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Delhi’s Historic Havelis May Become Hotels and Museums
Delhi has old homes called havelis that are about 100 years old.
A new planning proposal called MPD-2047 may allow some of them to become hotels or museums.
The proposal also wants owners to protect these historic buildings.
To encourage them, eligible owners could receive extra development rights.
These rights would be equal to half the size of the heritage property.
For example, a 1,000-square-metre property could receive rights worth 500 square metres.
The owner could not use those rights to add 500 square metres to the old building itself.
Instead, the rights could be used or transferred to another eligible location.
Delhi’s 100-year-old havelis may be converted into hotels or museums under MPD-2047.
The plan seeks to make conservation financially attractive for heritage-property owners.
Eligible heritage properties could receive an incentive FAR of 50 through TDR.
For a 1,000-square-metre property, this could mean development rights equivalent to 500 square metres.
The additional development rights could not be used on the heritage property itself, but could be transferred to another eligible site.
- Who
- Owners of eligible heritage properties in Delhi.
- What
- A plan under MPD-2047 may allow 100-year-old havelis to become hotels or museums and offer development-right incentives.
- Where
- Delhi, with development rights potentially used or transferred to another eligible site.
- When
- Under the proposed MPD-2047 plan; the article says the changes may happen soon.
- Why
- To conserve heritage properties while making preservation financially attractive to their owners.
Key facts
- Plan
- MPD-2047
- Properties involved
- Delhi havelis that are about 100 years old
- Possible new uses
- Hotels or museums
- Incentive
- An incentive FAR of 50 provided through TDR
- Example property size
- 1,000 square metres
- Example development rights
- Rights equivalent to 500 square metres
- Restriction
- The rights cannot be used to construct additional space on the heritage property itself
Sources
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