Before you commission a house plan.

01 / THE SITE BEFORE THE SKETCH

The same area.
A different set of possibilities.

A 20 × 50 ft plot and a 25 × 40 ft plot both have an area of 1,000 sq ft. Their proportions differ. The road edge, orientation and neighbouring conditions add more differences. A plan found online should help you explain a preference—not be treated as a ready-to-build answer.

• Note every measured side, the road-facing edge and north direction.
• Bring the location and any survey, ownership, existing plan or approval documents you already have.
• Share safe, accessible photographs of the site, road and surroundings.
• Record what you know about access, existing connections, site and road levels, and past water entry.
• Ask which measurements and documents need verification by the appropriate professional.

Do not infer land-use permission, ownership validity or buildable area from a map screenshot. These are separate checks for the actual property.

02 / THE PEOPLE BEFORE THE ROOMS

Brief a normal day.
And a changing family.

Make three lists: essential now, desirable if feasible, and something you may need later. That is more useful than asking for every feature in a reference image.

03 / A CLEAR DRAWING SCHEDULE

A good-looking view
is not the whole plan.

Ask what each document is for. A 2D layout explains arrangement; a 3D view helps visualise appearance. Confirm the separate technical and submission requirements with qualified professionals.

• Which layout drawings and dimensions will be supplied?
• Are 3D exterior or interior views included, and how many?
• Which structural and services drawings are included or separate?
• Who prepares or submits documents required by the relevant authority?
• What revisions, formats and issue stages are included in the fee?

Agree how changes will be recorded before the drawings are used for an estimate. Connect the plan to a specification with our construction-cost comparison guide.

04 / LOCAL INFORMATION THAT NEEDS A CURRENT CHECK

Use official sources.
Check the route for your property.

The Gorakhpur Development Authority website publishes planning and land-use resources. Establish the relevant jurisdiction and proposed use with the authority and your qualified professional before relying on an application tutorial.

Awas Bandhu’s official bylaws directory lists 2025 model bylaws and an amendment. A model document is not proof of its application to a particular plot. Confirm current local applicability; this guide does not prescribe setbacks, fees, exemptions or approval times.

For rain-related planning, the IMD Gorakhpur climate table records 1991–2020 averages with rainfall concentrated in June–September. Use that as a reason to discuss drainage, weather exposure and construction sequencing—not as a forecast or a claim that your neighbourhood floods.