Lutyens’ Residents Seek Redevelopment Rights
With the Centre going ahead with its ambitious project to redevelop the Central Vista, residents of Babar Road, Sundar Nagar, Golf Links and five other residential neighbourhoods in Lutyens’ Delhi want the government to allow redevelopment in their areas as well. They want the Centre to notify th
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Aug 10, 2020 6:06 AM
With the Centre going ahead with its ambitious project to redevelop the Central Vista, residents of Babar Road, Sundar Nagar, Golf Links and five other residential neighbourhoods in Lutyens’ Delhi want the government to allow redevelopment in their areas as well. They want the Centre to notify the Lutyens’ Bungalow Zone (LBZ) guidelines, prepared by the Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC) in 2015 so that they can avail higher Floor Area Ratio (FAR, a measure of the developed area that can be built on a plot of land) and redevelop their properties. As per the existing LBZ guidelines, a house owner is allowed the same FAR as the existing house. Due to this the FAR of each different plots in the same locality is different. In Bengali Market, Jor Bagh, Sundar Nagar, and parts of Chanakyapuri several residents redeveloped their properties and constructed three- or four-storeyed buildings before 2003. In some cases it was made possible by their temporary exclusion from the zone before 2003 (Bengali Market is one such). In others, the areas only came under LBZ in 2003 when the zone was expanded by around 3 sq km. In Jor Bagh, houses situated on the main road (Lodhi Road) fall under LBZ, while the remaining properties can be developed according to the master plan’s provisions. Jin Sundar Nagar and Golf Links , several residents are unable to redevelop their properties. With the government planning to redevelop several of its office buildings in Lutyens’ Delhi as part of the Central vista redevelopment projects, residents say they should be allowed relaxations in the development-control norms.
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