Regulations created to standardize costs for various building licenses in Ghaziabad

By Bricksnwall | 2025-01-30

Developers with knowledge of the matter stated that the courts were alerted to the lack of regulations and that the new regulations will aid in standardizing various costs.

Impact fees, development permission fees, construction permit fees, and inspection fees are assessed, levied, and collected at the time of building map approval according to standardized and established rules by Uttar Pradesh's housing and urban planning department.

The Uttar Pradesh urban planning and development (assessment, levy, and collection of impact fee) and UP urban planning and development (assessment, levy, and collection of development permit fee, building permit fee, and inspection fee) Rules of 2024 were framed on January 28 in order to issue the orders to this effect.

Officials from the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) distributed the newly announced guidelines paper on Wednesday.

According to the officials, when a higher land use activity is planned over a lower land use area, an impact charge is due. The regulations have specified several land usages for transportation, industry, residential, office, and commercial operations.

Different coefficient numbers have been specified by the impact fee regulations to calculate the cost based on activities on various land uses. A formula based on the impact fee coefficient, circle rate, and plot area will be used to determine the amount.

The other set of regulations also established the construction permit charge based on a rate per square meter for various land uses and the development permit fee based on various land areas. The same process was used to determine the inspection fee.

"During the map designing process, fees for the development permit, building permit, and inspection are assessed. These fees were previously levied by the authorities, but no regulations were established. According to a former GDA town planning official who asked not to be identified, "the rates have now been standardized across all development authorities."

Despite several attempts, senior GDA officials could not be reached for comment.

"After reviewing the documents, we will be able to comment," GDA media coordinator Rudresh Shukla stated.

According to the developers involved in the matter, the courts were also drawn to the lack of regulations, and the new regulations would aid in the simplification and uniformity of various fees and levies.

"The tariffs are now uniform, which will help clear up any misunderstandings. According to Gaurav Gupta, secretary of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India, NCR chapter, the authority is no longer able to impose ad hoc fees on developers.

Source: Hindustan Times