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Approval of Building Plans
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- Department Concerned
Department of Local Government Punjab
- Scope of Service
For Municipal Corporation, the scope of service will be as prescribed in Section
259 and 260 of Punjab Municipal Corporation Act,1976 and for Municipal Councils/
Nagar Panchayats, Section 189 of Punjab Municipal Act,1911.
- Eligibility Conditions
Every Person intending to Erect or Re- Erect any Building within Municipal
Limits Shall Give Notice Of Such intention in Writing in Form 'A' appended To
the building bye-laws along with the Documents Of Ownership, Four
Sets Of Ferro Prints and Two Prints On Tracing Cloth/Tracing Film Showing
Location Plan, Site Plan and Building Plans to the Municipal Corporation/
Municipal Council as the case may be and shall at the same time submit:-
i. A Location Plan and a Site Plan of the land on which it is intended to
erect or re-erect the building.
ii. Plans of all the Floes, Elevation and Typical Cross section of the
building, which may he intend to erect to re-erect.
iii. Detail of specifications of work to be executed in Form 'B' appended
to these byelaws.
- Step by Step Procedure
In case of Municipal Corporation, the Commissioner shall communicate the
sanction to the person who has given the notice, and where he refuses/ sanction
any of the ground specified in sub-section(20 of section 262 of PMC Act 1976
or under section26, he shall record a brief statement of the reasons for such
refusal and communicate the refusal along with the reasons thereof to the
persons who has given the notice.
In case Municipal Council/Nagar Panchayats, the Executive Officer shall communicate
the sanction to the person who has given the notice. The Executive Officers
shall refuse to sanction the erection or re- erection of any building in contravention
of any bye-law made under sub-section(1) of Section 190 or in contravention
of any scheme sanctioned under sub-section(3) or sub-section(4) of Section
192 unless it be necessary to sanction the erection of building in contravention
of such a scheme as required by Section 174 for the setting back of a building.
- Format of Application Form
In case of Municipal Corporation, the application forms are available
from the office of Municipal Town Planner or can be downloaded from the Website.
In case of Municipal Council /Nagar Panchayats, the application forms are
available in the Office of Executive Officer or can be downloaded from the
Website.
- Check List of Documents
The following documents may be checked while submitting the documents:-
i. Notice for erection or re-erection of building in Form 'A'.
ii. Ownership Proof.
iii. Four sets of Ferro prints and Two on Tracing Cloth/ Tracing Film.
iv. Details of specification of work to be executed in Form 'B'
- Fee Prescribed
Building application tax of building plans will be as under:-
i. @ Rs.2 & frac12; per Sq. Ft. of the proposed covered area for each floor
Residential/Government and Government Aided Schools/Charitable Hospitals
Buildings.
ii. @ Rs.5/- per Sq. Ft. of the proposed covered area for each floor and
Commercial/Industrial/Institutional building etc.
iii. Construction of Boundary wall @ Rs.2½ /- per running ft.
for the buildings specified under the category(I) above and @ Rs.5/- per
running Ft. for the building specified under category(II) above
- Grievance Redressal System
Aggrieved person may Contact Principal Secretary/Director/Chief Town
Planner Local Government Department, Punjab Chandigarh.
- Common Mistakes to Avoid
Documents should be complete and Building Plans should be strictly in
accordance with the specification/norms as prescribed in the Building by
Laws.
- Common Problems faced by Government
In complete notice for erection or re- erection of building cause wastage
of energy and man power in getting the information completed / corrected.
- Any other Information
Prohibition of building without sanction
i. No person shall erect or re-erect or commence to erect or re-erect
building without the sanction of the committee.
ii. Notice of building:- Every person who intends to erect or re-erect
any building shall give notice in writing to the committee of such intention.
iii. Building by laws:- A committee shall by bye-law.
a. Prescribe the manner in which notice of the intention to erect or
re-erect a building shall be given to the committee.
b. Require that with every such notice shall be furnished a site plan
of the land on which it is intended to erect or re-erect such building
and a plan and specification of the building of such character and with
such details as the bye- laws may require;
c. Where the building appears likely to be used as a factory, require
the provisions of adequate housing accommodation in connection therewith.
iv. Where bye-laws have been framed under this section no notice under
sub-section (2) shall be considered to be valid until the information, if
any required by such bye-laws has been furnished to the satisfaction of
the committee.
a. Provided that the executive officer shall not without the approval of
the committee, sanction the erection or re-erection of any building which
involves any projection or encroachment over or upon any land vested in
the committee or any land, the property of Government, which has been transferred
to the committee for management.
b. Provided further that if the Executive Officer refuses to sanction the
erection or re erection or re- erection would be in contravention of any
bye-law or of any general scheme sanctioned by the Commissioner restricting
the erection or re-erection of buildings or any class of building, such
person may, within fifteen days from the date of the service of the a Executive
officer's order refusing to sanction such erection or re-erection appeal
to the committee, and the committee's decision shall, subject to the provisions
of Section 22, 232 and 236, be final.
Sanction or refusal of building or work
i. The Commissioner shall sanction the erection of a building or the execution
of a work, unless such building or work would contravene any of the provisions
of sub-section(2) of this section or the provisions of Section 266.
ii. The grounds on which the sanction of a building or work may be refused
shall be the following, namely-
a.That the building or work or the use of the site for the building or
work or any of the particulars comprised in the site plan, ground plan,
elevation, section or specification would contravene the provisions of any
bye-law made in this behalf or of any other law or rule, bye-law or order
made under such other law.
b.That the notice for sanction does not contain the particulars or is
not prepared in the manner required under the bye-law made in this behalf.
c.That any information or documents required by the Commissioner under
this Act or any bye-laws made there under has or have not been duly furnished.
d.That in cases falling under Section 238, layout plans have not been
sanctioned in accordance with Section 239.
e.That the building or work would be an encroachment on Government land
or land vested in the Corporation.
f.That the site of the building or work does not about on a street or
projected street and that there is no access to such building or work from
any such street by a passage or pathway appertaining to such site.
g.That the building or work would be in contravention of any scheme sanctioned
under Section 275.
iii.The Commissioner shall communicate the sanction to the person who has
given the notice, and where he refuses sanction on any of the grounds specified
in sub-section(2) of this section or under Section 266, he shall record a
brief statement of his reasons for such refusal and communicate the refusal
along with the reasons therefore to the person who has given the notice.
iv.The sanction or refusal as aforesaid shall be communicated in such manner
as may be specified in the bye-laws made in this behalf.
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