Government of Punjab

Department of Housing and Urban Development

(Housing Branch –II)

To

 

                The Chief Town Planner,

                Punjab, Chandigarh.

 

                Memo No. 17/17/01-5HG2/7655

                Dated:- 19-09-2007 

 

 

Sub:-   Policy of minimum area requirement for setting of Residential/Commercial colony.

 

Reference:     Memo No. 18/182/06-6HG2/5598 dated 17-07-2007.

 

                        In partial modification of policy of minimum area requirement for setting of Residential/Commercial colony issued vide letter under reference, the following minimum size criteria has been fixed for the State of Punjab (other than GMADA area) with immediate effect:-

 

Category

High Potential Zone (I&II)

Medium Potential Zone (I&II)

Low potential Zone (I&II)

Low Potential Zone III

Residential Plotted

75 Acres

50 Acres

25 Acres

10 Acres*

Group Housing

10 Acres independent

10 Acres independent

5 Acres independent

5 Acres independent

 

*    In category low III within in Municipal Limits any area of land can be developed as a colony.

 

  1. Categorization of the State on the basis of potential for urban growth has been done as below:-

 

High Potential Zone

Medium Potential Zone

Low Potential Zone

High-I

Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, MC limits and area within radius of 5 Kms outside MC limits.

High –II

Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar (area outside MC limits within radius of 5 Kms to 15 Kms)

Medium –I

Patiala, Rajpura, Sirhind, Gobindgarh, Khanna, and Phagwara towns and area upto 5KM outside MC limit.

Medium –II

Area 5 Kms on both sides of GT Road (NH-1).

Low-I

Bathinda, Moga, Batala, Pathankot, Barnala, Malerkotla and Hoshiarpur towns upto 5 Kms outside MC limits and 15 Kms outside M.Corp. of Bathinda.

Low-II

Sangrur, Sunam, Nabha, Faridkot, Kotkapura, Ferozepur, Malout, Abohar, Mukatsar, Kapurthala, Nawanshahar, Ropar, Taran Taran, Gurdaspur, Samana, Jagraon, Mansa (M.C. limits & area within radius of 3 Km.).

Low-III

All other towns and areas other than included in Category Low-I and Low-II.

 

3.                  Clubbing of land of two or more promoters shall be permissible provided that the total area becomes equal to 75 acres, 50 acres, 25 acres and 10 acres as per requirement of particular zone, but facilities shall be counted as per total area limits of respective zone.

4.                  Extension of already approved colonies shall be permissible if it is contiguous to the already approved colony of the applicant promoter, provided the total area meets the requirement of that zone and facilities shall be counted for the total area specified for that zone.

5.                  For Commercial activity minimum width of approach road shall be 80 feet instead of 100 feet as mentioned in the memo under reference.

6.                  For Group Housing minimum width of approach road shall be 60 feet instead of 100 feet as mentioned in the memo under reference but the promoter shall leave  space from his own land for widening it to minimum 80 feet and the space so left shall be public space without payment of any compensation.

 

 

This issues with the approval of the Chief Minister, Punjab.

                                                                                                               

                                                                           Sd/-

                                                                        Secretary

                                                Department of Housing and Urban Development