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Setbacks

The open space you must leave between the house and each boundary of the plot.

Setbacks: illustration
Illustration

Why it matters

Setbacks decide how big the footprint of your house can be. They depend on the plot size, the road width and the height of the building, and an approval can be refused if the drawing does not respect them.

How Elamentt handles it

Our studio plans with typical setbacks for a plot up to 2,400 sq.ft (about 5′ in front, 3′ at the sides, 4′ at the back). Your architect confirms the exact figures for your plot against the current rules.

Next step

See it on your
own plot.

Our studio turns your plot size into a plan, a 3D model built stage by stage, and a list of the cement, steel, bricks and sand it needs. Or ask an engineer.