Delhi's Lutyens Bungalow Zone allowed expansion
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Delhi's Lutyens Bungalow Zone allowed expansion

In Delhi, the government plans to allow private property owners in Lutyens' Bungalow Zone to expand their homes, the first such move since the bungalows were built more than 75 years ago. A top government official, told a leading business daily that property owners in the leafy neighbourhood will be allowed to build a basement level under the existing structures.

Plots occupied by the government, where the country's top politicians, bureaucrats, judges and officers of the armed forces live in British-styled homes, may also be cut to make way for more such houses. The official said the new plan seeks to relax the decades-old rule that restricts alteration of the area and structure of these bungalows.

While the rule has helped maintain the sanctity and heritage value of the bungalows, it has left many large plots underused and the bungalows undervalued. The government wants an efficient use of land in Lutyens' without changing the footprint, without changing the height and the character of the area, the official said.

There are more than 1,100 bungalows in LBZ. Of these, only 65 are privately-owned by the likes of ArcelorMittal Chairman LN Mittal, Bharti Enterprises CEO Sunil Bharti Mittal, industrialist and Lok Sabha member Naveen Jindal, DLF CEO KP Singh and the Burman family of Dabur. The rest are owned by the government.

As a first step to use the prime land more efficiently, the government plans to cut larger plots occupied by senior politicians, bureaucrats and judges into smaller plots and build more bungalows on them.

In Delhi, the government plans to allow private property owners in Lutyens' Bungalow Zone to expand their homes, the first such move since the bungalows were built more than 75 years ago. A top government official, told a leading business daily that property owners in the leafy neighbourhood will be allowed to build a basement level under the existing structures. Plots occupied by the government, where the country's top politicians, bureaucrats, judges and officers of the armed forces live in British-styled homes, may also be cut to make way for more such houses. The official said the new plan seeks to relax the decades-old rule that restricts alteration of the area and structure of these bungalows. While the rule has helped maintain the sanctity and heritage value of the bungalows, it has left many large plots underused and the bungalows undervalued. The government wants an efficient use of land in Lutyens' without changing the footprint, without changing the height and the character of the area, the official said. There are more than 1,100 bungalows in LBZ. Of these, only 65 are privately-owned by the likes of ArcelorMittal Chairman LN Mittal, Bharti Enterprises CEO Sunil Bharti Mittal, industrialist and Lok Sabha member Naveen Jindal, DLF CEO KP Singh and the Burman family of Dabur. The rest are owned by the government. As a first step to use the prime land more efficiently, the government plans to cut larger plots occupied by senior politicians, bureaucrats and judges into smaller plots and build more bungalows on them.

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