PROPERTY VERIFICATION
Compare the sanctioned building plan with the building
A building plan concerns construction on a site. It is different from the layout approval that created the plot.
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Direct answer
Identify the correct local body, obtain the sanctioned building plan and permission, and compare the site, use, floors, built-up area, setbacks, access and later changes with the actual building.
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Where this check applies
- A house, apartment, shop or other structure for which building permission or a sanctioned plan is claimed.
- The local body may be a municipality, town panchayat or village panchayat, depending on the property’s jurisdiction.
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What the record usually shows
- Application, permission or approval reference
- Issuing local body and applicant
- Site, survey, plot or door identity
- Approved use, floors, built-up area and height
- Setbacks, access, parking and service arrangements
- Conditions, validity, revisions or completion-related references shown
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What to compare it with
- Sanctioned drawing and written permission
- Layout or site approval where applicable
- Deed, survey and plot identity
- Actual floors, room use and built-up area
- Later extension, revised plan or completion record where applicable
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Check it step by step
Keep the source, date and property identity with every result.
- Identify the local body
Confirm whether the site is under a municipality, town panchayat or village panchayat.
- Collect the full sanctioned file
Ask for the permission, approved drawings, conditions, fee records and revisions.
- Check the official route
Use the current planning or local-body service and note the approval status and date.
- Match the site identity
Compare village or town, survey, subdivision, plot, door and layout references.
- Compare the building
Check use, floor count, built-up area, setbacks, parking, access and service areas against the plan.
- List every later change
Ask for revised approval or completion records applicable to extensions, extra floors or changed use.
- Stop when the structure differs
Get technical and legal advice on every material deviation before payment.
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Official website and office
Use the current government service and ask the authority or local body that applies to the property.
If a portal result is unavailable, do not assume the seller copy is correct. Take the complete document to the issuing office.
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What this record does not prove
- A building plan does not prove ownership or clear title.
- Property tax, EB or water connection does not replace it.
- Layout approval does not prove that the building was sanctioned.
- An approved drawing does not prove that the completed structure matches it.
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Stop on these mismatches
- Actual floor count differs
- Built-up area or use differs
- Setbacks, parking or access differ
- Approval refers to another plot or survey
- Extension or revised work has no supporting record
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Next step on this site
Open the next guide for the question this record does not answer.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Compare the sanctioned building plan with the building FAQs
One approval or receipt is not a complete property verification.
Who approves a building plan?
Use the authority applicable to the property, such as the municipality, town panchayat or village panchayat, together with the relevant planning process.
Does property tax prove building approval?
No. A tax assessment or receipt does not replace the sanctioned building plan.
What if the house has an extra floor?
Ask for the applicable revised permission and obtain technical and legal advice before relying on the structure.
KEEP THE CHECK CONNECTED
Use the record with the next property check
A single paper or portal result is not enough. Keep the owner, land, approval and payment checks connected.