The Ministry of Defence, on July 28, 2026, has issued the Draft Fatehgarh Cantonment Building Bye-Laws, 2026 to regulate construction, re-construction, additions, alterations, building sanctions and zoning within the limits of Fatehgarh Cantonment. The Bye-Laws shall come into force upon their final publication in the Official Gazette.
The following has been stated:
Building sanction: No person shall undertake erection, re-erection, addition or alteration of any building without obtaining sanction from the Competent Authority. Applications are required to be submitted online through the e-Chhawani portal through a registered architect/engineer.
Eligibility: Only persons having legally valid occupancy rights over leased, old grant or private land may apply for building-plan sanction.
Charges and incentives: Building application fees, development charges, labour cess and other applicable charges are payable before sanction. Buildings below 300 sq. metres opting for rooftop solar installation and/or rainwater harvesting may be eligible for refund of development charges, subject to the Board's resolution.
Minimum plot size: The minimum plot size for residential/commercial purposes is prescribed as 30 sq. metres, subject to an exemption for existing authorised buildings having smaller plots.
Solar and rainwater harvesting: Rooftop solar installation and rainwater harvesting shall be mandatory for plots exceeding 300 sq. metres.
Unauthorised construction: Existing unauthorised constructions or deviations may be considered for compounding, subject to payment of prescribed compounding fees and compliance with restrictions relating to FSI, setbacks and ground coverage.
Zoning: The Cantonment is proposed to be divided into Zone-I, covering civil areas and privately held land with generally high-density development, and Zone-II, covering other land including old grant properties and leases outside civil areas.
Zone-I development norms: Residential plots have prescribed ground coverage ranging from 45% to 75% and FSI from 1.25 to 2.00, depending on plot size. Separate FSI and ground-coverage norms are prescribed for commercial, office, educational/institutional, community and group-housing uses.
Building height and storeys: In Zone-I, the minimum floor height is prescribed at 2.70 metres, while the total building height is generally capped at 12 metres. The maximum permissible configuration is Stilt + Ground + 2 floors, where the stilt is used for parking.
Please refer to the document attached below for more details.
