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Decoding the 2025 Amendments to RMP-2015: Insights from Girish Rao

AECORD's August 2025 session with Girish Rao revealed major amendments to Bangalore's RMP-2015 and BBMP building regulations, including tiered basement setbacks (3-5 meters based on plot size), expanded parks and open space requirements for smaller developments, and revised ground coverage calculations that exclude OSR areas. These changes significantly impact design layouts and project timelines, particularly for compact urban plots under 10,000 sq.m., while introducing new Development Plan approval requirements and stricter definitions of single plots that will reshape how architects and developers approach Bangalore's future construction landscape.