Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) building permission is required before you start

constructing, as per the building permission rules in Hyderabad. It approves all building layouts and plans
that are taking Hyderabad. All construction activities within its jurisdiction are liable to seek approval from
GHMC as per the GHMC Act 1955.

Why do You Need GHMC Building Permission?

GHMC is a civic organisation that manages the activities in Hyderabad, the capital city of the youngest state
Telangana. It acts as the local government to smoothen the necessary facilities for the twin cities.
Parliament has given the full rights for the local authority to monitor the construction activities that take
place in their jurisdiction. So, for everyone to start any construction, they need to receive approval for the
respective authority.
The town planning authority conducts detailed checks before granting GHMC building permission for
construction of any residential or commercial building in Hyderabad.
The proximity to monuments, a heritage structure, water bodies, oil or gas pipeline, and the height of the
building are some factors considered before granting permission.
Your layout and building plan must comply with the rules and regulations of various authorities.

GHMC Building Permission Checklist:

The town planning authority gives building permission after scrutinising the GHMC building permission
checklist:
 Type and nature of the building.
 Does the layout of the proposed building meet the conditions laid out by the building permission
rules in Hyderabad?
 What kind of infrastructure development is required? (In this case, infrastructure development
covers road widening, junction improvements, construction of parks, playground, subways,
parking lots, bus bay, and so on).
 And, finally calculating and collecting the admission fee, development charges, regularisation
charges, building license fees, scrutiny fees, demolition fees, and other costs. These charges are
collected before issuing GHMC building permission.

What Are the GHMC Building Permission Plan Approval

Requirements?
Earlier, to get permission for construction of multi-storied buildings & Apartments in Hyderabad, you
must get No Objection Certificates (NOC) from the various government department.
For example, you must get NOC from revenue, fire services, irrigation, urban land ceiling, traffic police,
Airports Authority of India, and National Monuments Authority separately.
As the entire process was taking a lot of time. GHMC has introduced a ‘single window system’ in the form
of a standard application form for applicants seeking GHMC building permission for constructing
apartments, independent houses, and Villas in Hyderabad.
Let’s look at the procedure to apply for GHMC building permission:

Processing and Rules of Building Registration Process

The current registration process according to the building permission rules in Hyderabad is explained in a
detailed version:
Source: GHMC website
 Fill the application form and submit all documents required with the requisite processing fee.
  ACP (the concerned officer) receives the application form. He then visits the site to take photos
and reports his findings online.
 The application is scrutinised at different levels such as Addl. CCP, CCP, Addl. Commissioner (P&P),
Commissioner, and Building Committee.
 After passing through all these stages, the Building Committee reviews the recommendations and
approves, rejects, or suggests a revision of plans.
 After the Building Committee approves the file, you have to pay the GHMC building permission
fees.
 GHMC notifies you via SMS and email about the status of the application and the fees due.
 After you pay the fee, the GHMC building permission will be available online to download and
print.

What Are the Documents Required to Get GHMC Building

Permission for Structures Above 10mts Height
Let’s see the mandatory documents required to get GHMC building permission for the buildings above a
10mts height,
 Rightfully signed building application by the Owner, Builder, Architect, Structural Engineer.
 Auto CAD drawings of building plans in PreDCR format, including the plans of the Location, Site,
Contour, Terrace, rainwater harvesting pits & Mortgage Plan signed adequately by Owner, Builder,
Architect/Engineer/Surveyor, Structural Engineer. And Detailed Drawings of each floor, Parking
Floors, Building Elevations, Cross Section, Longitudinal Section,
 A Building Permit / License Fee of Rs.10,000/- must be paid as an initial fee through an online
payment.
 Declaration forms appropriately signed by the owner and attested by Gazetted Officer.
 Licence copy of Architect, Structural Engineer, builder issued by GHMC attested by Gazetted
Officer
 Ownership and Linked documents attested by Gazetted Officer.
 Latest Encumbrance Certificate issued by the Registration Department. If in case the existing
building in the site was sanctioned previously, the plan copy of the same.
 Up to date Property Tax Receipt.
 HMDA issued Land Use Certificate
 NOC from Airport Authority of India – No Separate NOC is required if the height of the proposed
building is within the permissible height indicated in CCZMs issued by AAI.
 In the same, it should be mentioned whether the restrictions imposed by the Archaeological
Survey of India are being followed or not.
 NOC & approved plans from Fire Services Department, for buildings 18 meters and above height
and all School buildings / Functional halls/ Public Congregation building in plots of above 500
sq.mtrs or above 6-meter heights and for all Commercial building of 15 meters and above as per
Fire Services Act.
 Soil Test Report.
 Structural Stability Certificate issued by a Licensed Structural Engineer.
 Comprehensive Insurance Policy for 6 years
 Joint undertaking to be given by Owners, Builders and Licensed Technical personnel
 Any other documents submitted by the applicant.
What Are the Documents Required to Get GHMC Building
Permission for Structures Below 10mts Height?
If the height of the buildings falls below the 10meters heights, the below-mentioned documents are
needed.
 Legally signed building application by the Owner, Architect, Engineer.
 Building Plans through Auto CAD drawings in PreDCR format, with Location, Site, Contour, Terrace,
rainwater harvesting pits & Mortgage Plan signed adequately by Owner, Builder,
Architect/Engineer/Surveyor, Structural Engineer. And Detailed Drawings of each floor, Parking
Floors, Building Elevations, Cross Section, Longitudinal Section,
 A Building Permit / License Fee of Rs.10,000/- must be paid as an initial fee through an online
payment.
 Declaration forms appropriately signed by the owner and attested by Gazetted Officer.
 Licence copy of Architect, Structural Engineer, builder issued by GHMC attested by Gazetted
Officer
 Ownership and Linked documents attested by Gazetted Officer.
 Latest Encumbrance Certificate issued by the Registration Department. If in case the existing
building in the site was sanctioned previously, the plan copy of the same.
 Up to date Property Tax Receipt.
 Land Use Certificate issued by HMDA.
 N.O.C. & approved plans from Fire Services Department, for School buildings / Functional hall/
Public Congregation buildings in plots of 500 sq.mtrs and above or above 6-meter height as per
Fire Services Act.
 Joint undertaking to be given by Owners, Builders and Licensed Technical personnel.
 Any other documents submitted by the applicant.

GHMC Building Permission Process

Procedure for submitting an online application form for GHMC Building Permission for building plan
approval:
 Click on “DPMS – Submission of Building Applications Online”.
 You can register either as “Architect/ Engineer/ Surveyor/ LTP's Registration” or “Developer/
Citizen Registration”.
 Once you complete the registration process, you will select a user-id and password.
 If you have already registered before, you can log in with credentials.
 Once you log in, select “New Application” from the “Applications” tab.
Next, we’ll see how to enter the details in the application form:
 Add the proposal information and site details in the general information tab.
 Then, add the Architect/Engineer/Surveyor Information, Applicants, Structural Engineer and
Developer Information in the applicant information tab.
 Check all the details and save the page.
 Once you save the page, you will get a temporary file number.
 Complete entering details in the plot detail tab, land details tab, and building details tab.
 Save data entered in each tab separately.
 Complete the geolocation tab and select the plot coordinates in the
displayed google map. The latitude and longitude coordinates are displayed automatically. Then, enter the
plotted measurement concerning the
coordinates and save the page.
 After completing the application, select the documents tab to upload the supporting documents.
 Next, upload the AutoCAD drawing of the proposals (Building Plan) in the Pre DCR format and
apply.
The Building Plan must contain the following:
 Location Plan
 Contour Plan
 Site Plan
 Detailed Drawings of each floor
 Detailed Drawings of Parking Floors
 Terrace Plan
 Building Elevations
 Cross Section
 Longitudinal Section
 Plan showing rainwater harvesting pits
And, the mortgage plan duly signed by the owner, builder, architect/engineer/surveyor, structural
engineer.