Hyderabad

CYBERABAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

DEVELOPMENT
CONTROL REGULATIONS (DCR)
THESE REGULATIONS ARE ARRANGED IN TWO PARTS:
A. LAND USE REGULATIONS
B. BUILDING REGULATIONS

The plan of Hyedrabad makes sizeable land reservation for

commercial and industrial areas including software units
and institutional areas.

The Draft Master Plan encourages a mixed land use allowing

varying degrees of commercial use in Residential Zones
when the plots are large and face wide roads.

Computer Software units are permitted in a wide variety of

locations.

The approximate proposed land use break up is as follows:

Extent In

% to Total

Land Use Group

Hectares
approx.

Residential Use Zone

1376

26.61

Commercial Cum Housing

370

7.15

Commercial cum Offices

468

9.06

Public & Semipublic Use Zone includes

Computer Software Units

1692

32.74

Manufacturing Zone

70

1.34

non polluting service Industries

Recreation Use Zone

542

10.47

Water Bodies Zone

175

3.39

Transportation Use Zone

477

9.24

Total

5170

100

1 Hectare = 10,000 Sq.m

1 Hectare = 2 acres

MAXIMUM HEIGHT PERMISSIBLE DEPENDING ON THE ROAD WIDTH

TYPE A - SITES IN OLD/EXISTING

BUILT-UP AREAS/CONGESTED
AREAS/SETTLEMENT
All Residential (other than Group
Housing) & Commercial
Buildings.

TYPE B1 - SITES IN NEW AREAS /

APPROVED LAYOUT AREAS
Non-High Rise (Residential) Buildings
including Group Housing (Cellar and /
or Stilt as permissible + maximum up
to 5 floors), Basic level social
amenities like Nursery School, Primary
School / Religious Place /Clinic /
Dispensary / Diagnostic Laboratory

TYPE B2
High Rise Buildings / Complexes,
Non High Rise Group Housing
(Cellars as applicable + 6 floors),
Group Housing with more than
100 units, Group Development
Scheme; Middle school / Tutorial
institution / General Industry /
Godown / Petrol / Diesel / Gas

TYPE B3
General Degree and other nonprofessional College / Polytechnic,
ITI; Professional College Campus;
Multiplex Complexes, Shopping
Malls (above 4000sq.m), Hospitals
of more than 20 beds and all Non
High-Rise buildings up to 18 m
height Diesel / Gas Filling Station;

Introduction of restrictions of building activity for the following areas

Railways

Distance from Railway property boundary to the building

shall be minimum 30m or as per NOC given by Railway
Authority.

For Building activity within the Restricted Zone / Air Funnel

Zone near the airport, necessary clearance from the
concerned Airport Authority shall be obtained.
The building heights and other parameters shall be regulated
as per the stipulations of the Airport Authority of India.
In respect of any land located within 1000m from the
boundary of Military Airport no building is allowed except
with prior clearance from the concerned airport authority
with regard to building height permissible and safe distance
to be maintained between the building and boundary of the
aerodrome.

Airport

Defense Establishments

In case of Sites within 500m distance from the boundary of

Defense Areas / Military Establishments prior clearance of
Defense Authority shall be obtained.

Heritage Structures

In case of Sites located within the distance up to 100m from

protected monuments as notified under Archeological
Monuments and Ancient Sites and Remains Act 1955 and as
amended no construction is allowed.

For the Sites located within distance of above 100m and up to

200m from the protected monuments, the construction is
allowed only after obtaining prior permission from the National
Monument Authority.

For the development / redevelopment of any notified Heritage

Structure the stipulations as prescribed by the respective
authority shall be followed.

Religious Structures

In case of Sites located within a radius of 100m from the notified

religious structure as given in the list in Annexure VII / notified

from time to time, the construction is allowed upto 10m height

only.

For the Sites located within a radius of above 100m and up to

300m from the notified religious structure as given in the list in
Annexure VII / notified from time to time, only non high rise
structures are allowed.

PERMISSIBLE HEIGHTS AND SETBACKS

Building Line or Minimum Front Setback to be left (in m)
Height (in
Parking
m)
provisi Permissibl
on
e
Up to

Sl.
No.

Plot Size
(in Sq. m)
Above
Up to

Less than
50

50-100

100 - 200

200 - 300

Stilt
floor

Sl.
No.

300 - 400

400 - 500

500 - 750

750
1000
(800)

Plot Size
(in Sq. m)

Stilt
floor
Stilt
floor

Stilt
floor

Stilt +
One
Cellar
floor

Abutting Road Width

Up to
12m

Above 12m
& up to
18m

Above
18m & up
to
24 m

Above
24m & up
to 30m

Above
30m

Minimum
setbacks on
remaining sides
(in m)

10

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

10

1.5

1.5

0.5

10
7

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

10

1.5

7.5

1.5

12

7.5

2.0

7.5

2.0

12

7.5

2.5

7.5

2.5

12

7.5

3.0

15

7.5

3.5

7.5

3.0

12

7.5

3.5

15

7.5

4.0

Parking Height (in Building Line or Minimum Front Setback to be left (in m)
provisi
m)
Abutting Road Width

Minimum
setbacks on

10

11

Above
Up to

on

1000 1500

1500 2500

Above
2500

Stilt +
2 Cellar
floors

Stilt +
2 Cellar
floors
Stilt +
2 or
more
Cellar
floors

Permissibl
e
Up to

remaining sides
(in m)

Up to
12m

Above 12m
& up to
18m

Above
18m & up
to
24 m

Above
24m & up
to 30m

Above
30m

4
7

10

7.5

3.5

12

7.5

4.0

15

7.5

5.0

18

7.5

6.0

7.5

4.0

15

7.5

5.0

18

7.5

6.0

7.5

5.0

15

7.5

6.0

18

7.5

7.0

PLOT SIZE : 50 Sq.m

PERMISSIBLE HEIGHT OF THE
BUILDING : 7 m
WIDTH OF THE ROAD : 12 m
FRONTAGE OF THE BUILDING
DEPENDING ON THE WIDTH : 1.5 m
MINIMUM SETBACKS ON THE REAR
SIDES : -

PLOT SIZE : 500 Sq.m

PERMISSIBLE HEIGHT OF THE
BUILDING : 12 m
WIDTH OF THE ROAD : 18 m
FRONTAGE OF THE BUILDING
DEPENDING ON THE WIDTH : 4 m
MINIMUM SETBACKS ON THE REAR
SIDES : 2.5 m

PLOT SIZE : 800 Sq.m

PERMISSIBLE HEIGHT OF THE
BUILDING : 15 m
WIDTH OF THE ROAD : 24 m
FRONTAGE OF THE BUILDING
DEPENDING ON THE WIDTH : 5 m
MINIMUM SETBACKS ON THE REAR
SIDES : 4 m

PLOT SIZE :2000 Sq.m

PERMISSIBLE HEIGHT OF THE
BUILDING : 18 m
WIDTH OF THE ROAD : 30 m
FRONTAGE OF THE BUILDING
DEPENDING ON THE WIDTH : 7.5 m
MINIMUM SETBACKS ON THE REAR
SIDES : 6 m

BUILDING REGULATIONS
1.0. Floor Area Ratio
1.01. Floor Area Ratio (FAR) for all occupancies.
Permissible Floor Area Ratio related to levels of infrastructure.
Floor area ratio (FAR), floor space ratio (FSR), floor space index (FSI), site ratio and plot
ratio are all terms for the ratio of a building's total floor area (Gross Floor Area) to the size of the
piece of land upon which it is built. The terms can also refer to limits imposed on such a ratio.

There shall be two stages for permissible FAR:

a basic FAR table without payment of premium and

an optional table for higher FAR available on payment of premium commensurate
with the cost of higher infrastructure needed to support the higher densities.

The Gross Floor Area Ratio (FAR) for buildings of all categories of land uses shall be as
follows:
Basic FAR without payment of premium: 1.00
Parts of buildings exempted from FAR Computation:
The following shall be excluded from the calculation of FAR:
1.
2.

Area of fire escape stairways and cantilever fire escape passages according to the Fire
Officers requirements.
Area under stilts up to a clear height (i.e. between floor and ceiling) of 2.4m to 3.6m.If the
clear height exceeds 3.6m. the area under stilts will be considered for FSI computation.

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Area under structures like biogas plants, effluent water treatment plants, solar water
heating system, sewage treatment plants, and street lighting systems, air
conditioning plant rooms, electric substations etc.
Areas covered by Lofts, Meter rooms, Porches, Canopies, it provided in accordance with these
Regulation.
Area covered by lift and passage to in building.
Area covered by staircase flights and floor landings.
Service floor.
Basements if used for Parking / Ac plant / electric substation..
Cabin for security staff.

Besides areas allocated for parking in the stilts or basements/service floor, the Exempted
areas shall not exceed 10% for Residential Zones and 15 % for non Residential Zones.

Rates of Premium on FAR (POF)

The following are the rates of charges in rupees per sqm for purchase of FAR at 2001 rates. The rates
shall be enhanced by at least 5% by the CDA for every subsequent year.
Use of building
Residential
Commercial cum Office
Commercial cum Residence
Manufacturing, Computer Software & all other uses
1.

Rates of Charges per sqm in Rs.

750
1250
1000
1000

Premium on FAR:

(a) The free FAR limit 1.00.

(b) The Premium on FAR at rates 50% of basic rates from 1.00 to 1.25
(a) FAR more than 1.25
Rates Of Premium on FAR.
The following are the rates of charges in rupees per sqm for purchase of FAR at 2001 rates. The rates
shall be enhanced by at least 5% by the CDA for every subsequent year.
Use of building
Residential
Commercial cum Office
Commercial cum residence
Manufacturing, computer software & all other uses

Rate of charges per sqm in Rs.

750
1250
1000
1000

The above table of rates shall apply to permissions for the slab above 1.25 FAR
(b)

FAR more than 1.00 but not more than 1.25

For permissions seeking FAR more than 0.75 and up to 1.25, the Premium on FAR shall be as per the
following table:50% of basic parts
Use of building
Residential
Commercial cum Office
Commercial cum residence
Manufacturing, computer software & all other uses

Rate of charges per sqm in Rs.

375
625
500
500

Thirty-three buildings in the twin cities have built extra illegal floors after taking permission for
building ground plus one floor and hence, they have not been issued the Occupancy Certificates
(OCs) by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in the last three years.
The Town Planning wing informed the standing committee presided over by Mayor Mohd. Majid
Hussain on Monday that of the 1,392 applications submitted for obtaining the OCs in the 18
circles, 916 buildings got the certificates, 326 cases were pending and 154 applications were
rejected.
Other than the multi-storied buildings where the permissions are issued in the head office, the
various circle and zonal offices issue building permissions for constructions up to ground plus
four floors. OCs are a must for any construction built in a plot size of 200 sq metres or more and
for a residential building height of up to seven metres under the municipal corporation.
OCs are issued only when the construction is according to the sanctioned plan and denial of the
certificate also means that the water board connection will not be given for supply of drinking
water and sewerage link up. An effort to even deny power connections for buildings not having
OCs is also on, point out senior officials.
Illegal smaller buildings where OCs were denied are the highest in circle 13: PatancheruRamachandrapuram 15, circle 11: Serilingampally 9 and circle one : Kapra 9. Rejected
applications seeking OCs are the highest in circle 10: Khairatabad, Punjagutta-Ameerpet area
39, circle three: L.B.Nagar 32, circle 9: Himayatnagar-Domlaguda 24 and circle one: Kapra
13.
Highest compliance of OCs is in circle 10: Khairatabad-Punjagutta-Ameerpet area 177, circle
three: L.B.Nagar 104, circle 15: Qutbullapur 92 and circle 14: Kukatpally & circle 18:
Secunderabad 90 each. Pending applications are the highest in circle 17: Malkajgiri 130,
circle three: L.B.Nagar 114 and circle 14: Kukatpally 26.

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has said that he had ordered action against land
encroachments and 58,000 illegal constructions were identified in Hyderabad by the
government.
In his two-and-a-half hour address to Ministers, advisors to government and nearly 250 officers
from various parts of Telangana here on Monday, Mr. Rao maintained that there was need to
regulate illegal constructions not only in Hyderabad, but entire Telangana. Such constructions,
which destroyed a number of lakes were a curse on Hyderabad, as they depleted the groundwater
table.
He regretted reclamation of land of Hussainsagar and Musi and said the reputation of the latter
as a natural drain of Hyderabad was also lost in the process.
Mr. Rao stressed the need for two more airports for Hyderabad one near Shamirpet and
Jawaharnagar, and the other between Ghatkesar and Keesara to clear air traffic in view of the

likely increase in the population of city up to 3.5 crore after setting up an Information Technology
Investment Region.
He also felt the need for another Outer Ring Road (ORR) beyond the existing one to decongest
traffic in the city.
About 20 garbage dumping yards with an area of 2,000 to 3,000 acres were required to clear
waste.
Stating that the government would not compromise on law and order, he regretted that a major
IT company slipped out of the capital following the bomb blast at Dilsukhnagar more than a year
ago.