भारत सरकार / Government of India
Daman 07th August, 2025 16 Sravana, 1947 (Saka) No. : 103
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Planning and Development Authority
“A” Wing Second Floor, District Secretariat
Building, Silvassa, 396-230.
No. DNHPDA/GDR-AMND/EODB/2025/975 Dated: 07.08.2025
Read: (i) Notification No. LAW/U.T.Merge(4)/Adapt.State Law/2022/91 dated 20/04/2022.
N O T I F I C A T I O N
Whereas, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Planning and Development Authority, intends to amend
the General Development Rules, 2023 of Dadra & Nagar Haveli District to align with the requirements
of the Ease of Doing Business under sub-section 1 of Section 39 of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and
Daman and Diu Town and Country Planning Act, 1974;
And Whereas, approval of the Government has also been duly obtained for the draft
Notification regarding the first amendment to the General Development Rules, 2023 of the Dadra &
Nagar Haveli District;
Now Therefore, the Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Planning and Development Authority, hereby
publishes the notice regarding first amendment to the General Development Rules, 2023 of Dadra and
Nagar Haveli district.
And Therefore, the general public is hereby informed that the copy of draft Notification
regarding the first amendment to the General Development Rules, 2023 of Dadra & Nagar Haveli
District is available for inspection by the general public in the following offices.
1. Office of the Collector (DNH), District Secretariat, Silvassa.
2. Office of the Planning and Development Authority, District Secretariat, Silvassa.
सरकारी राजपत्र
OFFICIAL GAZETTE
संघ प्रदेश दादरा एवं नगर हवेली तथा दमण एवं दीव प्रशासन
U.T. ADMINISTRATION OF DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND
DAMAN AND DIU
असाधारण
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3. Office of the District Panchayat, Amli, Silvassa.
4. Office of the Silvassa Municipal Council, Amli, Silvassa.
5. These draft Amendments are also available on website https://ddd.gov.in
And, Therefore, notice is hereby given that, the General Public may submit their Objections
regarding first amendment to the General Development Rules, 2023 in writing within 60 days from the
date of publication of this notice in the Official Gazette to the office of Member Secretary, Dadra and
Nagar Haveli, Planning and Development Authority, District Secretariat, Silvassa.
For and on behalf of Planning and
Development Authority
Sd/–
(Amit Kumar)
Member Secretary,
Planning and Development Authority,
DNH, Silvassa.
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Draft Notification Regarding First Amendment to the
General Development Rules, 2023 of D&NH District
1. Short Title, Commencement, Applicability, Repeal & Savings:
1.7 These rules may be called as the First Amendment to the General Development Rules, 2023
of Dadra and Nagar Haveli District.
1.8 These rules shall come into force from the date of publication in the Official Gazette of
the U.T. Administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
2. Proposed Amendment in Rule 7.1 (Table 7.2):
In Table 7.2, under the column for Permissible Uses (Column No. 5), the use category "SE2" shall
be added under Point Nos. 7 and 8, corresponding to Development Zone-I and Development Zone-
II, respectively.
3. Proposed Amendment in Rule 7.1 (Table 7.2):
Table 7.2 of the rule 7.1 shall be amended as under:
Table No. 7.2: "Classification of Land Use Zones and Permissible & Non-Permissible Uses in the
Outline Development Plan (DNH District)"
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No.
Zones
Conceptualiz
ed Zone
Code
Permissible Use
referred as code
(Code detailed in
Table No. 7.3)
Non-Permissible Use as per
Zone
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
1
Preservation
Zone-I
(Wildlife
Sanctuary)
Preservation
Zone
PZ-I
EP1, EP2
DW1, DW2, DW3, DW3a,
DW3s, DW1a, DW2a, M1,
M2, M3, EDU1, EDU2,
EDU3, AS1, AS2, AS3, AS4,
REG, HO1, HO2, HO3, SE1,
SE2, ST, TR, CBG, AG1,
AG2, PO, U, REC1, REC2,
SP&L, H1, H2, H3, H4,
TEMP, EP3, IN1, IN2, IN3
2
Preservation
Zone-II
(Reserved
Forest)
Preservation
Zone
PZ-II
EP1, EP2, REC1,
TEMP
(Except
Concrete
batching
plant)
DW1, DW2, DW3, DW3a,
DW3s, DW1a, DW2a, M1,
M2, M3, EDU1, EDU2,
EDU3, AS1, AS2, AS3, AS4,
REG, HO1, HO2, HO3, SE1,
SE2, ST, TR, CBG, AG1,
AG2, PO, U, REC2, SP&L,
H1, H2, H3, H4, EP3, IN1,
IN2, IN3
3
Preservation
Zone-III
(Wildlife
Sanctuary
100m
Buffer)*
Preservation
Zone
PZ-III EP3
All activities as per
“Ministry
of
Environment, Forest
and Climate Change
Notification (2015)”
DW1, DW2, DW3, DW3a,
DW3s, DW1a, DW2a, M1,
M2, M3, EDU1, EDU2,
EDU3, AS1, AS2, AS3, AS4,
REG, HO1, HO2, HO3, SE1,
SE2, ST, TR, CBG, AG1,
AG2, PO, U, REC1, REC2,
SP&L, H1, H2, H3, H4,
TEMP, EP1, EP2, IN1, IN2,
IN3
4
Recreational
Zone-I
Light
Intensity
Recreational
Zone
RZ-I
EP1, REC1, TEMP
(Except
Concrete
batching plant)
DW1, DW2, DW3, DW3a,
DW3s, DW1a, DW2a, M1,
M2, M3, EDU1, EDU2,
EDU3, AS1, AS2, AS3, AS4,
REG, HO1, HO2, HO3, SE1,
SE2, ST, TR, CBG, AG1,
AG2, PO, U, REC2, SP&L,
H1, H2, H3, H4, EP2, EP3,
IN1, IN2, IN3
5
Recreational
Zone -II
Medium
&
High
Intensity
Recreational
Zone
RZ-II
EP1, EP2, REC1,
REC2,
TEMP,
SP&L, REG, HO1,
HO2, HO3, CBG,
M1, EDU1, EDU2,
AS1,
AS2,
AS3,
AS4, H1, H2, PO,
U,
DW1,
DW2,
AG1, DW1a
DW3, DW3a, DW3s, DW2a,
M2, M3, EDU3, SE1, SE2,
ST, TR, AG2, H3, H4, EP3,
IN1, IN2, IN3
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No.
Zones
Conceptualiz
ed Zone
Code
Permissible Use
referred as code
(Code detailed in
Table No. 7.3)
Non-Permissible Use as per
Zone
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
6
Industrial
Zone
Light,
Medium &
High
Intensity
Industrial
Zone
IZ
DW1, DW2, DW3a,
DW3s,
DW1a,
DW2a, H1, H2, H3,
M1,
M2,
M3,
EDU1,
EDU2,
EDU3, AS1, AS2,
AS3,
AS4,
IN1,
IN2, IN3, CBG, PO,
U, TR, REG, ST,
HO3,
SE1,
SE2,
TEMP, AG1, AG2,
REC1
DW3, HO1, HO2, REC2,
SP&L, H4, EP1, EP2, EP3
7
Development
Zone -I
Light
&
Medium
Intensity
Development
Zone
DZ-I
DW1, DW2, DW3,
DW3a,
DW3s,
DW1a, DW2a, M1,
M2,
M3,
EDU1,
EDU2, EDU3, AS1,
AS2,
AS3,
AS4,
REG, HO1, HO2,
HO3, REC1, REC2,
SP&L, H1, H2, H3,
H4, SE1, ST, TR
(Except
Goods
Terminal),
CBG,
AG1, PO, U, TEMP,
EP1, EP2, SE2
AG2, EP3, IN1, IN2, IN3
8
Development
Zone -II
High
Intensity
Development
Zone
DZ-II
DW1, DW2, DW3,
DW3a,
DW3s,
DW1a, DW2a, M1,
M2,
M3,
EDU1,
EDU2, EDU3, AS1,
AS2,
AS3,
AS4,
REG, HO1, HO2,
HO3, SE1, ST, TR
(Except
Goods
Terminal),
CBG,
AG1
(Except
Poultry
Farming),
PO,
U,
REC1,
REC2, SP&L, H1,
H2, H3, H4, TEMP,
EP1, EP2, SE2
AG2, EP3, IN1, IN2, IN3
9
Agriculture
Zone
Agriculture
&
Related
Activities
AZ
DW1**,
EDU1,
EDU2, REG, REC1,
REC2, SP&L, H1,
H2, TEMP, PO, U,
CBG, EP1, EP2,
AG1, AG2, ST, TR
DW2, DW3, DW3a, DW3s,
DW1a, DW2a, M1, M2, M3,
EDU3, AS1, AS2, AS3, AS4,
HO1, HO2, HO3, SE1, SE2,
H3, H4, EP3, IN1, IN2, IN3
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Note:
Also refer Table No. 7.4 for road width provisions for some of the Uses.
Note:
*This zone is considered an Eco-Sensitive Zone, and all activities are in accordance with the
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Notification
**DW1 shall be allowed in Agriculture Zone with maximum built up area not exceeding 50 sqm
(G+1)
**Farmhouse in Agriculture Zone shall be allowed as per table no. 7.7 subject to maximum built
up area of 10% or 640 sqm whichever is less (G+1)
4. Proposed Amendment in Rule 7.2 (Table 7.4):
Table 7.4 of the rule 7.2 shall be amended as under:
Table No. 7.4: Permissible Uses as Per Road Width, D&NH District
No.
RoW
Building Uses Permissible
Restrictions
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
1
9 m and less
than 12 m
DW1, DW1a, DW2, DW2a, H1, M1,
EDU1, REG, DW3, DW3a, DW3s, U,
IN1, IN2, IN3
Only Low Rise allowed
M1 on Ground floor only
IN1, IN2, IN3 – Plot size ≥
500 sqm
2
12 m and
less than 15
m
All permitted in Sr. No. 1 above and
AS1, H2, M2, EDU2, H3, PO, TEMP,
HO1, HO2, HO3, REC1, REC2, AG1,
AG2, SE1, CBG
Only Low Rise allowed.
M1, M2 and SE1 on Ground
and first floor only.
3
15m and less
than 18 m
All permitted in Sr. No. 2 above and
SE2
High Rise permitted.
4
18 m and
less than 25
m
All permitted in Sr. No. 3 above and
EDU3, AS2, AS3, AS4, H4, ST, SP&L,
M3, EP1, EP2, EP3
High Rise permitted
5
25 m and
more
All permitted in Sr. No. 4 above and
TR
High Rise permitted
5. Proposed Amendment in Rule 7.3 (Table 7.5):
Table 7.5 of Rule 7.3 shall be amended as under:
Table No. 7.5: Land Use Zones and FSI for DNH District
No.
Use Zone
Code
Road
RoW
Permissible
Base FSI
FSI
Chargeable
(at 100%
of Circle
Rate)
TD
R
FSI
FSI
Maximum
Permissible
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
8
Development
Zone -I
DZ-I
< 18 mt 2.00
2.00
0.50
4.50
>18 mt
2.00
Unlimited
0.50
Unlimited
9
Development
Zone -II
DZ-II
< 18 mt 2.00
2.00
0.50
4.50
>18 mt
2.00
Unlimited
0.50
Unlimited
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6. Proposed Amendment in Rule 7.4 (Table 7.7):
Table 7.7 of Rule 7.4 shall be amended as under:
Table No. 7.7: Use and Minimum Building Unit Size Requirement
No.
Use / Type
Minimum
Building
Unit Size
(sq m)
Minimum
Width of
Building Unit
(m)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
5
Mercantile 2 and 3
500
15
10
Industry
500
20
7. Proposed Amendment in Rule 7.5:
The Rule 7.5 shall be amended as under:
7.5 Approach Road / Access to Building Unit
7.5.1
Approach Road / Means of Access
1
Minimum Road width on which any development shall be allowed is 9 m. In case the proposed
use or plot size in case of industrial use, demands a certain road width (Table No. 7.12) then it shall
be considered in place of 9 m.
2
The designated roads widths in the Outline Development Plan are indicated in Table No 7.9.
Table No. 7.9: Road Widths in Outline Development Plan
No
Width of Roads (m)
1
9.00
2
12.00
3
15.00
4
18.00
5
25.00
6
30.00
7
45.00
3
For building units along overbridge or underbridge, the total width of the road including the these
shall be considered for regulating permissible uses, margin, and height for proposed buildings.
4
In case the building unit abuts an existing road and not an Outline Development Plan Road / Town
Planning Scheme Road, the right of way / plot boundary shall be considered as minimum 4.5 m
from the centre line of such an existing road or more as decided by the Competent Authority.
Roadside margin shall be considered from this imaginary plot boundary thus established. This
additional land to be left is defined as ‘setback’. TDR for the land under setback may be given on
the balance plot or can be used in zones indicated in Table No. 7.5 of Rule No. 7.3.1. For the sake
of avoidance of doubts, it is hereby made clear that any non-notified road shall be presumed to
have a minimum ROW of 9.00 m or existing ROW whichever is higher (Refer Figure No. 7.2).
Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in these Rules, the expression ‘presumed Right of
Way (ROW)’ shall be substituted and read as ‘9.00 meter presumed Right of Way (ROW)’.
5
No new road shall be proposed, except for internal roads, which are less than 9.00 m in width.
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Figure No. 7.2: Building Unit Abuts the Existing Road
8. Proposed Amendment in Rule 7.7 (Table 7.13):
Table 7.13 of the Rule 7.7 shall be amended as under:
Table No. 7.13: Rear and Side Margins
No.
Use
Height of
Building (BH) in
(m) & Area of
Building Unit
(BU) (sqm)
Rear
Margin
(m)
Side
Margin
(m)
Remarks
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
3
Industrial use
BH ≤ 12m
(PS>2000
Sq.mt.)
4.5
4.5
For PS ≤ 2000 Sqm rear margin
shall be 3.5m & the side margin -
4.5m on both sides.
BH > 12m
(PS>2000
Sq.mt.)
6
6
For PS ≤ 2000 Sqm rear margin
shall be 3.5m & the side margin -
6.0m on both sides.
9. Amendment in Rule 7.13 (Table 7.17):
Table 7.17 of Rule 7.13 shall be amended as under:
Table No. 7.17: Parking Requirements
No.
Type of Use
Minimum Parking Required
Visitor's Parking
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
2
Mixed Use (Residential
Cum Commercial)
30% of utilized FSI
Additional 10% of the
required parking space
Hospitality
PS < 2000 Sq.mt – 30% of the
Building Unit size
An additional 10% of
the required parking
space, in cases where
the facility has > 80
keys/rooms.
PS > 2000 Sq.mt – 30% of utilized
FSI Area
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No.
Type of Use
Minimum Parking Required
Visitor's Parking
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Commercial- Mercantile,
Religious &
Transport
30% of utilized FSI – for building unit
up to 750 sqm
Additional 20% of the
required parking space
40% of utilized FSI – for building unit
above 750 sqm
3
Industrial- 1, 2, 3 & 4;
Storage
10% of the Building Unit Area
Nil
Note: Deleted
For and on behalf of Planning and
Development Authority
Sd/–
(Amit Kumar)
Member Secretary,
Planning and Development Authority,
DNH Silvassa.
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