DP Remarks, Reservations and Road Widening: What to Check Before Designing Your Plot

Kalyan DP plan maps & PDFs: choose the right document.

There is no single file here that should be treated as the plan for every property with a Kalyan address. The links below point to documents hosted by MMRDA for the 27-village notified area and Kalyan Growth Centre, not the whole KDMC municipal area. Confirm your parcel's jurisdiction before using a sheet.

Official files open in a new tab. Some maps are JPG images, not PDFs. Sizes are approximate; large sheets are best opened on Wi-Fi. Downloads are not gated behind our enquiry form.

Open MMRDA's full official catalogue ↗ and select Details of Project for notices, map sets and regulations; select Present Status for the authority's published position. If a direct file moves, return to this catalogue. Map files are linked, not mirrored or embedded.

First make the references agree.

“Thane” can mean the city, district or a much wider property-search area. “Kalyan” in an address does not identify every planning boundary. Start with the village / ward, survey, Gat or CTS reference, subdivision and the actual parcel location. Do not choose an authority solely from the postal city.

Ask which development or regional plan applies and which authority can provide the relevant record. The Directorate of Town Planning's General FAQ distinguishes the Development Plan and Regional Plan routes for zone certificates. One office or portal does not serve every plot.

Three map questions that are easy to confuse.

Read the legend on that exact sheet. Do not transfer the colour key from a simplified promotional map, an older sheet or a different authority. Inspect line styles, road-width labels, reservation references, village boundaries and the title block together. Absence of a readable label in a low-resolution image does not establish absence of a restriction.

Use an online overlay to orient yourself, not to measure a legal boundary. Satellite alignment, missing subdivisions and image resolution can make a line look clear when its relationship to the parcel is still uncertain.

Ask what the map is—and when it applies.

Record the title, issuing body, sheet number, scale, notification reference, date, legend and stated status. A draft proposal, sanctioned plan, Excluded Part sheet, later modification and informal online overlay are different records.

• Match the parcel and subdivision—not just a nearby landmark.
• Identify whether you have the combined overview or a detailed sheet such as 10.1M.
• Read sanction notes and modification references, not just the year in the heading.
• Ask what subsequent notifications or authority records affect the property.
• Check whether a certified part plan, zone certificate or plot-specific DP remark is needed for the question.

The official MMRDA overview describes partial sanction in March 2015 and later Excluded Part decisions in 2017. That history does not establish the current status of every parcel. Likewise, a file stored in a “2021-10” website folder is not necessarily a plan sanctioned in October 2021.

A general article cannot determine the operative position for an individual site. Do not assume an older provision has disappeared because a newer draft can be downloaded, or assume a planning-horizon year proves that a sheet is the latest record.

If a line crosses the site, do not jump to an FSI calculation.

First establish that the line has been located against the correct parcel and read from the correct authority record. Then relate it to a suitable measured survey and investigate access, circulation, building arrangement and the inputs needed for further design.

1. Verify the geometry. Identify the survey reference, boundary and the meaning of the road line; do not scale a WhatsApp screenshot.
2. Verify the record. Ask for the applicable road width, alignment, remark and any relevant amendment from the responsible authority.
3. Review the consequences. Assess the proposed use, entry arrangement and design constraints before settling a layout.

Legal questions about reservation, title, acquisition, objections or compensation require appropriate independent advice. This page does not promise a reservation can be removed, a road alignment changed, or any FSI / TDR entitlement. Where the question is an entrance onto a controlled road, use the road-access NOC guide: access permission and a DP road provision are not the same thing.

Bring a small decision register, not a guessed layout.

• Property identity: village / ward, taluka, survey / Gat / CTS number and subdivision.
• Location: locality and a clear description or map reference; an address alone may not locate the parcel.
• Your concern: road widening, reservation, zone, unclear authority or conflicting records.
• Source details: map title, sheet, date and notification / remark reference, if available.
• Intended use: what you want to build and whether you are buying, planning or reviewing an existing property.

You do not need to know every answer before speaking to us. Mark unknown information as unknown. Start with a description in the form; private title documents and sensitive records can be discussed through an appropriate channel if an appointment proceeds. This example is not a statutory DP-remark application and does not replace an authority's prescribed form or document list.

Discuss the plot before committing to a scheme.

Square Space provides architectural and engineering consultancy, structured planning, and assistance with building permissions and NOCs. For a DP-related enquiry, we can discuss the parcel, intended use, available records and the next professional or authority inputs needed.

Explore land and site-feasibility consultancy, structured planning and our service context for Kalyan or Thane. Square Space is an independent practice, not KDMC, MMRDA or a government map-issuing portal.

Common Kalyan DP plan questions.