The Government of Andhra Pradesh on November 12, 2025, issued the Andhra Pradesh Regulation and Penalization of Buildings Constructed Unauthorizedly and In Deviation to the Sanctioned Plan Rules, 2025, in supersession of the Andhra Pradesh Regulation and Penalization of Buildings Constructed Unauthorisedly in Deviation of the Sanctioned Plan Rules, 2019 issued in G.O. Ms. No.14, MA & UD Dept dated January 04, 2019.
They shall be applicable to the existing buildings constructed after January 01, 1985 and before August 31, 2025 in the jurisdiction of all Municipal Corporations, Municipalities, Nagar Panchayats, Gram Panchayats falling in the Capital Region Development Authority except those included in the ‘Capital City Area’ of A.P Capital Region Development Authority(APCRDA), Gram Panchayats falling in Urban Development Authorities & Visakhapatnam-Kakinada Petroleum, Chemical & Petro-Chemical Investment Region Development Authority (VK-PCPIR UDA), Gram Panchayats falling in Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA) and Industrial Area Local Authority (IALA) in Andhra Pradesh.
The Key highlights are as stated:
• The application for Regulation and Penalization of Buildings shall be made through online only. The URL of the website for applying is “www.bps.ap.gov.in”.
• The application shall be uploaded in the online Building Penalization Scheme Module of the respective Urban Local Body, Capital Region Development Authority (except Capital City area), Metropolitan Region Development Authority, Urban Development Authorities, VKPCPIR-UDA and IALA by the LTPs/Applicants/Building Owner.
• An Application for regulation and penalization of the buildings constructed unauthorizedly and in deviation to the sanctioned plan shall be compulsorily made by the Owner/General Power Attorney / Registered Association through Online Web portal along by enclosing the following documents:
o Self-attested Copy of registered document of ownership title,
o Encumbrance Certificate and Market value certificate issued by the Registration Department
o copy of sanctioned building plan, if any
o Latest date-stamped photographs of the proposed building (minimum two), clearly showing all floors and external features of the structure which is to be self-attested by the applicant and LTP.
o Drawings showing the sanctioned area and violated area of the building / complex and in case of totally unauthorized constructions the total built up area along with the site plan.
o Indemnity Bond (Annexure-IV) g. Road widening under taking if any, (Annexure-V)
o Structural Stability certificate issued by licensed structure Engineer.
o Necessary NOC from the concerned competent Authorities/Departments.
• The applicant shall get the plans prepared duly scrutinized by the Licensed Technical Personnel who shall undertake the field inspection for the purpose.
• The application shall be filed within 120 days from the date of Notification of these rules along with the prescribed penal amount as given in rule 5.
• If any owner/individual fails to apply within the stipulated time, he shall be liable for enforcement action under the law and the buildings constructed unauthorizedly and in deviation to the sanctioned plan shall also be liable for enforcement action under the Law and such buildings shall not be taken up for regulation and penalization under these rules.
• Necessary certificate from the Licensed Structural Engineer with regard to structural safety compliance of all buildings shall be submitted along with the Application for regulation and penalization of the buildings.
[Notification No. G.O.Ms.No. 225]
