Building plan sanction and approvals
Sanction drawings prepared in-house, by an architect registered with the Council of Architecture and empanelled with KMC, NKDA and Rajpur Sonarpur Municipality.
What the studio does
Every new building, and many alterations, need the approving authority’s sanction before work starts. The studio prepares the sanction drawings in-house, checks the design against the applicable building rules (ground coverage, floor area, height, setbacks, parking and fire requirements) and assembles the drawings for online submission.
In Kolkata that means the Kolkata Municipal Corporation; in New Town, the New Town Kolkata Development Authority; elsewhere in West Bengal, the municipality or the panchayat with the development authority where one applies; and in Assam, the online building permission systems of GMDA, GMC and the municipalities. Buildings above set heights, or with assembly uses such as banquet halls, also need a fire NOC.
Scope of work
- Check of the plot against the building rules
- Sanction drawings and area statements
- Online submission support
- Responses to authority queries
- Fire and other NOC drawings with consultants
- Completion and occupancy documentation
For
- Houses on small Kolkata plots
- Apartment buildings
- Commercial and assembly buildings
- Institutions
Projects
How a project runs
- Understand the briefConversations on site and in the studio about vision, use, purpose and budget.
- Scheme and moodScheme layouts drawn in AutoCAD, with mood boards for material and atmosphere.
- Visualise in 3DSketchUp and 3ds Max visualisations, so the client can walk through the design before it is built.
- Draw for siteSite-ready working drawings, and sanction drawings for the approving authority.
Questions clients ask
Who can sign a building plan for sanction in Kolkata?
Plans are signed by a registered architect or a licensed building surveyor, as the KMC Building Rules set out. The studio’s principal is a Council of Architecture registered architect empanelled with KMC.
Which authority sanctions a building plan in New Town?
The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA), through its online building plan sanction system. The studio is empanelled with NKDA.
Do I need a fire NOC for my building?
It depends on height and use. In West Bengal residential buildings above 15.5 m and assembly buildings such as banquet halls need fire clearance. The studio checks this at the design stage.
Guides from the blog
- 3 cottah house plan in Kolkata: what G+2 and G+3 can you build?
One cottah is about 720 sq ft, so a 3 cottah plot is about 2,160 sq ft. Under the WB Municipal (Building) Rules, 2007, ground coverage is 65% up to 200 sq m, so a G+2 house can reach about 4,200 sq ft. KMC and NKDA apply their own rules, so the road width and the authority decide.
Guides, - Banquet hall design: layout, exits and fire NOC in West Bengal
A banquet hall in West Bengal is an assembly building under NBC 2016, Group D. It needs a fire NOC at any height, exit doors at least 2.0 m wide, a travel distance of 30 m to an exit (45 m if fully sprinklered) and exit width sized from the number of guests. Plan the exits and the fire clearance before the facade.
Public and commercial, - Building a house in Kolkata while living abroad: POA, approvals, payments
An NRI or OCI may buy non-agricultural property in India under RBI's Master Direction, and may be represented by an attorney under a power of attorney executed before a notary, magistrate or Indian consul and then stamped in West Bengal. Building authorities accept an authorised representative as applicant. Pay by stage against measured work.
Guides, - Building permission in Guwahati: GMDA, GMC, Assam OBPS and seismic zone V
In Guwahati the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority issues the planning permit and Guwahati Municipal Corporation the building permit, under the Assam Unified Building Construction (Regulation) Byelaws, 2022 and its amendments. The byelaws allow 30 days for the planning permit and 45 for the building permit. Residential buildings up to G+2 on plots up to 670 sq m can get an instant permit.
Guides, - Building plan approval in Siliguri: SJDA clearance and SMC sanction
Siliguri needs two approvals. SJDA issues the Land Use Compatibility Certificate with a sanctioned site plan, valid one year, and Siliguri Municipal Corporation then sanctions the building plan under the West Bengal Municipal (Building) Rules, 2007, which set a 60-day limit. A sanction lasts three years and can be renewed for two.
Guides, - Building plan approval in West Bengal: municipality and panchayat
In a West Bengal municipality, an empanelled architect or LBS applies on the state OBPAS (e-Grihanaksha) under the WB Municipal (Building) Rules, 2007, which allow 60 days for a decision. In a gram panchayat area, the owner applies on the P&RD portal, and a Pradhan, Panchayat Samiti or Zilla Parishad officer grants permission by building size.
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