New rules limit height of buildings near airport

Q: The Bombay high court on Thursday directed the Mumbai International Airport Limited and Airports Authority of India to place before it the new rules that came into effect from October this year.

Lekshmi,

4th December 2015

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Hi all.
I am not getting you all. What is this means? Can you describe little bit more so that it will help me while go for property buying near airport?

Kishore Pathak, Mumbai

4th December 2015

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@Kishore,
See, till now, building height permissions around the airport depended upon the height of the already existing structures in the area concerned. So even if a structure put limitations on the use of a runway because of its location and height, other buildings in the vicinity were granted similar height permissions. These obstructions along the flight path meant that a landing aircraft was forced to touch down deeper into the runway. That is, the entire runway could not be used for a landing. Hope, you understood.

Dayananda, Mumbai

4th December 2015

Right Dayananda,
Since the runway length was shortened, there were problems for the landing of bigger, heavier aircraft. The new rules now consider the start of the runway as the point to calculate height restrictions for new buildings.

Pranab Malakar,

4th December 2015

Now you will find that the October rules have also prepared a colour-coded map for the city , classifying it into five divisions based on the permissible height restrictions on buildings around the airport. The AAI will also introduce an online system, where a citizen can directly check the height restrictions in an area where they plan to buy a flat, irrespective of the promises by the builder.

Dayananda, Mumbai

4th December 2015

Hi Pranab,
The matter is come into existence when the bench was hearing an application filed by Parineeti housing society that had sought NOC for the redevelopment of its property. The case is associated with Gilbert Hill, the society had sought permissions for a taller building.

Dayananda, Mumbai

4th December 2015

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Mumbai International Airport Limited attorney informed the HC that the new rule does not take into account temporary displaced threshold to calculate the maximum height for a new building. Alternately, the height restrictions will be now calculated from the start of the runway, that is the runway threshold.

Pranab Malakar,

4th December 2015

It is true and could be a major blow to city builders, the Union ministry of civil aviation has framed new rules for height restriction of buildings in the airport's vicinity. It is a matter of concern for all flyers and the Bombay High Court has directed the Mumbai International Airport Limited and Airports Authority of India.

Pranab Malakar,

4th December 2015

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