Latest G.O. in this explorer26 October 2026G.O.(Ms) No.194. Non-high-rise now runs to 19.50 m, and not past Stilt+5 or G+5. Above that, the setback is the new rule 39 table. Self-certification, third-party certification (G.O. 179) and local-body limits (G.O. 180) are unchanged.
Shape a building. See which approval route it takes.
Enter each side of the plot, in metres or in feet and inches, and the width of the abutting road. Rear and side setbacks, and the front, are worked out under rule 35 and the building is drawn inside them.
Start from an example
Route today
Corporation or municipality
Approved by the local body under G.O. 180. Third-party certification fits too, once the portal opens.
Preparing the model…
Height12.0 mStilt+3 · 8 units
FSI area702 sq m7,556 sq ft
Footprint234 sq m12.0 × 19.5 m
Plot360 sq m3,875 sq ft
FSI area against route caps, sq m
325
465
750
1,500
702
325 self-certification · 465 announced self-certification · 750 third-party · 1,500 corporation or municipality
Building
Use
Floors
Lowest level
Floors
Plot and setbacks
m
m
m
m
m
Front3.0 mtowards the road
Rear1.5 mback of the plot
Sides1.5 meach side
Rule 35(1)(a), other areas, up to 16 dwellings and up to 12 m. Not a continuous building area or an EWS plot, and measured from the boundary. Front 3.0 m, abutting road over 9 m up to 18 m. Over 7 m up to 12 m, frontage over 9 m: 1.5 m on each side. Over 7 m up to 12 m: rear setback 1.5 m.
Land tests for third-party certification
G.O. 179 rules out some plots whatever the building. Untick any test the plot fails.