November 2011 By Dr mahavir

1. SPATIAL (URBAN)
PLANNING AND
PLAN DOCUMENTS
IN INDIA
Prof. Dr. Mahavir
Head, Department of Environmental Planning
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi 1
mahavir57@yahoo.com

2. Outline
• Physical Planning
• Hierarchy of Plans
• Levels of Urban Planning
• Plan Documents
• Support Legislation
• Support Literature
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3. Physical Planning
• Spatial Planning
• Urban and Regional Planning
• Urban Planning
• Regional Planning
• Environmental Planning
• Transportation Planning
• Housing/ Real Estate Development
• Infrastructure Development Planning
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4. Hierarchy of Planning
• National (Non-Spatial)
• State (Non-Spatial)
• (Metropolitan) Regional
• Urban (City)
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5. Levels of Urban Planning
• (Metropolitan Regional Planning)
• Urban (City) Planning
– City/ Sub-City
– Zone/ Sub-Zone
– (Local) Area/ Ward
– Site/ Neighbourhood
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6. 49SPURs
NCU, Vol. II, Map 6
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7. Several attempts to analyse
spatial pattern of urban
development,
http://e-geopolis.eu/spip.php?article78
No official Geospatial vision
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8. http://e-geopolis.eu/spip.php?article78

9. SEZs in
India
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Source: Delhi Master Plan – 2021, Rupa & Co., 2007

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15. Zonal Plan
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16. Local Area Plans …
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17. Urban Planning Documents
• Metropolitan Regional Plans
– Land Utilization, Settlement Patterns,
Linkages and Services
• Master Plans
• Land Use, Density/ FAR, Zoning Regulations and
Building Bye-laws
– Zonal Plans
– (Local) Area Plans
– Site Plan/ Layout Plan/ Scheme
• Master Plan ≠ CDP (JNNURM)
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18. Support Legislation
• State Subject
• Town and Country Planning Act
– Development Authority Act
– Special Area Development Authority Act
– Urban Improvement Trust Act
• 73rd/74th CAA
• Metropolitan Planning Committee Act
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19. Support Literature
• Model Town and Country
Planning Act
• UDPFI Guidelines
• National Building Code (BIS)
• Manuals and Toolkits under
JNNURM
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20. Current Initiatives
• PPPP
• Reforms under the 73rd/74th CAA
• Reforms under JNNURM
• NUIS
• Private Sector Townships/ SEZs
• Plan Preparation by Private
Sector 20

21. Thanks 21