Uttar Pradesh Shasan Aawas Evam Shahri Niyojan Anubhag-3 In pursuance of the provisions of clause (3) of Article 348 of Constitution, the Governor is pleased to order the publication of the following English translation of Notification no. 123/2025/8- 3099/406/2023 dated 28 January, 2025.
Notification No. 123/2025/8-3099/406/2023 Lucknow; Dated: 28 January, 2025 In exercise of the powers under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 55 read with sub-section (2) of section 15 of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973 (President's Act no.
11 of 1973), the Governor is pleased to make the following rules with a view to levy Development Permit Fee, Building Permit Fee and Inspection Fee, namely:- The Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development (Assessment, Levy and Collection of Development Permit Fee, Building Permit Fee and Inspection Fee) Rules, 2024 Short title, commencement and application
1. (1) These rules may be called the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development (Assessment, Levy and Collection of Development Permit Fee, Building Permit Fee and Inspection Fee) Rules, 2024.
(2) They shall come into force with effect from the date of their publication in the Gazette.
(3) They shall be applicable to all the development areas in the State of Uttar Pradesh.
Definitions 2. (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Act" means the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973 (President's Act no. 11 of 1973);
(b) "Applicant" means any person or body making an application under section 15 of the Act to obtain permission referred to in section 14 of the Act;
(c) "Approval" means approved by the Authority;
(d) "Authority" means the development authority constituted under section 4 of the Act;
¹[(e) "Building" means a structure constructed with any materials whatsoever for any purpose, whether used for human habitation or not, and includes
(i) foundation, plinth, walls, floors, roofs, chimneys, plumbing and building services, fixed platforms etc;
(ii) verandahs, balconies, cornices, projections etc;
(iii) parts of a building or anything affixed thereto;
(iv) any wall enclosing or intended to enclose any land or spaces, sign and outdoor display structures etc;
(v) tanks constructed or fixed for storage of chemicals or chemicals in liquid form and for storage of water, effluent, swimming pool, ponds etc;
(vi) all types of buildings as defined under the 'use group or occupancy' or based on 'design, height or other features', except tents, shamianas and tarpaulin shelters erected temporarily for temporary purposes (for less than three months) and ceremonial occasions, shall be considered to be "buildings";]
1. Substituted by the Uttar Pradesh Town Planning and Development (Determination, Levy and Collection of Development Permit Fee, Building Permit Fee and Inspection Fee) Rules, 2025 dated 02.12.2025.
(f) "Building Bye-laws" means the bye-laws made under section 57 of the Act;
(g) "Building operations" includes rebuilding, structural alterations of, or additions to, building operations normally undertaken in connection with the construction of buildings;
(h) "Building Permit" means authorization to proceed with construction or reconstruction of a specific building at a particular site in accordance with the building plan approved by the Authority;
¹[(i) "Built-up area (Building)" in the context of building construction refers to the total covered area on all floors of an immovable property or building;]
(j) "Development" with its grammatical variations and connotations, means the carrying out of building. engineering, mining or other operations in, on, over or under land, or the making of any material change in any building or land, and includes re-development;
(k) "Development Area" means the area declared as development area under section 3 of the Act;
(l) "Development permit" means authorization to proceed with development or re-development of a specific parcel of land at a particular site in accordance with the layout plan approved by the Authority;
(m) "Floor Area" means covered area (plinth area) on any floor of a building:
²[(n) "Floor Area Ratio (FAR)" means the quotient obtained by dividing the combined covered area (plinth area) of all floors, excepting areas specifically exempted under applicable building construction and development bye-laws, by the total area of the plot, viz: - Floor Area Ration (FAR) = Total covered area on all floors/Plot Area;]
(o) "Government" means Government of Uttar Pradesh;
³[(p) "Group Housing" include group of residential buildings or multi-storey buildings having one or more independent residential units on each floor and in which there is sharing and c-ownership of land and services, open space and transportation routes;]
(q) "Inspection Fee" means the fee levied upon a person or body for any or all of the purposes specified in sub- section (1) of section 25 of the Act;
⁴[(r) "Layout plan/sub-division plan" means sub-dividing of any land or part thereof into more than one plot for sale or otherwise, in which the configuration of roads, measurement of plots along with set-back lines and method of development (e.g. row-housing, semi-detached detached group housing) should be shown and details of size, use, area of all the plots should be given;]
⁵[(s) "Owner" means a person who has legal rights over any land or building or receives rent or is entitled to receive rent in case the premises are on rent and will also include the following :
(i) Any agent or person who receives rent on behalf of the owner;
(ii) Any agent or person who receives rent or is entrusted with the management of any land or building for religious or charitable purposes;
(iii) Any receiver or manager appointed by a court of competent authority who has been given the charge/authority of exercising the rights of the owner in the premises:]
(t) "Redevelopment" means rehabilitation or new construction on a site by renovating or replacing pre-existing uses with new development or construction in accordance with a layout plan approved by the Authority;
(u) "Section" means a section of the Act.
1. Substituted by the Uttar Pradesh Town Planning and Development (Determination, Levy and Collection of Development Permit Fee, Building Permit Fee and Inspection Fee) Rules, 2025 dated 02.12.2025.
2. Substituted by the Uttar Pradesh Town Planning and Development (Determination, Levy and Collection of Development Permit Fee, Building Permit Fee and Inspection Fee) Rules, 2025 dated 02.12.2025.
3. Substituted by the Uttar Pradesh Town Planning and Development (Determination, Levy and Collection of Development Permit Fee, Building Permit Fee and Inspection Fee) Rules, 2025 dated 02.12.2025.
4. Substituted by the Uttar Pradesh Town Planning and Development (Determination, Levy and Collection of Development Permit Fee, Building Permit Fee and Inspection Fee) Rules, 2025 dated 02.12.2025.
5. Substituted by the Uttar Pradesh Town Planning and Development (Determination, Levy and Collection of Development Permit Fee, Building Permit Fee and Inspection Fee) Rules, 2025 dated 02.12.2025.
(2) Words and expressions, not defined in these rules but defined in the Act, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.
Assessment, Levy and Collection of Fees
3. (1) Development Permit Fee, Building Permit Fee and Inspection Fee shall be assessed and levied in accordance with these rules where an application is submitted to the Authority under sub-section (1) of section 15 of the Act for obtaining development permit or building permit.
(2) The fees shall be payable in advance and a duly authenticated copy of a receipt or screenshot of online payment indicating amount in rupees, transaction number and date shall be produced with the application for permission.
(3) No application for permission shall be deemed valid unless and until the applicant has paid requisite fee along with the application for permission.
(4) In case a development permit or a building permit is not being issued on account of any defect and shortcomings in the application, the fee paid shall not be refunded to the applicant but he shall be allowed to resubmit the plans without additional fee after complying with all the objections raised by the Authority within 6 months from the date of receipt of the objection/rejection order after which fresh fees shall have to be paid.
(5) The applicant may withdraw his application and plans at any time prior to the sanction and such withdrawal shall terminate all proceedings with respect to such application but the fees paid shall not be refundable.
(6) Where an application is submitted for revision of previously approved plan, the applicant shall be liable to pay the requisite fees in accordance with these rules.
(7) Where total or partial exemption from payment of development permit fee or building permit fee has been granted by the Government under the Act, the permit fee to the extent of such exemption shall not be leviable.
Rates of Fees 4. 4. Fees payable with the application for permission under sub- section (1) of section 15 of the Act for development permit or building permit, as the case may be, shall be as follows:-
(1) Development Permit Fee:
(a) In case of layout plan, the development permit fee shall be calculated on the basis of total area of the layout plan and the rates thereof shall be as given in the table below :- Area of land (in hectares) Development Permit Fee (in Rs.)
(i) For development of land up to 1.0 hectare 10,000/-
(ii) More than 1.0 hectare and up to 2.5 hectares 20,000/-
(iii) More than 2.5 hectares and up to 5.0 hectares 30,000/-
(iv) More than 5.0 hectares 30,000+15000/- for every additional
5.0 hectares or part thereof.
(b) In case of online approval of plan by a Software Service Provider, scrutiny fee in addition to the fee specified in clause (a) above shall be payable on the total area of the layout plan as per the agreement executed with the Software Service Provider.
(c) The validity of the development permit shall be as specified in the applicable Building Bye-laws.
¹[(d) For extension of validity period of the development permit, the fee shall be equal to 50 percent of the fee specified in clause (a) above.
Besides, cent percent inspection fee shall also be payable as per rule 3.
In case application is made after the expiry of validity, revalidation shall be given for the remainder of the extension period. Revalidation shall be as per terms and conditions of the Authority and subject to the Master Plan/Zonal Plan and building Bye-laws, as in force, for the area where construction has not started.]
(2) Building Permit Fee:
²[(a) In case of building permit, the fee for building plans of different land uses shall be calculated on the basis of total proposed covered area and the rates thereof shall be as given in the table below :- Land use/Activity Building Permit Fee (Rupees per square meter)
(i) Commercial/Shopping Complex/ Shopping Mall, Cinema/ Multiplex, Mixed use, Office use 30/-
(ii) Group Housing 15/-
(iii) Plotted residential and other uses 5/- For plots of size upto 100 sqm for residential and plots of size upto 30 sqm for commercial purpose, the Building Permit fee shall be Rs. 1/-]
(b) In case of online approval of plan by a Software Service Provider, scrutiny fee in addition to the fee specified in clause (a) above, shall be payable on the total covered area of the building as per the agreement executed with the Software Service Provider.
(c) For re-erection, addition to or alteration of any building, the fee chargeable shall be the same as for erection of a new building.
(d) For the purpose of calculation of fee, the area covered under the basement shall be counted towards the covered area.
(e) The validity period of building permit shall be as specified in the applicable Building Bye-laws.
³[(f) For extension of validity period of the building permit, the fee shall be equal to 50 percent of the fee as specified under clause (a) above. Besides, cent percent inspection fee shall also be payable as per rule 3.
In case application is made after the expiry of validity, revalidation shall be given for the remainder of the extension period. Revalidation shall be as per terms and conditions of the Authority and subject to the Master Plan/Zonal Plan and building Bye-laws, as in force, for the area where construction has not started.]
(3) Inspection Fee:
(a) In case of development permit, the rate of inspection fee shall be Rs. 10/- per square meter payable on the total area of the layout plan.
⁴[(b) In case of building permit, the rate of inspection fee shall be Rs. 20/- per square meter payable on the total floor area of the building for all types of building plans whether single story or multi-storied.
For plots of size upto 100 sqm for residential and plots of size upto 30 sqm for commercial purpose, Inspection fee shall not be applicable.]
1. Substituted by the Uttar Pradesh Town Planning and Development (Determination, Levy and Collection of Development Permit Fee, Building Permit Fee and Inspection Fee) Rules, 2025 dated 02.12.2025.
2. Substituted by the Uttar Pradesh Town Planning and Development (Determination, Levy and Collection of Development Permit Fee, Building Permit Fee and Inspection Fee) Rules, 2025 dated 02.12.2025.
3. Substituted by the Uttar Pradesh Town Planning and Development (Determination, Levy and Collection of Development Permit Fee, Building Permit Fee and Inspection Fee) Rules, 2025 dated 02.12.2025.
4. Substituted by the Uttar Pradesh Town Planning and Development (Determination, Levy and Collection of Development Permit Fee, Building Permit Fee and Inspection Fee) Rules, 2025 dated 02.12.2025.
Payment of Fees
5. Subject to the provisions of the Act and these rules, the applicant shall pay the full amount of development permit fee, building permit fee and inspection fee, as the case may be, prior to the grant of permission under section 15 of the Act.
Recovery of Arrears
6. Any amount due to the Authority on account of any fee under these rules shall be recovered in accordance with the provisions of section 40 of the Act.
Annual Statement of Fees
7. The Vice-Chairman shall furnish to the Board of the Authority a written statement in respect of development permit fee, building permit fee and inspection fee for the preceding year, which shall contain information regarding the total amount collected by the Authority. Such statement shall be furnished, as far as possible, in the first meeting of the Board of the Authority to be held every financial year and its copy shall also be sent to the Government.
(P. Guruprasad) Principal Secretary