Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan plans to renovate Mannat, his 27,000-square-foot sea-facing mansion, over nearly two years starting Might.
The property, inbuilt 1914, is a Grade 2-B heritage construction on Bandstand in Bandra, Mumbai. The actor has sought clearances from the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Administration Authority (MCZMA) earlier than starting the renovation.
What guidelines govern heritage properties in Mumbai, and what permissions does the actor want?
What does the Grade 2-B heritage title of the property imply?
A property, institution, web site, or area acquires heritage standing if it has an architectural, cultural, and/ or historic significance.
Within the first itemizing of heritage websites in Larger Mumbai printed in 1995, Khan’s property, which was initially known as Villa Vienna, was marked as a Grade 3 heritage construction.
In a overview of the checklist in 2006, the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee (MHCC) of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC) upgraded the property to a Grade 2-B construction.
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The explanation, in keeping with a overview word on the report submitted to the MHCC in 2006, was the “architectural worth as a seaside villa and associational worth with Shah Rukh Khan”.
How are heritage constructions categorized?
Heritage properties are categorized into three essential classes – Grades 1, 2, and three. Grade 2 has two sub-grades, 2A and 2B.
Classification relies on each architectural parameters and historic significance.
Grade 1 constructions are buildings or websites of nationwide or historic significance which even have wonderful architectural design. In response to guidelines, these constructions have to be rigorously preserved.
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Grade 2 constructions embody buildings and precincts of native and regional significance possessing particular architectural and cultural benefit. And Grade 3 buildings and websites are essential for a townscape.
Khan purchased the property in 2001, and was not allowed to make any structural alterations. He, subsequently, constructed a six-storey annexe behind the unique villa and named it Mannat.
And why does Khan want clearance from the MCZMA?
The property is positioned on the southernmost tip of Bandra, on a peninsular strip of land known as Land’s Finish, which extends into the Arabian Sea. On the very finish of this strip, at its southernmost tip, stands the ruins of Bandra Fort.
Contemplating how shut this space is to the ocean, property house owners need to get clearance from MCZMA, which is the state’s nodal company to manage growth clearances within the coastal zone.
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The deliberate redevelopment work in Khan’s property will add two extra flooring to the annexe, which can improve the built-up space by 616.02 sq metres. Because the peak of the property will improve, clearance from MCZMA is required.
“Any type of property building or redevelopment work would require prior permission because the peak of the property in addition to the extension must stay inside sure permissible limits,” an official mentioned.
Additionally, the renovation have to be carried out in a “sustainable” approach, the official mentioned. “For instance, particles can’t be dumped within the sea. For these causes, prior MCZMA permission and declaration is required,” he mentioned.
