In keeping with its efforts towards easing the process of property conversion, the DDA on Wednesday allowed with immediate effect conversion of leasehold property into freehold even in the absence of a sanctioned building plan.
All the applicants, who could not get the conversion earlier due to lack of a sanctioned building plan, can now give an affidavit in this regard saying the plan is not available with him.
In the absence of the plan, the DDA has said the applicants will need to submit a copy of the building plan from a registered architect in conformity with the building by-laws.
The building plan shall consist of all the necessary information required for sanction of building plan including FAR, number of permissible floors, number of actual floors, and actual plinth area constructed at the site. Photographs of the building should also be attached.
As collateral evidence of construction of building, a copy of the house tax assessment order or grant of permanent connection from the electricity authority is also to be submitted.
However, if it is found that a false certificate/information/undertaking has been furnished by the registered architect/applicant, the DDA will be at liberty to cancel the conveyance deed without any notice and initiate proceedings for cancellation of registration of the architect.
The land agency clarified that property should be converted into freehold only in case of self-contained dwelling unit in respect of a residential property or a functional unit in case of industrial/commercial/mixed land use, as the case may be, and the construction is not less than 1/3 of the permissible ground coverage.
