M S, SathyajithDr. Srijoni Sen, - Supervisor2023-10-182023-10-182023-10-18https://dans.nls.ac.in/handle/123456789/1288The inefficient allocation of land and buildings has been identified as a source of low productivity in India’s manufacturing sector in a series of academic articles. While factors such as industrial licensing and urban land ceilings have been identified as the causes of this misallocation the role of development controls which impact the bulk, placement and dimensions of buildings have not been examined as a factor contributing to low manufacturing productivity. This dissertation examines the benefits, costs and compliance associated with these development control regulations through a mixed methods case study of industries in Kozhikode combining in-depth interviews and the descriptive analysis of secondary data with insights derived from the literature reviewed. The findings of the study indicate that there are substantial differences in how different stakeholders perceive the benefits with what is laid down in the rules or specified in the literature. The costs of development control regulation also appear to be significant in theory but not significant for stakeholders. However, different stakeholders point towards regulatory uncertainty and regulatory unreasonableness as contributing to poor compliance. Development regulations must be designed keeping in mind the regulatory system in place to reduce the incidence of conflicting regulations. The anomaly of regulating setbacks through built-up areas should also be rectified by removing it as a factor in the computation of development control regulations in Kerala.enUrban Land; Land and Buildings; Low Productivity; Development Control Regulations - Kerala.Book