The Local Self Government (RD) Department, Govt. of Kerala on March 19, 2025, issued the Kerala Panchayat Building (Amendment) Rules, 2025, to further amend the Kerala Panchayat Building Rules, 2019.
The following has been stated namely: -
• In Rule 2, sub-rule (1), after clause (ap), the following shall be inserted, namely:- “(apa) ‘Flatted factory’ means a multi-storeyed industrial building subdivided into smaller, separately occupied units, typically used for manufacturing, assembling, and storage purposes;
• In Rule 28, sub-rule (1), after the fifteenth proviso, this shall be inserted, namely:- “Provided further that, in the case of those commercial buildings availing FSI more than 4, referred under clause (ix) of sub-rule (2) of Rule 27, the minimum width of access shall be 8 meters irrespective of the floor area”.
• In rule 45, after sub-rule (6), this shall be inserted, namely:- “The Government shall, in consultation with the Chief Town Planner, notify areas for the construction of flatted factories specifying permissible FSI, Coverage, Height, etc.”.
Detailed notification is attached below.
[Notification No. G.O. (P) No. 15 /2025/LSGD]
