Urban housing: Kerala lowers mandatory space between homes and roads

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has introduced a new exemption to streamline the process of constructing homes in urban areas. Under the revised rules, houses up to 100 square metres, built on plots of up to 2 cents in city corporation and municipal areas, will now qualify for exemptions.

MB Rajesh, Kerala's Minister for Local Self-Governments and Excise, announced that if the road in front of the property is up to 3 metres wide, the mandatory space to be left between the road and the building will be reduced to 1 metre. This amendment is designed to facilitate home construction for families without other land holdings.

Previously, individuals building houses in urban areas faced challenges as the regulations mandated a 2-metre space from the road for larger plots and 1.8 metres for smaller plots under three cents. This new rule aims to ease construction regulations for those in need of housing in urban areas.