GHAZIABAD: GDA will raise the floor area ratio (FAR) cap to 80% for industrial plots up to 500 square metres under a central govt scheme, allowing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to construct additional floors for maximising space utilisation.
GDA secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said the Authority adopted reforms under Centre’s ‘Special Assistance to State for Capital Investment’ scheme to address the challenges of land scarcity amid rapid industrialisation and urbanisation.
The new guidelines significantly modify land use parameters for industrial establishments, offering more flexibility to SME operations.
Under the scheme, GDA will offer a higher floor area ratio—a ratio of the total floor area of a building to the size of the land it’s built on—of 3 to industrial plots up to 500 sqm, which is an 80% ground coverage. This is a substantial increase from the previous regulations that allowed only 60% ground coverage and 1.5 FAR for 1,000 sqm plots.
The reforms introduce clear distinctions between standalone and multi-storey industrial units. For plots ranging from 500 to 1000 sqm, ground coverage has been increased to 75%, with a FAR of 2 for standalone factories and 3 for flatted factories. Plots between 1,000 and 10,000 sqm will have 70% ground coverage, maintaining similar FAR provisions.
For larger plots exceeding 10,000 sqm, the scheme permits 65% ground coverage, with a FAR of 1.5 for standalone factories and 2.5 for flatted factories.
Former GDA chief town planner Asheesh Shivpuri said the reforms also reduce mandatory setback areas—a stipulated open space or distance between a building and a property line or street. For plots between 401-500 sqm, front setback requirements have been reduced from 6m to 3m, and rear setback from 3.5m to 2m, enabling optimal land utilisation.
The reforms are expected to significantly impact Ghaziabad’s industrial landscape, which currently hosts 1,09,842 micro industries, 4,075 small-scale industries, and 443 medium-scale industries across 10 industrial clusters, employing over 852,000 workers.
Within municipal limits, the district’s 7,955 industries are distributed across five zones: Vasundhara (1,852 units), City Zone (2,238 units), Kavi Nagar (1,705 units), Mohan Nagar (1,829 units), and Vijay Nagar (331 units).
The urban planning reforms, officials said, aim to maximise industrial output while addressing land scarcity concerns, potentially transforming Ghaziabad’s industrial development landscape and creating more opportunities for SME growth.
Source Homevior.in
