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Category-I Plot Setbacks in New Town: What HIDCO's Size Bands Actually Mean for Your Build
On a small New Town plot, setbacks are not a formality, they can claim a meaningful share of your land, and we walk clients through exactly what that trade looks like before design starts.
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Building on a Category-IV Plot in New Town: FAR and Height Nuances for Larger Land Parcels
Large plots in New Town unlock a different rulebook entirely, and we walk through what the top HIDCO size band actually means for FAR, height, and budget.
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What New Town's 2041 Masterplan Means for Resale Value in Each Sector
HIDCO's long-range land-use zoning quietly decides which New Town pockets appreciate and which stagnate, and we translate the masterplan into a sector-by-sector read.
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How the New Town Metro Extension Is Reshaping Which Blocks Are Worth Building In
Metro proximity is quietly redrawing New Town's construction map, and we look block by block at what it is doing to plot prices, design briefs, and ground-floor use.
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Action Area I vs II vs III: How Building Rules Actually Differ Across New Town
New Town is not one rulebook, it is three, and the Action Area your plot sits in quietly decides your permissible use, plot size, and road-linked FAR before design even starts.
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NKDA Occupancy Certificate: The Exact Document Checklist Nobody Hands You Upfront
We assemble OC files for New Town clients every few months, and the same gaps trip people up each time, so here is the full document list in the order NKDA actually wants it.
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Why NKDA Rejects Occupancy Certificate Applications (And How to Avoid a Second Round)
A rejected OC almost never comes from missing paperwork alone, it comes from a wall, a balcony, or a setback that does not match what NKDA sanctioned, and we have seen every version of it.
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What Are the Compound Wall Height and Setback Rules for New Town Plots?
Before the first course of brick goes up, here is the maximum compound wall height NKDA allows on a New Town plot and the road setback it checks separately from your house.
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What Structural Clearance Does KMC Require for a Terrace Swimming Pool?
We walk through the structural load certificate and waterproofing sign-off KMC expects before a terrace swimming pool is treated as compliant with your sanctioned plan.
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HIDCO Building Rules for Newtown: What Homeowners Need to Know
Navigating construction and interior modifications in Newtown? Understand the essential HIDCO building rules and permissions required before starting your renovation.
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Is a Stilt Parking Floor Counted in FAR Under NKDA Rules?
We explain how NKDA treats a stilt parking floor differently from a fully enclosed ground floor when calculating FAR, and the height and openness rules that decide it.
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Completion Certificate vs Occupancy Certificate — Which Does KMC Require and When?
We explain how KMC treats the completion certificate and the occupancy certificate as two separate approvals, and which one you should actually be asking for.
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How to Submit a Revised Building Plan to NKDA After Initial Sanction
We walk through the practical steps for resubmitting a revised plan to NKDA once construction is underway, from which drawings change to what stays untouched.