If you wish to turn your 1BHK into a studio apartment, the Brihamumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) or any other local body, won't object to it, thanks to a major change in the Development Control and Promotional Regulations (DCPR) 2034, which allows validations of violations carried out in buildings. However, this change will come at a premium.

Now, if a homebuyer wishes to make structural changes to their apartment, they can do so without any objections from the local body or authorities. The DCPR 2034 - a blueprint for the city's infrastructural growth over the next two decades - was finally approved by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday. The document is a standard rulebook the civic body refers to before giving out permissions for development purposes. Barring a few modifications, a majority of the 168 changes to it that were in the public domain, have been sanctioned, said officials.