Kerala Panchayat Building Rules (KPBR)

Building Rules in Kerala

Kerala Panchayat Building Rules (KPBR), 2020.

1. DEFINITIONS
2. DRAWINGS, PERMITS AND OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATES
3. GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING SITE AND BUILDING REQUIREMENTS
4. OCCUPANCY
5. PARTS OF BUILDING
6. HUTS AND BUILDINGS IN SMALL PLOTS
7. ROW BUILDINGS
8. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION UNDER APPROVED SCHEMES
9. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LARGE-SCALE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS APPROVED BY GOVERNMENT
10. CONSTRUCTION IN PLOTS PART OF WHICH HAVE BEEN SURRENDERED FREE OF COST FOR ROAD DEVELOPMENT
11. ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND SHED
12. WALL AND FENCE
13. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN CONSTRUCTIONS
14. WELLS, RAIN WATER HARVESTING
15. SOLAR ASSISTED WATER HEATING / LIGHTING SYSTEM
16. WASTE DISPOSAL
17. SAFETY PROVISIONS FOR HIGH RISE BUILDINGS
18. TELECOMMUNICATION TOWERS
19. ACTION AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED CONSTRUCTIONS
20. REGULARISATION OF UNPERMITTED CONSTRUCTIONS AND DEVIATIONS
21. REGISTRATION OF INSTITUTION, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, TOWN PLANNERS, ETC.
22. THE KERALA URBAN ARTS COMMISSION
23. VIGILANCE, DANGEROUS AND DEFECTIVE WORKS, APPEAL ETC.

SCHEDULES

Kerala Panchayat Building Rules (KPBR) 2020. Government of Kerala make the following building rules in kerala to amend the Kerala Panchayat Building Rules, 2019. They shall apply to area under all Village Panchayats in the State. click the below button to download KPBR Amendment 2020 malayalam pdf

• Kerala Panchayat Building (Amendment) Rules, 2020.

• Kerala Panchayat Building (Regularisation of Unauthorised Construction) Amendment Rules, 2020.

• Kerala Panchayat Building (Regularisation of Unauthorised Construction) Amendment Rules, 2021.

• Kerala Panchayat Building Building Rules Amendment Rules, dated 29th June 2021.

• Kerala Panchayat raj (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021

• Kerala Panchayat raj (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023

2021 ഫെബ്രുവരി 12 നു പുറപ്പെടുവിച്ച പഞ്ചായത്ത് രാജ്/മുനിസിപ്പല്‍ നിയമ ഭേദഗതി ഓര്‍ഡിനന്‍സിലെ Self certified permit എന്ന ആശയത്തിന് 2021 ജൂണ്‍ മാസം 29 ന് പഞ്ചായത്ത് /മുനിസിപ്പല്‍ കെട്ടിട നിര്‍മ്മാണ ചട്ടങ്ങളില്‍ ഭേദഗതികള്‍ വരുത്തി വിജ്ഞാപനം ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു..

Low Risk കെട്ടിടങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് ഇനി മുതല്‍ ഉടമസ്ഥനും എം പാനല്‍ഡ് ലൈസന്‍സിയും ചേര്‍ന്ന് സ്വയം പെര്‍മിറ്റ് സാക്ഷ്യപ്പെടുത്തി നല്‍കാം….

അത്തരത്തില്‍ സ്വയം സാക്ഷ്യപത്രവും, സ്വയം സാക്ഷ്യപ്പെടുത്തിയ പെര്‍മിറ്റും ലഭിച്ചാല്‍ , 5 പ്രവര്‍ത്തി ദിവസത്തിനകം, ഒര് Aknowledgement certificate secretary issue ചെയ്യണം

Self certified building permit to low risk building

Low Risk Buildings

1) Residential building under group A 1 below 300 sqm and height less than 7.00 meter and limited to 2 storeys.

2) Hostel, Orphanage, dormitory, old age home and seminary under Group A2 occupancy having built-up area less than 200 sqm

3) Educational buildings under Group B occupancy having built-up areas less than 200 sqm.

4) Group D occupancy buildings where persons congregate for religious and patriotic purposes having built-up area less than 200 sqm

5) Group F occupancy buildings having built-up area less than 100 sqm

6) Group G1 occupancy buildings without any nuisance and not dangerous and having built-up area less than 100 sqm.

Acknowledgment Certificate നല്‍കണം (*R 19A)

Appendix A1A യിലുള്ള Self certification

Appendix O യിലുള്ള self certified building permit

And other documents ( as per R 5.1) ഹാജരാക്കിയാല്‍ (along with application fee & permit fee) 5 പ്രവര്‍ത്തി ദിവസത്തിനകം Acknowledgment Certificate ( Appendix A1B ) സെക്രട്ടറി നല്‍കണം

Talk by Er. Safeer S Karicode, Asst.Engineer, LSGD on Old Building Bye-laws

Application for Building Permit

To construct a building or make alteration or addition or extension to a building, every person has to apply for the permit to the secretary as per the prescribed format.

Site plan with the below-given information.

1. 1. Boundaries of the plot.

   2. Position of the plot in relation to the neighbouring street.
   3. Name of the street along which the building is proposed and the width of the street which shall be the width in between the plot boundaries on opposite sides.
   4. All existing buildings standing on, above or below the ground level.
   5. Width of the street, if any in the front side or rear of the building.
   6. Free passage or way in front of the buildings.
   7. Space to be left around the building to secure a free circulation of air and admission of light.
   8. Spaces proposed as a garden.
   9. Position of external toilets, cattle sheds, stables, wells, and other appurtenant structures.
   10. The north direction in relation to the site.

   11. Other particulars as may be required by the Secretary.

Building plan with below-given information.

1. 1. Floor plans all floors together with the covered area, accessory building basement floor and use or occupancy of all parts of the buildings.

   2. The exact location of essential services like water closets, sink, and bath.
   3. Height of rooms, building and parapet, thickness and spacing of structural members, floor slabs and roof and details of the staircase.
   4. All street elevation dimensions of the projected portions drainage and the slope of the roof.
   5. The direction of the north line relative to the plan of the building.

   6. The total floor area of the building and carpet area of the building.