The Town and Country Planning Department, Himachal Pradesh on January 24, 2024, issued the Draft Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning (Eleventh Amendment) Rules, 2024 to further amend the Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Rules, 2014.
The following has been amended namely: -
• Rule 21 which states “Structure Stability Certificate” the following sub-rules have been added namely: -
“(3) For all High Risk Buildings as per Risk Based Classification notified by the Government, Geological Investigation Report along with Structural Design Report and Structural Stability Certificate shall be mandatory.
(4) The Director may suspend or cancel the registration of any registered structural engineer in case any structure infirmity is found in the structural design submitted and approved by the concerned Structural Engineer or in case the structural stability certificate is issued by a Structural Engineer upon completion of the building and the building is not found structurally stable”
• In Appendix-1, in serial number III of General Regulations, for regulation 16, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely: -
“The construction shall be allowed at distance of 5.00 Metre and 7.00 Metre from Nallah and Khud respectively.”
• Regulation 32 which states “Valley View” has been inserted.
• Comments/suggestions may be sent within 30 days from January 24, 2024, to the Principal Secretary (TCP) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh
[Notification No. TCP-A03/1/2023]
