Skyscraper- Urban Planning & Development Control Regulations Regime For Skyscrapers in Indian Cities.

1. Urban Planning and Development Control
Regulations Regime for Skyscrapers in
Indian Cities
P.S.UTTARWAR,
Consultant Architect, Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC),
Visiting Faculty,School of Planning and Architecture,N ew Delhi.
Former Advisor & Add.Commissioner(Planning),Delhi Development Authority
Former Advisor & Add.Commissioner(Planning),Delhi Development Authority

3. Urban Planning and Development Control Regulations
Regime for Skyscrapers in Indian Cities
• THE REGIME consist of 3 levels –
1)MACRO LEVEL – Master Plan
Policy level controls which intend to regulate
the city development ,Land use i.e. zoning
regulations, use premises, density allocation,
right of way and transfer of development
rights (TDR).

4. Urban Planning and Development Control Regulations
Regime for Skyscrapers in Indian Cities
• THE REGIME consist of 3 levels –
2)MESO LEVEL – Zonal Plans
Implementation level controls, which intend
to regulate the intensity of built form, e.g.
controls on FSI, Ground coverage, building
height restriction, setbacks etc.

5. THE REGIME consist of 3 levels –
3)MICRO LEVEL – Layout plans.
Execution level Controls that are preconceived
e.g. urban design controls, control on façade,
color, form etc. ,Building Bye Laws.

6. Urban Development Regulating Tools
in Indian Cities.
MACRO LEVEL
Policy level controls which intend to regulate the type
and use i.e. zoning regulations, density allocation, right of
way and transfer of development rights.
MESO LEVEL
Implementation level controls, which intend to regulate
the intensity of built form, e.g. controls on FSI, Ground
coverage, building height restriction, setbacks etc.
MICRO LEVEL
Execution level Controls that are preconceived e.g.
urban design controls, control on façade, color, form etc.

7. FAR/FSI as a Development Control Tool
in Indian Cities
• FAR/FSI (Floor area ratio/Floor space index- the ratio of the
built-up space on a plot to the area of the plot) is a
regulation followed in the development control norms of
many cities.
• Cities are known for their complexity and dynamic growth
patterns. Often cities have differential growth patterns,
density patterns and differential levels of infrastructure.
• In many Indian cities, the FAR/FSI distribution is
independent of land availability and densities.
• FAR/FSI values of Indian cities are low compared to other
cities in the world, which keeps the per capita built space
low.