Building, renovating or doing up a home in Gurugram

Design IRL Editorial · Figures checked 9 November 2026 · For anyone building a house, renovating a flat or doing up a new flat in Gurugram · How we make our guides

In Gurugram, who approves your plans depends on whether your plot is in a licensed colony, an HSVP sector or MCG limits, and new sectors often still wait for piped water. Sort out the approvals and the services before the design.

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Renovating a flat you own: read "Renovating a flat in Gurugram" for what your society and the city need from you, then the costs below.
Doing up a new flat: check the building's occupancy certificate (OC) before you take possession or start interiors.
Building a house: your plans need approval before any work on site, filed by a registered architect.

Work out your own numbers

Describe your project in a sentence on Design IRL's "Where do I start?" page (for example "renovating a 1,200 sq ft flat in Gurugram, ₹15 lakh") to see what it should cost at Gurugram rates, the order to do things in, products within budget and firms to hire.

Building a house

Licensed private colonies (DLF and others) are sanctioned by DTCP through its online system; HSVP sectors and plots within MCG limits go through their own bodies (MCG uses Haryana's OBPAS portal).
In licensed colonies, residential plans are routinely approved on self-certification by the owner and architect, who are liable if the papers or technical details are wrong.
Stilt plus four floors: the High Court stayed the policy in April 2026 and limited the stay to Gurugram, and DTCP suspended these approvals. Check the current position with your architect before planning a fourth floor.

Renovating a flat in Gurugram

Under section 8 of the Haryana Apartment Ownership Act 1983, no owner may do work that jeopardises the building's soundness or safety or adds a material structure, and the model bye-laws require notifying the association in writing before any structural change. Structural safety is taken seriously after the 2022 Chintels Paradiso collapse: have a structural engineer sign off on any wall removal. Working hours, deposits and lift use are set by each RWA or AOA.

From September 2026, MCG is reported to require construction waste to go to the Basai plant or another designated site, with a portal receipt, before it issues completion or occupancy certificates. Confirm the current rule with MCG.

New flats: water, power and the OC

Many new-sector societies still lack GMDA piped water and rely on tankers; some tail-end neighbourhoods get water once every three days. Groundwater is heavily over-exploited, and illegal extraction has drawn crore-rupee fines, so don't plan on a new borewell. Check the water connection, the OC and power backup before you take possession and start interiors.

Air pollution rules (GRAP) in Gurugram

Gurugram is under the Graded Response Action Plan for air pollution, which is switched on in stages, mostly from November to January. Plan dusty work (demolition, masonry, sanding, painting) outside those months where you can.

Stage	What it means for a home project
Stage I	Dust control on every site; sites of 500 sq m or more register on the dust portal. Diesel-generator curbs moved to Stage I in the September 2026 revision
Stage III (severe air)	Non-essential construction and demolition stop. Plumbing, electrical, carpentry and interior work may continue; painting, polishing and varnishing may not
Stage IV (AQI above 450)	The ban widens further. Stages III and IV were invoked together on 13 December 2025

From news reports of CAQM's orders; each stage applies only once it's invoked, so check the current stage before starting work.

Costs and charges in Gurugram

Charge	Rate	Note
Stamp duty, men (urban)	7%	Including a 2% development fee
Stamp duty, women (urban)	5%
Registration	Check e-GRAS	Sources differ (1%, or a capped fee)
Collector rates	Raised 1 August 2025	e.g. old Gurugram sectors from ₹25,300 to ₹45,000 per sq yd
Developer construction cost, Delhi NCR (Anarock, 2025)	₹2,000–4,500+ per sq ft	Apartment projects by developers, not a renovation quote

Who to hire in Gurugram and Delhi NCR

Firms listed on Design IRL in Delhi NCR, from their own websites. Verified pages and those showing their work come first; it isn't a ranking, and nobody pays to appear.