How to check a layout sanction before you buy a plot

An industrial park starts as a map. The map shows the roads, the plots, the green strips and the numbers of every plot. Before the plots go on sale, the map goes to the local authority. Here that is Zila Panchayat Ghaziabad.

The authority checks the map and stamps it. That stamp is the sanction. In plain words: the authority has passed the plan of roads and plots, and the park is built to that plan.

The layouts of Isapur Industrial Park are sanctioned by Zila Panchayat Ghaziabad, subject to conditions. The conditions are on the map and in the letter that comes with it. They are short and worth reading. They include planting trees, building the roads as the layout shows, and keeping a copy of the layout on site.

Our approvals page lists what we hold for each part of the park.

Ask the seller for the stamped map itself, not a photograph of a brochure. We show it at the first meeting. Ask for the map of the plot you like and for any letter that came with it.

1. 1

   The authority

   The stamp should name Zila Panchayat Ghaziabad.

2. 2

   A reference number

   The stamp carries a number in the form “No. / Naksha / Zila Panchayat Ghaziabad”. Write it down.

3. 3

   A date

   Note it. The stamp date and the drawing date are two different dates, and both should be there.

4. 4

   Signatures

   The stamp is signed by the Engineer and the Additional Chief Officer of Zila Panchayat Ghaziabad.

5. 5

   The title block

   It gives the name of the park, the village, the tehsil and the district. Check that they match the land you are visiting.

6. 6

   Your plot number

   Find your plot on the map. Read its size, its road and its neighbours.

A map is only useful if you can stand on it. Walk the park with the map in your hand.

• Find the road in front of your plot. The map gives its width. The main roads of the park are 50 ft wide, so stand in the middle and see how it looks with a loaded truck.
• Count the plots between yours and the corner. The numbers should run in the same order on the ground and on the paper.
• Look at the green strips and the divider on the map, then look for the trees on the ground.
• Check that the plot you are shown is the plot on your sale papers. The number and the size must be the same in both places.

Your registry papers name your plot by number and size. Put them beside the sanctioned layout. The plot number, the area and the layout name should read the same on both. If one line differs, ask why before you sign.

This is the check your advisor will want to do, so bring them to the second meeting. A CA or a lawyer who knows land papers can read the stamp, the letter and the registry draft in one sitting.

The layout sanction covers the park as a whole. When you build, you take building approval for your own shed, as the notes on the layout say. Plan for it when you plan your drawings and your budget.

“Is the layout sanctioned for the whole park?” Each layout of the park has its own stamp. Ask for the map of the part you want and read its stamp.

“Do I need to see the original?” Yes. Ask to see the stamped map, and keep a photocopy for your advisor.

“Can I bring my own advisor?” Please do. We show every paper.

“Where do I see it?” At the park, on your second meeting. Read how buying works for the order of the meetings.

Visit 8 am to 8 pm, every day except Tuesday. We lay the stamped map on the table and you read it at your own pace. See the plot maps first if you want to pick a plot before you come.

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