City developers can rejoice. In six months, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) plans to make issuance of no-objection certificates (NoCs) easier.
AAI-standardised height restrictions of buildings within a specified distance of the airport will also be revised. This would also reflect in the upcoming development plan.
So, how will AAI make NoC procurement easier?
To begin with, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) auto-DCR software, which scans through building proposal files, will be integrated with the NOCAS software of the AAI that determines the latitude, longitude and the elevation of a plot.
Builders would then be not required to approach AAI for approval. They will only have to submit their building proposals to the BMC, which will secure the AAI permission.
According to sources, in the next three months, the AAI will also provide the BMC with colour-coded zone maps, with revised height restrictions.
At present, AAI approval is required for buildings of any height within a 3km-radius of the airport. Buildings with a height of 45 metres within a 5.5-km radius, 65m in a 6.5-km radius, 80m buildings in a 7.5-km radius and buildings of 85m beyond a 22-km radius of the airport is permissible.
Beyond these specified heights, AAI approval will be required.
However, civic authorities say AAI had allowed several buildings beyond the specified height in the last many years. For example, if a particular locality in Goregaon has a height restriction of 85m, AAI has permitted buildings beyond 120 metres.
Sources say after a recent meeting between the BMC and the AAI, the AAI agreed to mark colour-coded zones in the maps and mention the revised permissible height.
"In the revised draft DP, coloured contours with their revised permissible heights will be mentioned, which means the existing permissible heights might be increased. Developers would not need AAI permission then. They will have to give a direct application to the BMC. The AAI will verify the data and provide NOCs," a source said.
Sunil Mantri, chairman of National Real Estate Development Council, lauded the move and said the developer fraternity has long been demanding earmarking of zones and colour- coding after fixing a specific height for buildings in the zone.
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