{"id":4040,"date":"2025-02-13T13:25:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T13:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/13.235.33.85\/?p=4040"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:43:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:13:30","slug":"heres-all-you-need-to-know-about-floor-area-ratio-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asbl.in\/blog\/heres-all-you-need-to-know-about-floor-area-ratio-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s all you need to know about Floor Area Ratio (FAR)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What is FAR?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

FAR (Floor Area Ratio) is a zoning regulation that defines the maximum allowable floor area of a building relative to the size of the land on which it is built. It defines the ratio of a building\u2019s total floor area, including all floors and outer walls, to the total area of the plot on which it is constructed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Importance of Floor Area Ratio(FAR) in real estate?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Importance for a Buyer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Buyers should always check the FAR of a project, as it indicates the project’s density. A higher FAR means more units in the same area, which leads to efficient use of shared facilities like lifts, pools, clubs, parking, parks, electricity, and water. In high-rise buildings, a higher FAR helps optimize construction costs, making apartments more affordable. Additionally, for individual landowners, an increase in the permissible FAR allows for additional floors, maximizing property utilization. High-density developments promote vibrant communities, better infrastructure usage, and cost-effective living options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Importance for a Developer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

FAR is one of the key determinants for development on the land. As per the available FAR, developers get approval of heights of towers or buildings. Higher FAR leads to vertical expansion of a project and thus, increases the profit. While townships are a mix of low and high rise, a developer prefers to avail complete FAR to add apartments in the tower. The rapid urbanization has already put pressure on the limited land resources, especially in metro cities. Extra FAR would help developers with extra floors and in meeting the gap of demand and supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to calculate Floor Area Ratio(FAR)?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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FAR = Total Building Floor Area \/ Gross Plot Area<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total Building Floor Area<\/strong> is the total area that all the floors of the building take up
Gross Plot Area<\/strong> refers to the total area of the plot on which the property is constructed, plus the centre line of the adjoining road or street<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Let us say the total built-up area of a building is 4000 sq ft, and the gross plot area (the size of the plot) is 2000 sq ft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using the FAR formula:
FAR = Total Built-up Area \/ Gross Plot Area
FAR = 4000 sq ft \/ 2000 sq ft
FAR = 2.0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interpretation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the FAR formula, total built-up area is usually larger than the gross plot area, resulting in a FAR value greater than 1. This indicates that the building utilises more space vertically (multiple floors) than the horizontal land area.
As illustrated in the above example, gross plot area is 2000 sq ft and total built-up area is 4000 sq ft, showing that the structure uses twice the land area by including multiple floors. If the total built-up area is lesser than gross plot area, FAR will be less than 1, which applies to single-storey buildings or large plots with minimal construction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Difference between FAR and FSI<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/td>FAR<\/strong><\/td>FSI<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Definition<\/td>Ratio of total built-up area to plot area<\/td>Percentage of total built-up area to plot area<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Formula<\/td>Total Built-Up Area \/ Plot Area<\/td>(Total Built-Up Area \/ Plot Area) \u00d7 100<\/td><\/tr>
Expression<\/td>Expressed as a number (e.g., 2.0)<\/td>Expressed as a percentage (e.g., 200%)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How Does Floor Area Ratio(FAR) Impact Property Prices?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Whereas FAR does not directly dictate the price of property, but indirectly it can affect it in various ways:
Where land is scarce, a greater FAR enables builders to construct more units in one plot, driving the supply of housing up. Greater competition from the additional housing can price floors out or even drive them down. Low FAR projects provide larger open areas and facilities and thus are attractive to customers. Exclusivity, in such cases, allows the developer to price higher than the high rise with less open area constructed using a higher FAR.<\/p>\n\n\n

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FAR in Hyderabad<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Floor area ratio (FAR) restrictions vary across major cities in India.<\/a> While there is no restriction on FAR in Hyderabad, <\/p>\n\n\n\n