KOCHI: In a notification issued by the Department of Town Planning, the Structural Plan for Kochi has been finalised for an interim period till the land survey for developing a master plan for the district is completed.

Kakkanad, which has been witnessing a lot of development in terms of housing and commercial places, has been provided with a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 2.

Special provisions

In the special provisions indicated in the notification, mixed use would be permitted on either side of the roads having a width of 12 meters or more, up to a depth of 75 meters from the boundary of the road.

For the NH 47 Bypass Road from the southern boundary of the Central city to Edappally, mixed use would be permitted on both sides of the road up to a depth of 250 meters from the road boundary.

The department has allowed a maximum FAR of 2.5 and 50 per cent for construction of residential and commercial spaces respectively on the Ernakulam-Vaikom Road from Vyttila to the boundary of Tripunithura in the south, Palarivattom-Pipeline junction to Thrikkakara, Edappally NH 17 Bypass junction to Kalamassery, Sea Port - Airport Road from Karingachinra to Kalamassery and Refinery Road from S.N. Junction to Thiruvankulam panchayat boundary NH Bypass Road.

Business district

In the central business district, the FAR varies from a minimum of 1 to 2 depending upon the location. For buildings in the area bounded by Press Club Road, Market Road, Shanmughom Road and Banerji Road, the FAR is 1.5 and a maximum coverage area of 60 per cent.

There are 18 categories of use zones identified by the department. In case of large scale development in not less than two hectares, exceeding an investment of Rs 50 crore and employing not less than 500 people, a committee comprising Secretary Local Self Government, Chief Town Planner of the State, Senior Town Planner, district office, Secretary GCDA and the Secretary of the local body would inspect the project plan.

Feasibility report

The developer would have to submit the feasibility report along with Environmental Impact Assessment report 15 days in advance of the committee meeting.

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