Chandigarh, July 6: Haryana cabinet accorded approval to Policy for Grant of Change of Land use for setting up of "Eco Friendly Housing Policy" in the Residential zone in a cabinet meeting presided over by Mr. Manohar Lal, Chief Minister Haryana today.
Under this policy, eco-friendly housing will be constructed over an area of more than 2000 square meters in residential zones. This policy is an addition to the existing policy dated February 27, 2012 and August 2, 2012 which will also be operative in connection with land use change for residential purposes in residential pockets coming up by the government in the licensed colonies and Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP).
Under this policy, construction of residential, watch and ward and servant quarters will be allowed on the plot. Plots ranging from 2000 square meters to one acre will have a Maximum Permissible Ground Coverage of 20 percent and 0.20 Permissible FAR and up to 70square meters of guard room and servant room can be constructed under Ancillary Buildings. Similarly, a plot of more than one acre and upto 2.5 acres area will have a Maximum Permissible Ground Coverage of 15 percent and 0.20 Permissible FAR and guard room and servant room up to 100 square meters.
In addition, there should be minimum setback of six metres from all sides of the plot. Maximum permissible height will be 15 meters. Horticulture, kitchen garden, and urban farming are allowed. Mandatory planting of trees along the edge of plot is required. Bio-gas plant will be provided. Pool, Pond and water bodies are permitted and excluded from FAR and setback norms. Rain water harvesting will be mandatory with provision for storage for surface runoff water to improve the depleting ground water level. No commercial exploitation of the site i.e. usage as banquet hall or party hall, recreational or religious, institutional etc. shall be allowed. No sub-division of such plots shall be allowed in any case.
The Town and Country Planning Department earlier issued various policies for granting licenses/CLU permissions in residual pockets of licensed colonies and HSVP developed sectors and in residential sectors; like Affordable Group Housing colonies, Deen Dayal Jan Awas Yojna, Left-Over Land Pockets policy and Town Planning Scheme, Transit Oriented Development, TDR etc. but these residual pockets are still prone to unauthorized development or unauthorized colonization. Further, the sector may also not be developed up to its optimum level due to vacant area and will not be helpful in achieving the prescribed density in the development plan. Above policy will be helpful in regulated development and will control unauthorised colonisation.