How to check whether a plot in Hyderabad or Telangana is in an approved HMDA or DTCP layout: what an LP number is, where to verify it, what to compare, and the risks of gram panchayat and unapproved layouts.
Sadat HM1 November 20264 min read
An approved layout has a Layout Permit (LP) number from the planning authority. It means the roads, open spaces and plots were sanctioned. Plots outside an approved layout can face problems with registration, building permission and bank loans.
Who approves layouts
HMDA
Inside the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority area
DTCP
Directorate of Town and Country Planning, outside HMDA limits
FCDA
Future City Development Authority, for its 765 sq km area (since March 2025)
Gram panchayat “approval”
Not a layout approval. Treat such plots as unapproved until proven otherwise
Steps
Get the LP or approval order number in writing. Walk away from “approval is in process”.
Search it on the authority’s portal: HMDA DPMS ↗ for older approvals, BuildNow ↗ for HMDA applications after April 2024, or DTCP DPMS ↗.
Compare the layout name, developer, survey numbers, extent and date with what you are being sold.
Find your plot number on the sanctioned layout plan. It must not sit on a road or open space, or outside the approved boundary.
Ask whether your plot was one of the mortgaged plots held back by the authority, and whether it has been released.
If a record is unclear, ask the authority or have your lawyer get a certified copy of the layout plan.
An LP number shows the layout is approved. It does not prove the seller owns the plot. Also check land records and the EC. Plots in unapproved layouts may need LRS.
Sources
1acre, “HMDA and DTCP layout approval in Telangana” (portals DPMS, BuildNow, DTCP DPMS), 2026.
PropNewz, “HMDA layout LP number verification for plot buyers”, 2026.
G.O.Ms.No.69, 12 March 2025 (FCDA constituted).
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