Puducherry Planning Authority

FAQs

1. Is building approval required for setting up of industry in existing building?

Yes, for the building constructed at site [as per the execution] building permit issued by Puducherry Planning Authority is essential for issuing Industrial Clearance.

2. How much area of building is permitted for Industrial Buildings?

As per building by law

Table 3: Industrial Buildings:

Maximum Height : One and half times the width of the abutting road provided that the height may be exceeded to the extent of 1.0 m. for every 30 cm. by which the building is set back from the street or 30.0 m, which ever is less.

3. Is all kinds of industries permitted in Puducherry region?

As per Building By laws, based on its type/category, in the following zones the cited industries are permitted: -

(A) Primary Residential

Uses permitted: In this zone, Buildings or premises shall be normally permitted only for the following purposes and accessory uses.

(a) Normally permissible use:

(i) Cottage industries listed by the Puducherry Pollution Control Board, run by power up to five Horse Power.

(ii) Garments industries, craft centres and assembly of electronic parts for manufacture of radios, transistors, television sets, computer chips and such other electronic industries with installations not exceeding 5 H.P. and the number of employees not exceeding 25.

b) The following uses may be permitted by the Authority on special grounds:

(i) Installation of motor incidental to the permissible uses noted above not exceeding 5 H.P. and service industries such as flour mills (with permission of Local Body) provided they are housed in a single storied detached or semi detached building with power requirement not exceeding 7.5 H.P.

(B) MIXED RESIDENTIAL USE ZONE

In this zone buildings or premises shall be permitted only for the following purposes and accessory uses:

(a) Normally permissible Uses:

(i) Industries categorized as green industries by the Puducherry Pollution Control Committee, subject to maximum installation of 20 H.P.

(ii) Automobile workshop with floor area not exceeding 300 sq.m. and electrical installations not exceeding 20 H.P.

II. A. COMMERCIAL ZONE;

(a) Normally permissible Uses:

(i) Fuel filling stations, automobiles service stations and workshops with installation not exceeding 20 H.P.

(ii) Industries categorized as orange and green by the Puducherry Pollution Control Committee subject to a maximum installation of 20 H.P.

(iii) Buildings for development of software and its associated computer technology applications, I.T. Parks, Bio –Informatics Centres.

(b) The following uses may be permitted with a special sanction of the Authority:

(i) Manufacture of computer Hardware.

(ii) Buildings for development of software and its associated computer technology applications, I.T. Parks and Bio-informatics centres subject to conforming the regulations stated in Annexure -XIV.

III. INDUSTRIAL ZONE:

(A) Light manufacturing and small scale industries:

(a) Normally permissible uses:

(i) Industries which will not cause excessive or objectionable noise, vibration, smoke, gas flame, odour, dust, effluent and other objectionable conditions and employing not more than 200 workers with or without power.

(ii) Parking, loading and unloading areas.

(iii) Public utilities and buildings, canteen, restaurant and recreational facilities for employees.

(iv) Residential use for security and watch staff, fire station, first-aid station, police out post, post office.

b) The following uses may be permitted with special sanction of the Authority:

(i) Bus stand, railways and road freight stations at sites abutting and gaining access from public roads of width minimum 15.0 m.

(ii) Filling station and junk yard.

(iii) Government and Semi-Government uses incidental to main use.

B) Service Industries:

(a) Normally permitted uses:

(i) Filling and servicing stations.

(ii) Smith, motor workshops, garages and electric repairing shops.

(iii) Flour mill, rice, dal, and oil mills, employing not more than 50 persons.

(iv) Storage yards incidental to main use.

(v) Residence for watchman.

(vi) Loading and unloading station.

(vii) Public utilities and buildings manufacturing bread and biscuit and confectioneries.

(b) The following uses may be permitted with the special sanction of the Authority:

(i) Ice factory, cold storage and gas plants.

(ii) Industries manufacturing medicines, distilled water.

(C) Special and hazardous industrial zone

(a) Normally permitted uses:

In the special and hazardous industrial zone, buildings or premises shall normally be permitted only for the following purposes and accessory uses.

(i) All special and hazardous industries (classified as Red by the Puducherry Pollution Control Committee) without restriction of H.P. but sufficient precautions to the satisfaction of the Competent Authority / Puducherry Pollution Control Committee have been taken to eliminate noxious or dangerous effluents.

(ii) Uses involving storage, handling and other uses incidental to such industries.

4. Is conversion from agricultural use essential for issuing building permit for industries?

Yes clearance from competent Authority for conversion of land into non-agricultural use is being insisted for issuing building permit for industries.

5. Are industries permitted in existing residential/commercial buildings?

Yes industries are permitted in existing non industrial buildings provided the building satisfies the requirements for Industrial Buildings. Also, the type of industry and Horse Power are decided based on its location.

6. What is the norms to be adopted for the industrial buildings falling in CRZ zones?

For the industrial buildings proposed in CRZ areas, the CRZ notification 2011 issued by Government of India is being adopted.