{
  "id": 17594349,
  "title": "Dubai changes Al Satwa building rules, allows more floors for residential projects",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/dubai-changes-al-satwa-building-rules-allows-more-floors-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T11:50:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/property/dubai-changes-al-satwa-building-rules-allows-more-floors-for-residential-projects-1.500731691"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dubai Municipality has revised building regulations for Al Satwa, enabling property owners to construct taller residential buildings and add more commercial spaces. The changes allow plots along internal roads to have a ground floor and two additional floors of residential apartments, while plots along external roads can accommodate a commercial ground floor and two or three floors of residential apartments. The revised rules also offer incentives for plots of 1,000 square metres or more, allowing a ground floor and eight additional floors of residential apartments with a maximum floor area ratio (FAR) of 3.5.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "On the up: Dubai to allow eight-floor residential apartments in Al Satwa under planning revamp",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/on-the-up-dubai-to-allow-eight-floor-residential-apartments-in-al",
        "published": "2026-11-01T14:00:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}