PART I EXTRAORDINARY

MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION & URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

(M)

MA&UD DEPT. – ANDHRA PRADESH BUILDING RULES, 2017 – AMENDMENTS

PROPOSED – DRAFT AMENDMENTS - NOTIFICATION – INVITING OBJECTIONS

AND SUGGESTIONS – ISSUED- REG.

[Memo.No3011478/M2/2025-1,

Municipal

Administration

Urban

Development (M) Department, 4^th May, 2026]

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 585 read with section 592

of the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 (adapted GHMC Act,

1955); section 18 of the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Corporations Act, 1994;

section 326 of the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965, section 44 (1) of the

Andhra Pradesh Town Planning Act, 1920, sub-section 2 of section 18 of the

Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act, 2014 and Sections

116 and 117 of the Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Region and Urban Development

Authorities Act, 2016, the following draft amendments are proposed to AP

Building Rules, 2017 issued in G.O.Ms.No.119, MA&UD (H) Dept., dated

28.03.2017 and amendments issued thereon from time to time.

Notice is hereby given that the draft will be taken into consideration after

expiry of seven (7) days from the date of publication of the notification in the

Andhra Pradesh Gazette and that any objections or suggestions which may be

received from any person with respect to these before the expiry of said period

will be considered by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. Objections or

suggestions should be addressed to the Director of Town and Country Planning,

A.P., Rayapudi, Amaravati / Municipal Administration and Urban Development

Department, Andhra Pradesh Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati.

Registered No. HSE-49/2016

No.230

AMARAVATI, MONDAY, MAY 4, 2026

G.113

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

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DRAFT AMENDMENTS

In the AP Building Rules 2017 the following amendments shall be

proposed:-

In Rule 2,-

after sub-rule (196), the following sub-rule (197) shall be added,

namely,-

(197) Creche: A creche is care centre that provides a safe and nurturing

environment for children while their parents or guardians are at work.

These facilities prioritise the children's health, provide supplementary

nutritious meals, and maintain a secure and safe environment. It provides

age-appropriate educational activities to boost holistic development of the

child.

II.

In Rule 3,-

In sub rule (17) after clause(g) the following clause (h) shall be

added, namely,-

(h) Buildings proposed for public worship and choultries shall be exempted

from payment of the prescribed building permit fees and other applicable

charges. Provided that, the applicant shall mandatorily submit the

application along with the requisite plans and documents through the online

building permission system, duly paying the prescribed initial application

fee for processing of the building permit and further provided that such

exemption shall be applicable only where the land & built-up area are used

exclusively for public worship purposes / charity purpose without any

commercial component.

2. In sub rule (24 ), after the sub rule (a) the following sub rules(

b) to (e) shall be added, namely,-

(b) Where the applicant fails to apply for revalidation before the expiry of

the building permission, and the gap between the date of expiry of the

building permit and the date of application exceeds one (1) year in respect

of Non High-Rise Buildings and two (2) years in respect of High-Rise

Buildings and Group Development Schemes, the applicant shall pay fifty

percent (50%) of the applicable Building license/ Permit Fee for the

corresponding period of revalidation.

(c) In cases where the application for revalidation is submitted after the

expiry of the building permission, a penalty of ten percent (10%) of the

total revalidation fee shall be imposed in addition to the applicable

revalidation fee.

(d) The revalidation fee shall be calculated based on the prevailing gazette

rates of the concerned Urban Development Authority (UDA) or Urban Local

Body (ULB), as applicable at the time of submission of the application.

(e) For the purpose of calculation of revalidation fees relating to gap

periods, where the gap period is less than six (6) months in respect of Non

High-Rise Buildings or less than one (1) year in respect of High-Rise

Buildings and Group Development Schemes, the fee shall be collected on a

proportionate basis; and where the gap period exceeds six (6) months but

is less than one (1) year in respect of Non High-Rise Buildings, or exceeds

one (1) year in respect of High-Rise Buildings and Group Development

Schemes, the same shall be treated as one full spell (one year) for the

purpose of fee calculation.

3. The sub rule b & C read as f & g

III.

In Rule 6,

In sub rule (1) clause(a) the following shall be substituted,

namely,-

a) In case of Non –high rise buildings balcony is permitted above Stilt or

ground floor with a width of 1.5m for the plot where the minimum setbacks

having 3m in case of buildings.

In sub rule (30) clause(L), sub clause (iii) & (iv) shall be added,

namely,-

(iii) To ensure consistency with the State's Sustainable Electric Mobility

Policy 4.0 and to maintain uniformity across Urban Local Bodies, the

provisions relating to the minimum area threshold for incorporation of

Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure shall be aligned with the

thresholds and requirements prescribed under the SEMP 4.0, as notified by

the Government from time to time. All new building projects falling within

the applicable thresholds shall be mandated to provide EV-charging

infrastructure in accordance with the technical standards and planning

requirements issued by MA&UD.

iv) All new commercial complexes, housing societies, and residential

townships with a built-up area of 5000 sq.mts and above will be mandated

set up charging stations as per section 8.1.3 of SEMP 4.0.

IV. In Rule 52, table-13, shall be omitted.

V. In Rule 57,-

after sub-rule (7), the following sub-rule (8) shall be added,

namely,-

(8) Creche facilities shall be provided in residential apartments/societies,

schools, hospitals, service agencies, corporations, companies, industries,

universities,

shopping

malls,

institutions,

care

service

providers,

Government organizations, and Non-Government organizations where more

than 50 persons are employed, including both male and female employees.

The creche shall be established in accordance with the National Minimum

Standards and Protocol for Creches issued by the Ministry of Women and

Child Development, Government of India from time to time.

VI.

In Rule 66,-

In sub rule (4), the following shall be substituted, namely, -

(4) The balcony projection of up to 2m may be allowed projecting onto the

open spaces for upper floors from 6m height onwards. Covered projection

of 2.00 mts balcony in all High-rise buildings shall be allowed on surrender

of equivalent Transferable Development Rights (TDR) of balcony area, from

6.00 mts height onwards.

VII. Rule 115, shall be substituted, namely,-

115. Height and open spaces for high rise hospital buildings shall be as per

the Rule 66,(1), table-18.

VIII. Rule 167, sub rule 2, clause (ii), sub clause (a) under note serial no 5

shall be omitted.

S.SURESH KUMAR

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT