NBC - National Building Code

Place Area Width

Living room 9 sq m 2.5 sq m
Bed room 6.5 sq m 2.1 sq m
kitchen 3.3 sq m 1.5 sq m
Bathroom 1.2 sq m 1 sq m
toilet 0.9 sq m 0.9 sq m

Width of the balcony should not be less than 0.9m and not more than 1.2m

The number of dwelling units are calculated on the basis of the density pattern given in the
development plan, taking into consideration a population of 4.5 persons per dwelling unit.

Minimum size of the plot 3000 sq m.

In hill towns 5000 sq m.

Maximum ground coverage 25% to 35%

Maximum FAR In hill areas 0.5 to 1.75
Staircase
 
a. Width of the stair
 The clear width of the stair excluding hand rail shall not be less 500 mm.
 
b. Head room [Height from floor to roof]
  The headroom should be at least 2.1m measured perpendicular from the nosing (projection on step)
 
c. Tread and Riser
  The riser shall not be more than 175mm and the tread shall not be less than 250 mm. the sum of two risers and the tread
shall not be less than 600mm and not more than 625mm in one flight should be not be any variation in rise / tread. No
stairs should be permitted to cut across a window.
 
d. Landing
  The height between the landings shall not be more than 3.75 m
 
e. Rails
  The handrails shall be placed at the height not less than 750mm and not than 1000mm above the projection of step.
 
f. Ventilation
  The passage giving access to the staircase width shall not be less than the stair width. In the passage gives access to
more than 1 stair its minimum width shall be equal to the width of the stair +1.5 of total width of the remaining stair
width.
 Space of buildings
 
Where  the  street  at  anyplace  is  less  than  3.75m  in  width,  the  building should not be built within 2m
from the center point of the street.

No other structure than the steps, fence is permitted in the space between the building and edge of the street.
 
The  doors  and  window  shutters  should  not  open  Outward  Street  where the  street  is
 3.75m or more width and the buildings is built along with edge of the street
Plot size Number of ECS
Above 500 sq m 1ECS/DU
250 – 500 sq m 0.75ECS/DU
150 – 250 sq m 0.5ECS/DU
Upto 150 sq m Not required

Minimum 5% of the total site area should be alloted for car parking area for EWS

1 ECS = 12.58 sq m
(size = 2.5*5m)

Minimum slope of the ramp should have the ratio of 1:4

Minimum width of the ramp should be 1m for pedestrian and 3m for vehicular movement
Courtyard must have 150mm high plinth from ground level
Plinth not less than 450mm and not more than 1500mm
 HSVP – Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran

Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP), formerly Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA),

is the urban planning agency of the state of Haryana in India
Maximum F.A.R – 1.75 of total site
Permissible maximum coverage – 33.33 % ( 35% on ground level and 30% on subsequent floor)

Area Permissible Max. permissible coverage

ground coverage on subsequent floor

Upto 225 sq. m 60% 55%

225 – 450 sq. m 40% 35%
450 sq. m + 35% 25%

Organized children park / play area –15% of the total site area

Population density – 100 -300 person Per acre @

5 person per dwelling unit

Super area per dwelling unit -

General DUs : 76 sq m – 350 sq m
EWS DUs : upto 75 sq m
Maximum height of the building –
According to HSVP there is no restriction regarding achievement
of height ,but clearance is required after reaching a certain height
i.e. 30 m from NAA – National Airport Authority

According to NAA there should not be any tall tree or high

Rise building within a radius of 20 km of airport

Our site which is located near TDI Lake Groove

is far away from the airport and does not interfere with
the radius of airport restriction zone

Clearance for structural stability is provided by IIT / NIT / Punjab Engineering college
and clearance for fire safety is provided by Fire Engineering college
Basement parking must be 75% of whole area taking 1.5 ECS /dwelling unit
And 15% must be DG set segregated by permanent wall

Covered parking per dwelling unit –

Upto 75 sq m - 0.6 sq m
Above 75 sq m – 3.5 sq m
Area of internal space per dwelling unit
Place Area in sq m Width in Height in m
m
Room 9.5 2.4 2.75
Kitchen 5.5 1.8 2.75
Combined bathroom 2.8 1.2 2.75
and wc

Housing comes under low risk phase of risk category,

15m high building can be made in an area of 1000 sq m.

With the increasing height of the building risk factor also

simultaneously increases

Courtyard of the building must be 1/5th

of the height of the building
Area of site % of permissible ground coverage
Upto 2 acre 25%
2-5 acre 20%
5 - 10 acre 15%
Above 10 10%

Plot area PGC FAR Height

Upto 60m 85% 2.2 15
60 – 150m 80% 2 15
150 – 225m 70% 1.8 15
225 – 450m 60% 1.6 15
 Setback to be provided :
Area front rear
Upto 60m 0.5 0.5
60-150 m 1.5 1
150-225 m 2.5 2
225-450m 3 3

According to HBC in group housing -

Permssible ground coverage – 35%
FAR – 1.75
Maximum height achievement – no restriction
Basement can be achieved upto 2-4 levels .i.e.
8000 sq m area

Recreational space to be provided as per HBC is about

0.5 acres to 2 acres depending on the Total site area
FAR of recreational area is 1
Ground coverage for recreational space can be
upto 30% -35% of total site area
General power in 15% - 25% 26% - 50% 51% - 75 % 76% - 100%
respect of total
connected load of the
building from solar
photovoltaic
powerplant

Additional FAR 3% 6% 9% 12%

GRIHA rating 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star
LEED rating - - silver gold

Incase of Installation of solid waste

management additional FAR of 3% is added

GRIHA /LEED is applicable only for new

buildings or under construction buildings

Applicant just have to pay for infrastructure development on addition of additional FAR