Delhi Development Body Flats: Permissible Alterations with Conditions
Representative AI Image NEW DELHI: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has updated its policy on permissions and regularizations for modifications to flats. This allows owners of top-floor flats in low-rise housing blocks to construct specific permanent structures, under certain conditions. This marks the DDA’s first revision of its housing policy since 2007. The revised policy, developed in consultation with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, permits owners of flats in two-, three-, and four-story buildings to build permanent structures over areas created by enclosing courtyards or the resulting terrace from the floor below. The aim is to increase usable…