Learn DAP & FAR

Floor Area Ratio (FAR) is the ratio of a building's total gross floor area to the plot area it occupies. Formula: FAR = Total Building Floor Area ÷ Pl…

DAP deliberately takes the more restrictive of two independent FAR limits: BaseFAR = MIN(PlotFAR, AreaFAR) You cannot use a high road-width Plot FAR i…

PlanBD shows three unit estimates: katha = plotAreaM² ÷ 66.89 (1 katha ≈ 720 sq ft) PermittedDU = ceil(desirableDensity × katha) A3 bonus =…

The Detailed Area Plan (DAP) 2022–2035 is RAJUK's statutory land-use and development control plan for the Dhaka metropolitan region (~1,528 km²). It r…

A density block is a geographic area within Dhaka with a shared Area FAR cap and population density target. Under SRO 466/2025, RAJUK consolidated 275…

Under Bidhimala 2025 (Table 5), every development is classified into a building category that determines its Plot FAR, land-use eligibility, and desig…

FAR controls total floor area; ground coverage (GC) controls how much of the plot footprint the building occupies at each level. Together they determi…

Setbacks are minimum distances the building must be set back from the plot boundary (front, rear, sides) and from neighbouring buildings. They ensure…

Zoning divides Dhaka into land-use districts. Each plot is assigned a zone that controls what activities and building types are permitted. Not every b…

Incentive FAR (bonus FAR) rewards developments that meet public-policy goals — affordable housing, transit access, open space, or adjacency to schools…

Beyond base zoning, DAP applies overlay boundaries that add extra rules. These appear in RAJUK's GIS as the Overlay_Boundary layer. Check overlay stat…

After you run the FAR Calculator, PlanBD assembles a structured development report (web view + PDF export): Every numeric result links to a calculatio…

This is the current regulatory version used by PlanBD. 275 ward-based blocks → 68 merged blocks. Area FAR caps are now set at the block level (Appendi…