On 12 October 2026 the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Development Department issued the Model Building Regulations, 2026 to the state's industrial development authorities. The regulations extend to NOIDA, Greater Noida, YEIDA, GIDA, BIDA, UPSIDA and UPEIDA. The covering order lists the 2010 building regulations of NOIDA, Greater Noida and the Yamuna Expressway area, and their amendments, among the earlier orders it rescinds.
For anyone designing parking in these areas, two things change. Group housing is now counted per flat, not per square metre of FAR. And for the first time the regulations give mechanical parking its own area per car.
What it replaces
Under the Greater Noida Building Regulations 2010 (Table 5, as substituted in 2013), group housing needed one equivalent car space (ECS) per 80 sq m of permissible FAR area. Each covered ECS was sized at 30 sq m and a surface ECS at 20 sq m. The table had no figure for mechanical parking.
Group housing: counted per flat
Para 3.3.4.3(2) sets residential parking by the floor area of each dwelling unit (DU).
| Floor area of dwelling unit | Parking requirement |
|---|---|
| Up to 50 sq m | 2.00 sq m per DU |
| Above 50 up to 100 sq m | 1.00 ECS per DU |
| Above 100 up to 150 sq m | 1.25 ECS per DU |
| Above 150 sq m | 1.50 ECS per DU |
| EWS | 2.0 sq m per DU |
| LIG | 4.0 sq m per DU |
| Affordable | 1 per DU, plus 10% visitor parking for DU area above 60 sq m |
Note 1 adds 10% more parking for visitors in all group housing. Note 2 says the DU floor area for this purpose counts internal area including walls, and leaves out balconies and corridors.
How big is one ECS
Para 3.3.4.1 sets the area per ECS, including circulation.
| Nature of parking | Minimum area |
|---|---|
| One motor vehicle (2.5 x 5 m or 2.75 x 5 m) | 12.50 / 13.75 sq m |
| Open or surface parking | 23 sq m |
| Covered parking | 28 sq m |
| Basement, stilt or podium | 32 sq m |
| Mechanised, double stacking | 16 sq m per vehicle, or as per actual design |
| Mechanised, triple stacking | 11 sq m per vehicle, or as per actual design |
Note 2 to the table says double and triple stacking "shall be allowed in basement and other areas".
The mechanical parking rules
- Basement height. Para 3.3.3.2(i) keeps the 2.4 m minimum and 4.5 m maximum. Where automatic, semi-automatic or mechanised parking is proposed, the CEO allows the height "based on the actual design".
- Stilts. Para 3.3.4.8 makes stilt parking mandatory for multi-unit buildings. For stack parking, a stilt taller than 2.40 m is permitted.
- Podiums. The definition of podium parking still allows "mechanized parking as per standard plan" in place of a ramp.
- Mechanised multi-level parking. Para 3.3.4.13 sets a 1,000 sq m minimum plot, an 18 m minimum road, a 2.1 m clear height per level, and up to triple stacking. It also requires generator backup and maintenance by the company.
- Separate parking blocks. Para 3.3.4.10 allows a separate parking block on plots above 4,000 sq m. The height and area of a mechanised multi-level block follow its actual design, attached to the map.
A worked example
Take 60 flats, each with 90 sq m of internal floor area, all parked in a basement.
| Step | Old GNIDA 2010 | Model Regulations 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Basis | 5,400 sq m FAR area / 80 | 60 DUs x 1.00 ECS |
| Required ECS | 68 | 60 |
| Visitor add-on | Within the count | +10% = 6 |
| Total ECS | 68 | 66 |
| Conventional basement area | 68 x 30 = 2,040 sq m | 66 x 32 = 2,112 sq m |
| All double stack (16 sq m) | No figure | 66 x 16 = 1,056 sq m |
| All triple stack (11 sq m) | No figure | 66 x 11 = 726 sq m |
The count barely moves for mid-sized flats. The area does. With a stated figure for stacking, a triple-stack layout needs about a third of the conventional basement area for the same 66 cars.
What this means for a mechanical parking design
- Quote the table, not a negotiation. Under the 2010 text, how a pallet counted had to be agreed case by case. The 16 and 11 sq m figures now give a stated basis. The "as per actual design" option still lets a tighter layout be shown on drawings.
- Design the height in. Basement height for mechanised parking is set on design, and stack stilts may exceed 2.4 m. Put the system's clear height on the section drawings and ask for it by name.
- Check the double-stack figure twice. Para 3.3.4.1 gives 16 sq m for a double stack. Para 3.3.4.13 says 18 sq m "or as per the design and technology". Use the higher figure in early planning until the authority clarifies.
Caveats and what is pending
- The notified text is a model. Its title reads "The ___ Building Regulations, 2026", with each authority's name left blank. Check whether NOIDA, Greater Noida or YEIDA has issued its own version, and from what date, before fixing numbers for a plot.
- Para 1.3(v) keeps special conditions in lease deeds and accepted bids in force. Para 2.1.3.1 lets work in progress under an existing permit continue on the sanctioned map.
- Read literally, the 1,000 sq m plot and 18 m road conditions in para 3.3.4.13 apply to "mechanized multi-level parking". The text does not say whether a two- or three-level stack inside a basement counts as one. Confirm this with the authority.
- The "2.00 sq m per DU" figure for flats up to 50 sq m is reproduced as printed. It reads as an area, not an ECS count.
- We read the English regulation text in the PDF published by Invest UP. The Hindi covering order was read from a machine transcription.
- Fire NOC, structural safety and environmental conditions sit outside these parking clauses.
Related reading
- Primary source: Model Building Regulations, 2026 for Industrial Development Authorities of Uttar Pradesh (G.O. and regulation text) (Industrial Development Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh, 2026)
- Lucknow and Ghaziabad: UP's 11 sqm triple-stack ECS
- Delhi parking under UBBL 2016: 16 sq m per stacked car
- Gurugram parking: 1.5 ECS per flat and a 4.75 m height cap
- Check your city's parking norms in the Compliance Atlas