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Permission to build a house

Before you build a house, you get the right permission (or, for a small plot, a registration): on the BuildNow portal in towns and cities, through the gram panchayat in villages.

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Published on 12-11-2026. Not every fact has been checked against its official source yet: confirm at the office.

Where:OnlineAt the office

For whom: Anyone in Telangana who wants to build a house, or add a floor or make changes to an existing one.

1Your situation

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Where will you build?
How big are the plot and the building?
What will you build in the village?

Your answers stay on this phone.

2Documents you need

Tick the ones you have. They are kept in this browser.

  • Details

    Sources: 3

  • Details

    Sources: 3

  • If you don't have it: → Encumbrance certificate (EC) and certified copy of a deed
    Details

    Sources: 5

  • Details

    Property tax receipt, if you pay property tax; vacant land tax (VLT) receipts for the last 3 years, if you pay VLT; site photos, if work has started; a market value certificate, if the registration data is not available; for an unapproved layout or an open plot, an ownership or link document registered before 26-08-2020; for an approved layout, the layout approval; an earlier building plan approval, if there is one; for a building from before 1-1-1985, a property tax receipt, water connection or electricity bill from before 1985; for Gramakantam / Abadi land, an ownership certificate from the panchayat or municipality, or the assessment certificate and tax receipt; for a building regularised under BRS, the BRS approval.

    Not confirmed: For a plot in an unapproved layout, the BuildNow FAQs give other dates (a deed registered on or before 28-10-2015 in old municipalities, or 30-03-2018 in newly formed ones). Ask the Town Planning section of the municipality which applies.

    Sources: 3, 5

  • Details

    DCR drawings must be uploaded if you want digitally signed plans. Whether to use an architect is up to you.

    Sources: 3, 5

  • Get it on the official page ↗
    Details

    If you don't have it: Download it from the BuildNow "Checklist" page.

    Sources: 3, 12

  • Details

    Not confirmed: The Act asks for "all valid and required documents" but does not list them; the ones above follow only from its conditions. Ask the Panchayat Secretary for the full list.

    Sources: 13

    3Your steps

    · Do them in order. Tick each one when it is done.

    If something goes wrong
    1. Do this now

      First check the site: no permission is given on land in the bed or full tank level (FTL) of a lake, pond, kunta, vagu, nala or river.

      Next to one, you need a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Irrigation and Revenue departments.

      Where
      You do this yourself

      Sources: 5, 6

    2. Do this now

      A home on up to 75 sq yards with ground or ground + 1 floor needs no permission, but you must register it on the BuildNow portal ("Instant Registration").

      Sign up on the portal, fill in the details, and upload the site photo and ownership documents.

      Where
      Online
      Fee
      ₹1 · ₹1 registration fee; it can be paid with your first property tax.
      Time limit
      BuildNow's timelines table gives 15 days for these plots.
      Open the official page

      Sources: 5, 3, 2, 4, 10, 12, 1, 11

    3. Do this now

      This house needs no completion or occupancy certificate.

      But do not split a plot to use this exemption, and do not build on government, disputed or prohibited land; action is taken if you do.

      Where
      You do this yourself

      Sources: 12

    4. Do this now

      Apply on the BuildNow portal for "Instant Approval": fill in the details, upload the documents, and certify yourself that the plan follows the rules (self-certification).

      Where
      Online
      Time limit
      15 days, by BuildNow's timelines table.
      Open the official page

      Sources: 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 12, 1, 11

    5. Do this now

      Apply on BuildNow under "Single Window", with one common application form.

      The NOCs you need from other departments (for example fire, for homes 18 m or higher) go through the same application.

      Where
      Online
      Time limit
      Within 21 days if all documents are in order. Any shortfall is told to you within 10 days.
      Open the official page

      Sources: 4, 6, 10, 12, 3, 1, 11

    6. Do this now

      Make sure every detail you self-certify is true.

      A permission obtained with false details is revoked, and the building can be demolished without notice.

      Where
      You do this yourself

      Sources: 5, 12

    7. Do this now

      If you are asked for more documents or details (a shortfall), upload them within 15 days.

      Otherwise the application is rejected automatically.

      Where
      Online
      Time limit
      Within 15 days of the shortfall notice.
      Open the official page

      Sources: 5

    8. Do this now

      After the fee intimation letter comes, pay the fee online.

      Where
      Online
      Fee
      The fee depends on your building and is in the letter. Buildings of more than 10,000 sq ft built-up area also pay an Environmental Impact Fee of ₹8 per sq ft.
      Time limit
      Pay within 15 days; after that, you can pay within another 15 days with 10% interest.
      Open the official page
      Not confirmed

      We did not see an official table of fee rates; pay the amount in the letter.

      Sources: 5, 8

    9. Do this now

      After the fee intimation letter comes, pay the fee online.

      Where
      Online
      Fee
      The fee depends on your building and is in the letter. Buildings of more than 10,000 sq ft built-up area also pay an Environmental Impact Fee of ₹8 per sq ft.
      Time limit
      Pay within 15 days; after that, you can pay within another 15 days with 10% interest.
      Open the official page
      Not confirmed

      We did not see an official table of fee rates; pay the amount in the letter. For Single Window, BuildNow's two pages give different figures: the FAQs say to pay within 15 days, then 15 more with 10% interest (used here); the Timelines page gives 20 days, then 30 more with interest, for meeting the conditions and giving the mortgage.

      Sources: 5, 8, 4

    10. Do this now

      If the plot is above 200 sq m or the building is above 7 m, you mortgage 10% of the built-up area to the municipality before the permission is released.

      It is released once you get the occupancy certificate.

      Where
      The municipality (Town Planning section)
      Not confirmed

      The BuildNow flow chart shows "Instant Approval with Mortgage" up to 500 sq m and ground + 2 floors; we found no official page on where and how the mortgage is registered. Ask the Town Planning section.

      Sources: 12, 2

    11. Do this now

      Once approved, download the approved plan and the proceedings from the BuildNow portal.

      No paper copy is given; banks accept the digital plan for loans.

      Where
      Online
      Open the official page

      Sources: 5

    12. Do this now

      Start work only after the permission, and build only as the plan says.

      Start within 6 months and upload photos of the start. The permission is valid for 3 years (5 years for high-rise buildings).

      Where
      You do this yourself

      Sources: 5, 4, 12

    13. Do this now

      When the building is finished, apply on BuildNow for the occupancy certificate.

      Homes on plots up to 200 sq m and up to 7 m high do not need one.

      Where
      Online
      Time limit
      Instant for homes on 200 to 500 sq m up to 10 m; 21 days above 500 sq m and for buildings that are not homes.
      Open the official page

      Sources: 4, 5, 10

    14. Do this now

      First check the land: farm land must have been converted to non-agricultural use (NALA), and the plot must be in an approved layout.

      Houses in the Gram Kantam (village site) are exempt from the layout rule, but pay layout charges.

      Where
      You do this yourself

      Sources: 13

    15. Do this now

      Apply to your gram panchayat for building permission.

      Ask the Panchayat Secretary which portal to use to apply online.

      Where
      Gram panchayat office (Panchayat Secretary)
      Not confirmed

      A 2022 order (G.O.Ms.No.52) said gram panchayat applications too go online through the TS-bPASS portal. TG-bPASS closed after 15 December 2025, and the e-Panchayat portal has a "Building Permission" service link. We found no official page on which portal villages use now; ask the Panchayat Secretary. We also found no official fee.

      Sources: 13, 9, 14, 1

    16. Do this now

      The Panchayat Secretary must check the documents within 24 hours and certify that all are there.

      If any are missing, the application must be returned within 7 days with the reasons in writing.

      Where
      Gram panchayat office (Panchayat Secretary)
      Time limit
      An incomplete application is returned within 7 days.

      Sources: 13

    17. Do this now

      If all documents are in order, the gram panchayat must give the permission within 15 days.

      If it does not decide within 15 days, the permission is deemed to be given.

      Where
      Gram panchayat
      Time limit
      Within 15 days of the application.

      Sources: 13

    18. Do this now

      For bigger buildings, the permission is given by the Technical Sanction Authority.

      Give the application in the set format to the gram panchayat, and send a copy to that authority.

      Where
      Gram panchayat office (copy to the Technical Sanction Authority)
      Time limit
      The panchayat must forward it within 7 days (if not, it counts as forwarded); the authority must decide within 15 days.
      Not confirmed

      The Act says the Technical Sanction Authority is your area's urban development authority, or the Director of Town and Country Planning, or an authority the government notifies; ask the Panchayat Secretary which one is yours. By a 2022 order, the towns' building rules also apply in villages. A 2022 order (G.O.Ms.No.52) said gram panchayat applications too go online through the TS-bPASS portal. TG-bPASS closed after 15 December 2025, and the e-Panchayat portal has a "Building Permission" service link. We found no official page on which portal villages use now; ask the Panchayat Secretary. We also found no official fee.

      Sources: 13, 9, 14, 1

    If something goes wrong

    If it is rejectedIf a shortfall is not met within 15 days, the application is rejected automatically.

    If a shortfall is not met within 15 days, the application is rejected automatically. We found no official page on how to apply again; ask the BuildNow help line 040-22666666 (Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm).

    BuildNow support · Open the official page

    04022666666

    Sources: 5, 1, 7

    If it is rejectedIf the panchayat refuses the permission, you can appeal to the District Collector within 30 days of receiving the order.

    If the panchayat refuses the permission, you can appeal to the District Collector within 30 days of receiving the order.

    District Collector

    Sources: 13

    If it is rejectedThe Act gives an appeal to the District Collector, within 30 days of receiving the order, against an order of the gram panchayat refusing a permission.

    The Act gives an appeal to the District Collector, within 30 days of receiving the order, against an order of the gram panchayat refusing a permission.

    District Collector

    Sources: 13

    If it is lateIf no order comes in time, the Act treats the permission as given, and the official who delayed faces disciplinary action.

    If no order comes in time, the Act treats the permission as given, and the official who delayed faces disciplinary action. Such a permission is revoked if it rests on false details. You can complain about the delay on Prajavani.

    Prajavani (the government's grievance system) · Open the official page

    Sources: 12, 5, 15, 16

    If it is lateFor a home the gram panchayat itself permits (up to ground + 2 floors, 10 m high, a site up to 300 sq m), if all documents were given and the panchayat does not decide within 15 days, the Act treats the permission as given.

    For a home the gram panchayat itself permits (up to ground + 2 floors, 10 m high, a site up to 300 sq m), if all documents were given and the panchayat does not decide within 15 days, the Act treats the permission as given. You can complain about the delay on Prajavani.

    Prajavani (the government's grievance system) · Open the official page

    Sources: 13, 15, 16

    If it is lateFor bigger buildings, which go to the Technical Sanction Authority, the Act does not treat the permission as given; the official who does not decide within 15 days faces disciplinary action and a penalty.

    For bigger buildings, which go to the Technical Sanction Authority, the Act does not treat the permission as given; the official who does not decide within 15 days faces disciplinary action and a penalty. You can complain about the delay on Prajavani.

    Prajavani (the government's grievance system) · Open the official page

    Sources: 13, 15, 16

    AlsoYou can complain about a building put up without permission or against its plan.

    You can complain about a building put up without permission or against its plan. The complainant's name is kept secret. The complaint is to be examined within a week and action started; the BuildNow FAQs give 15 days for action on an unauthorised building. If you are not satisfied with the action, go to the District Collector.

    District Collector (Special Task Force)

    Sources: 5, 12

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    The 16 official pages and papers this guide is written from
    1. BuildNow Telangana: Building and Layout Approval System, home pageMunicipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Telangana (BuildNow portal), Latest News (notice on closing TGbPASS after 15 December 2025); "One State, One Platform"; departments integrated (GHMC, HMDA, DTCP); contact number and hours · read on 30-10-2026
    2. BuildNow: Flow ChartMunicipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Telangana (BuildNow portal), Instant Registration; Instant Approval; Instant Approval with Mortgage · read on 30-10-2026
    3. BuildNow: ChecklistMunicipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Telangana (BuildNow portal), A. Instant Registration; B. Instant Approval (mandatory, conditional mandatory, optional); Checklist for Single Window (undertaking formats) · read on 30-10-2026
    4. BuildNow: TimelinesMunicipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Telangana (BuildNow portal), A. Building Plan (A1 to A3.1); B. NOCs; C. Occupancy Certificate; F. Validity of Building Permit · read on 30-10-2026
    5. BuildNow: Frequently Asked QuestionsMunicipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Telangana (BuildNow portal), Building Permissions; Timelines; Documents; Enforcement · read on 30-10-2026
    6. BuildNow: Departments (line departments and their conditions)Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Telangana (BuildNow portal), Water Bodies (Irrigation and Revenue); Fire NOC; Airport; Religious Structures · read on 30-10-2026
    7. BuildNow: SupportMunicipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Telangana (BuildNow portal), Application/Portal support (raise a ticket, WhatsApp number) · read on 30-10-2026
    8. BuildNow: GOs and Acts (list of Government Orders)Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Telangana (BuildNow portal), Entries: G.O.Ms.No.17, 23/07/2025 (Environmental Impact Fee at ₹8 per sq ft above 10,000 sq ft built-up area); G.O.Ms.No.52, 12/03/2022 (building rules adopted for gram panchayat areas) · read on 30-10-2026
    9. G.O.Ms.No.52, 12.03.2022: Adoption of Building Rules of Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department to Grampanchayat areasPanchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Government of Telangana (on the BuildNow portal), Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the order (12-03-2022) · read on 30-10-2026
    10. TG-bPASS: Telangana Building Permission Approval and Self Certification System, home pageMunicipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Telangana, Salient features (plot-size groups, ₹1 registration token, occupancy certificate groups); links to BuildNow · read on 30-10-2026
    11. GHMC website, home pageGreater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Government of Telangana, Notice "BuildNow Application is now live" (TGbPASS applications for GHMC only until 2 April 2025); Online Services: Submission of Building Application (Build Now) · read on 30-10-2026
    12. Telangana Municipalities Act, 2019: a healthy blend of citizen-centric governance and control (explanation of the Act, January 2020)Centre for Good Governance, Hyderabad (Government of Telangana), 3.5 Town Planning: section 174 (building permissions) and section 175 (occupancy certificate), pages 46 to 48 · read on 30-10-2026
    13. The Telangana Panchayat Raj Act, 2018 (Act No. 5 of 2018)Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Government of Telangana (Telangana Gazette, on the e-Panchayat portal), Section 2(43) (Technical Sanction Authority); section 114 (approval of building permissions); sections 121 and 122 (appeal to the District Collector, thirty days) (30-03-2018) · read on 30-10-2026
    14. e-Panchayat portal, home pagePanchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Government of Telangana, Citizen Services: Building Permission, Layout Permission · read on 30-10-2026
    15. Prajavani at Praja Bhavan, effective Grievance Redressal SystemCentre for Good Governance, Government of Telangana, Project brief; roll-out table · read on 30-10-2026
    16. How to lodge a Grievance?Warangal District Administration, Government of Telangana · read on 30-10-2026