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EXTRAORDINARY

Published by Authority

CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH17, 2021 (PHALGUNA 26, 1942SAKA)

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GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

(Housing Branch-II)

NOTIFICATION

The 17th March, 2021

No. 12/01/18-5Hg2/408.–With a view to facilitate 'Affordable Housing’ for Lower Middle and Lower

Income Families, Governor of Punjab is pleased to notify comprehensive ‘Punjab Affordable Housing Policy

2021’ in supersession of the earlier policy issued vide notification No. 12/01/18-5hg2/1397 dated 24/07/2020.

Applicability

The policy shall be applicable to: -

(i)

Areas developed/approved by Department of Housing and Urban Development and;

(ii)

In Residential and Mixed Land Use Zones in Master Plans and;

(iii)

In 3 km belt around Municipal Limits even if it is outside Master Plan (Regional Plan is also a Master Plan).

Policy Parameters: -

Sr.

Description

Parameters

No.

Site Requirements

(i)

Minimum Site Area

Plotted or Plotted and Group

5 Acres

Housing Mixed.

Group housing only

2 Acres

In Master Plan SAS Nagar and

Subject to provisions of Master Plan

New Chandigarh,

*(SAS Nagar Residential Zone - 25 acres,

Mixed Land Use - 10 acres).

(New Chandigarh - Residential Zone - 100 acres,

Mixed Land Use Zone - 5 acres).

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(ii)

Minimum Right of Way for Approach Road

22'-0" widen to 40'-0" or as per Master Plan

(ROW) to Colony with only Plotted Development.

whichever is more.

(iii)

Minimum Right of Way for Approach Road (ROW)

40'-0" widened to Master Plan.

to Colony with Group Housing or Mixed

Development

Apportionment of Plotted Area

(i)

Minimum area under parks

• 7% of effective site area (at least one park

shall be of 50% of total park area).

• No parks shall be less than 50’-0” wide.

(ii)

Minimum internal roads.

30'-0"

(iii)

Community Centre (Minimum).

3% of effective site area

(iv)

Maximum total saleable area.

60% of effective site area

(v)

Minimum % of EWS (within 60% saleable).

10% of plots

(vi)

Maximum Saleable commercial component

upto 5% of effective site area excluding parking

(SCO’s/Shops/Booths) within overall total

area.

saleable area.

(vii) Effective Site Area: Master plan sector road

Example:- If gross area of site is 10 acres, of

and city level green spaces will not be counted

which 1 acre comes under Master plan road

towards the area of the site.

and 1 acre comes under city level/ Master

Plan green, then the area of the site will be taken

as 8 acres and saleable area, open area, community

centre, utilities, green area etc. shall be based on

8 acres.

Plot Sizes

(i)

Maximum Plot size: -

Affordable

150 sq.yd (125.42 sq.m)

EWS

100 sq.yd (83.61 sq.m)

(ii)

Plot dimensions: -

Minimum Frontage

15'-0"

Minimum Depth

45'-0"

(iii)

Maximum Ground Coverage

70%.

(iv)

Maximum FAR

1:2.1

(v)

Maximum Height of Building

11 meters (excluding Mumty and Parapet wall)

(vi)

Maximum No. of Floors

G +2 Floors (Basement allowed as per building

rules)

(vii) Minimum setback

Front

7'-6"

Rear

7'-6"

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(viii) Boundary Wall

The front boundary wall of plots shall be optional

for providing easy access for parking in front

setback.

Independent Floor (as marked in layout plan)

(i)

Plot size

150 sq.yd

150 Sq. yd

(ii)

Minimum frontage

25'-0"

(iii)

Maximum Ground Coverage

70%

(iv)

Maximum FAR

1:2.1

(v)

Maximum Height of Building

11 meters (excluding Stilt, Mumty and Parapet

wall)

(vi)

Maximum No. of Floors

Stilt +3 Floors

(Stilt is mandatory for parking only and clear height

of stilt shall not be more than 2.7 meter)

Basement not allowed.

(vii) Minimum Front & Rear setback

Minimum 7'-6"

Apportionment of Group Housing Area

(i)

Minimum Area Under Parks

25% of effective site area (15% shall be contiguous

green with minimum 15m width and 10% can be

distributed)

(ii)

Minimum internal roads

25’-0”

(iii)

Community Centre (Minimum)

10% of effective site area

(iv)

Maximum Ground Coverage

35% of effective site area

(v)

Maximum FAR

1:3 of effective site area

(vi)

Maximum Height of Building.

No restriction, subject to fulfilment building rules/

norms, and clearance from A.A.I, if required.

(vii) Minimum Setback along the site boundary

As per Building Rules or minimum 6m whichever

is more.

(viii) Minimum Setback Around Building

As per Building Rules.

(ix)

Carpet area of Dwelling Unit (DU):

Affordable

upto 90 sq.m.

EWS

30 sq.m to 45 sq.m

(x)

Mandatory EWS

10% of the apartments

(xi)

Minimum Required Parking: -

upto 60sq.m

0.5 ECS per D/U

above 60sq.m

1.0 ECS per D/U

(xii) Saleable Commercial Area excluding Parking

5% of effective site area

(xiii) Mixed Plotted and Group Housing Projects

Site Apportionment norms of plotted and Group

housing areas will apply separately. However, the

areas can be combined / clubbed as in case of

Community Centre and Open Spaces and Utilities.

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Competent Authority: -

Sr.

Site

CLU

Layout Plan /Zoning Plan

No. Area

Plotted

Group Housing / Mixed (Plotted and Group

Housing) Projects

Upto 10 acres

STP

CTP

Above 10 acres

CTP

(i)

Licenses to all the colonies shall be granted by Director Town and Country Planning, Punjab (DTCP).

(ii)

Approval of Building Plan shall be as per the order issued vide letter no. 1219-37 CTP(Pb) SP-432

dated 27.02.2018 or as amended from time to time.

Notes/Clarifications:-

(i)

Other Building Bye Laws shall apply.

(ii)

Developer will be free to sell the EWS units without the restrictions of PAPRA in this regard.

(iii)

Following due procedure for amendment of layout, already approved colonies for group housing

pocket can avail of this policy for vacant pockets provided the pocket size is 5 acres minimum. No

separate license shall be required in such cases.

iv)

The 5 acres limitation will not apply in case of colonies already approved for affordable housing

whether plotted or for group housing. Even left out pockets can thus be merged in case of already

approved affordable colonies.

(v)

Those who migrate from 2016 policy, shall have to pay CLU/EDC/LF/SIF etc. at today’s rates.

(vi)

Clubbing of two or more plots shall not be allowed.

(vii) Independent floors shall be in complete row and the back row if back common.

(viii) Density norms shall not apply.

SARVJIT SINGH, IAS,

Chandigarh

Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab,

The 9th March, 2021

Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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