On built-up land base FAR is 1.50 throughout, with maximum FAR 2.10 on a road of 9 to under 12 m, 3.00 from 12 to under 24 m, 5.25 from 24 to under 45 m, and unrestricted at 45 m and above. On non-built-up land base FAR is 2.50, with maximum 5.00 from 12 to under 24 m, 8.75 from 24 to under 45 m, and again unrestricted at 45 m. Affordable group housing takes higher figures still — base 2.00 built-up and 3.00 non-built-up, reaching 7.00 and 9.00 respectively before going unrestricted.
UP Model Building Byelaws 2025, clause 3.2.2.2 — and 1 related rules below.
The rules — all 2
Group housing FAR is keyed on the road, not the plot
verbatim
Group housing turns on the width of the abutting road rather than the size of the plot. On built-up land base FAR is 1.50 throughout, with maximum FAR 2.10 on a road of 9 to under 12 m, 3.00 from 12 to under 24 m, 5.25 from 24 to under 45 m, and unrestricted at 45 m and above. On non-built-up land base FAR is 2.50, with maximum 5.00 from 12 to under 24 m, 8.75 from 24 to under 45 m, and again unrestricted at 45 m. Affordable group housing takes higher figures still — base 2.00 built-up and 3.00 non-built-up, reaching 7.00 and 9.00 respectively before going unrestricted.
UP Model Building Byelaws 2025, clause 3.2.2.2
Road width from (m)
9
Plotted residential FAR — 2.0 falling to 1.25 as the plot grows
verbatim
Base FAR runs 2.0 on plots from 35 to under 150 m², 1.8 from 150 to under 300 m², 1.75 from 300 to under 500 m², 1.5 from 500 to under 1,200 m², and 1.25 at 1,200 m² and above. Maximum FAR is 2.25 in the smallest band and 2.50 in every band above it. The gap between base and maximum is not free — it is purchasable FAR under Chapter 9, so the higher figure is a right to buy rather than an entitlement.
UP Model Building Byelaws 2025, clause 3.2.2.1· Plots 35–150 m²
Plot area from (m²)
35
Plot area up to (m²)
150
Work it out for your own plot
Permissible floor area, coverage and height for your plot — straight from the HP slabs.
Trace your tatima to get the real area, side lengths and a dimensioned plan. Automatic
compliance checking runs on Himachal rules today — for Uttar Pradesh the
5 rules published here are the reference, and the check is yours
to make.
