Land · checklist
Before buying industrial land or a shed
Industrial property is bought for what it lets you do: the consents, the power and the trucks matter as much as the title.
Allotment and title
0 of 4- Allotment by the state industrial development corporationMost estate plots are leasehold allotments; get the allotment letter, lease deed and possession receipt.
- Transfer rules and chargesMost corporations require their permission for a transfer and may charge a fee; ask them, not the seller.
- Building completion deadlineAllotments often require construction within a set period; check it was met or extended.
- Title chain for private landOutside an estate, check the title chain, encumbrances and the conversion to industrial use.
Use and consents
0 of 4- Zoning for your activityThe land use should permit your industry, not only 'industrial' in general.
- Pollution control board categoryFind your activity's red, orange, green or white category; it decides which consents you need and where you may locate.
- Building plan and factory licenceAn approved plan, and the factory registration or licence your state requires for your workforce and process.
- Fire safety approvalFor the occupancy type and the goods you store.
Services
0 of 4- Power connection and loadThe sanctioned load, the voltage, and the cost and time to increase it.
- Water connectionSupply from the estate or the municipality, and whether you may draw groundwater.
- Road access for trucksRoad width, turning room at the gate, and whether heavy vehicles are allowed on the approach road.
- Effluent and wasteA common effluent treatment plant in the estate, or the cost of your own.
Common questions
Can I buy an industrial plot from another company?
Usually yes, with the permission of the corporation that allotted it, on its transfer terms. Ask the corporation for its current transfer rules and any charges before agreeing a price.
What are the pollution control categories?
The Central Pollution Control Board classifies industries as red, orange, green or white by pollution potential. White-category industries do not need consent to establish or operate; the others do, from the state board.