The Government of Goa on 29th August 2022, notified the Goa Land Development and Building Construction (Amendment) Draft Regulations, 2022 and has invited objection/suggestion from the public which shall be addressed to the Chief Town Planner (Administration), Town and Country Planning Department, 2nd Floor, Dempo Tower, Patto Plaza, Panaji, Goa, before the expiry of the period of 30 days.
Through this amendment, regulation 3.11 which deals with occupancy certificate in which sub-clause (c) has been substituted as follows:
The Licencing Authority/Planning and Development Authority/Town and Country Planning Department shall carry out Post Occupancy Audit on a random basis, from time to time for group housing/residential multi dwelling buildings and multistoried buildings.
Further under regulation 6A.3.1. which deals with Uses permitted with certain restrictions in which the following amendment has been notified:
- Uses such as Agricultural Research Centre/development centre/Agricultural Educational Institute/Bio-Technology unit shall be permitted provided that the plot has minimum area of 2,00,000m2, the maximum Coverage, FAR and height of building permissible shall be 5%, 5% and 7.60m respectively.
- Open air sports or religious structure shall be permitted provided that the plot has minimum area of 20,000m2, the maximum Coverage, FAR and height of building permissible shall be 5%, 5% and 7.60m respectively.
- Golf course shall be permitted provided that the plot has minimum area of 4,00,000m2, the maximum Coverage and FAR of building permissible shall be 30% and 30% respectively. It shall compulsorily have green certification and the project report shall be conceived with the following requirements: site planning and management, green and eco-friendly design, selection of species of landscape, water conservation, material selection, energy efficiency, operation and maintenance, installation of sewage treatment plants (STP), creation of catchment areas to ensure that the project is self sufficient in water requirements, organic/non-toxic fertilizers to be used, Golf Course should be designed to act as the lungs of the locality.
- Residential school shall be permitted provided that the plot has minimum area of 2,00,000m2, the maximum coverage and FAR of building permissible shall be 20% and 20% respectively.
- Yoga or meditation centre shall be permitted provided that the plot has minimum area of 1,00,000m2, the maximum coverage and FAR of building permissible shall be 20% and 20% respectively.
The proposal of Residential school or Yoga meditation centre shall be permitted in any zone except Eco Sensitive I such as low lying paddy fields, water bodies, khazan lands, flood prone area, land having slope more than 25%, forest land, wild life sanctuaries and tenanted agricultural land. The proposal of Residential school and Yoga meditation centre shall have compulsorily green certificate.”
