The approval journey
- Plan sanction by the competent authority, on drawings prepared by an architect, under the applicable building rules (in much of urban Haryana, the Haryana Building Code, 2017; in Delhi, bye-laws such as the Unified Building Bye-Laws, 2016).
- Other clearances that the building needs: fire, airport height, heritage, environmental clearance for larger projects.
- Construction in line with the sanction and its conditions; revised plans sanctioned before building differently.
- Completion and occupation — certificates from the responsible professionals and approval from the authority before use.
Keep a permissions register
For each approval: issuing body, reference, date, validity, conditions and who must comply. Update it at every revision.
Common problems
- Building to a revision that was never sanctioned.
- Conditions in an earlier permission (for example a fire or environmental condition) not carried into later stages.
- Occupying before occupation-stage approval.
Who signs
Architects, structural engineers and services consultants sign drawings and certificates within their competence; authorities sanction and certify.