Noida Adopts New Building Rules to Remove FAR Cap for Eligible Group Housing

Noida Authority’s board approved the adoption of the Model Building Regulations, 2026, on 28 October, opening a route to higher-density housing on eligible plots, according to reporting published by The Times of India on 29 October.

The report says the regulations remove the maximum floor area ratio, or FAR, cap for group housing on plots adjoining roads wider than 45 metres. It identifies the existing maximum permissible group-housing FAR as 3.5.

The change concerns how much floor space may be developed relative to a plot’s area. It does not establish unrestricted building height or automatic permission for additional construction.

More Floor Space, With Other Controls Still Applying

Building height will remain constrained by setbacks, fire-safety requirements and aviation clearances, the newspaper reports.

These controls matter because removing one development limit does not remove the rest of the approval framework. The eventual capacity of a site will depend on its applicable conditions and sanctioned design.

The board also decided to form a committee involving officials from Noida, Greater Noida and the Yamuna authorities to examine implementation and matters requiring further board decisions.

The reported adoption is therefore an important policy milestone. It is not evidence that every eligible project has already received a revised building sanction.

What Changes for the Housing Market?

Higher permissible floor space could expand development options on qualifying land. Whether that produces more homes, different apartment sizes or changes in selling prices will depend on project design, costs, demand and implementation.

No verified estimate of additional housing supply or a resulting price change was established in the sources reviewed.

For buyers, the immediate distinction is between a city-level policy and the permissions covering a particular home.

We explored another part of that approval chain in this article -> Noida Sports City: Four Projects Get Conditional OCs. That separate case explains why the scope and conditions of an approval must be matched to the relevant tower or unit.

What to Watch Next

The consequential next evidence will be Noida’s implementation directions, clarification of eligible plots and sectors, and project-specific revised sanctions.

Road-width eligibility should be checked against the operative text, particularly for plots adjoining a road measuring exactly 45 metres.

Sources

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• Noida Authority board adopts Model Building Regulations to remove FAR cap published on 29 October 2026 in The Times of India.
• Noida Sports City: Four Projects Get Conditional OCs published on 13 October 2026 in Vantage Radar.

Verification note: The board decision and regulatory details above are attributed to reporting. The operative clauses, local implementation directions and individual project sanctions were not independently verified.

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