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The Andhra Pradesh government has widened its relaxed building norms to benefit low-rise and small-scale construction projects. Developers can now mortgage 10% of their plot area or use affidavits for government land. Balconies up to 1.5 metres, mandatory CCTV, and clear road width and sewage plant placement norms have been established. TDR bonds will compensate for road widening, while licence validity extends to three years. Small buildings under 50 sqm can be approved for just INR-1. These reforms follow earlier streamlining efforts like single-window clearances and are targeted at reducing red tape and supporting affordable development.
This week, the Andhra Pradesh government announced an important revision in its building regulations, extending relaxed norms that were previously applicable only to high-rise constructions to now include buildings with less than five floors. Municipal Administration Minister P. Narayana stated that developers constructing on private land can now mortgage just 10 percent of the plot area to proceed with construction, significantly easing financing requirements. For government land, builders will only need to submit an affidavit instead of lengthy documentation. Advertisement
The new guidelines also allow balconies to extend up to 1.5 metres for buildings elevated three metres above ground level, a move expected to improve architectural flexibility in small-scale housing. The revised rules now mandate CCTV surveillance installation across all residential and commercial developments, a step taken to enhance security standards uniformly.
To streamline industrial development, the state has fixed minimum road width requirements: nine metres for non-red category industries and 12 metres for red-category ones. Additionally, it is now compulsory for sewage treatment plants to be located at the rear end of any site to maintain better environmental compliance. For those impacted by road widening, the government will issue Transferable Development Rights (TDR) bonds. These bonds will allow owners to construct one additional floor without applying for fresh permissions, offering both compensation and development incentive.
The duration of building licences has now been extended to three years, providing developers a longer window to complete construction. Another key reform is the introduction of a nominal fee of INR 1 for approval of small buildings with a built-up area of up to 50 square metres and a height restriction of ground plus one floor. In cases of land partition among siblings, pathway regulations have been eased: a two-metre wide passage is sufficient for plots up to 100 square metres, and a 3.6-metre wide access is required for larger ones.
These steps build on earlier government initiatives such as the single-window clearance system for low-rise structures and the encouragement of self-certification to speed up approval timelines. Together, these measures aim to cut down on bureaucratic delays, reduce development costs, and encourage legal, low-rise residential and small-scale commercial construction across the state.
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