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The Rajasthan Urban Development and Housing Department (UDH) has amended its development control regulations, prohibiting storage, warehousing, wholesale trading, weighbridges, and oil or gas depots within residential zones. Earlier permitted under special conditions, these activities are now fully barred to ensure a clear separation between residential and commercial land uses. The directive extends to commercial, industrial, public, recreational, transport, and mixed-use zones, with local bodies tasked to enforce compliance. The move follows a review of land-use disputes in fast-growing urban areas and aims to simplify planning norms, curb discretionary approvals, and align Rajasthan�s urban policies with national sustainability and deregulation standards, ensuring transparent and orderly development.
The Rajasthan Urban Development and Housing Department (UDH) recently issued a notification amending its development control regulations, introducing strict curbs on certain types of commercial and industrial activities within residential zones. Under the revised framework, operations including storage and warehousing ? regardless of whether the goods are inflammable or non-inflammable ? wholesale markets, weighbridges, and depots for oil or gas are no longer permitted in residentially designated areas. Advertisement
Previously, such establishments were allowed under special or conditional permissions. However, the latest directive withdraws these exemptions, clearly separating residential land use from commercial and industrial functions. Officials from the department indicated that the revision was aimed at eliminating ambiguity in land-use norms, particularly in rapidly urbanising regions where overlapping uses had led to congestion and disputes among residents.
The updated planning norms also extend across various land-use categories, including commercial, industrial, public, semi-public, recreational, transport hub, tourism, peripheral control and mixed-use zones. According to the amended provisions, municipal and local authorities are now responsible for ensuring that future construction and operational licences comply with the revised framework. Areas such as truck and bus terminals and highway control zones will also be governed under these new norms to prevent incompatible land utilisation.
Officials explained that the decision followed an internal review of ongoing land-use challenges and was designed to bring Rajasthan?s planning standards in line with national urban policy reforms. The state aims to simplify development procedures, reduce the scope for discretionary approvals, and create a transparent, rule-based environment for both developers and residents. The revised rules also align with the central government?s broader urban deregulation and sustainable development initiatives.
Developers, landowners, and investors operating in residentially marked areas will now need to reassess their ongoing and proposed projects. Applications for land-use conversion or new business activities will be scrutinised more rigorously, and those inconsistent with the residential zoning will be denied approval. The authorities are expected to undertake inspections to identify existing non-compliant uses and provide directions for necessary relocation or conversion.
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