Dagoretti planning area · DC Policy 2026
Dagoretti Light Industrial zoning
Dagoretti Light Industrial is a planning zone in the Dagoretti area of Nairobi. Under the Development Control Policy 2026 it is for inoffensive Light industrial, Medium density residential, Agricultural use. A building here can have up to 3 floors and cover up to 80% of its plot. All its floors together can add up to 240% of the plot's area. The smallest plot allowed is 0.1 ha (1,000 m²).
Figures from the Nairobi City County Development Control Policy 2026, as mapped by Nairobi Maps. Updated 2026-10-24.
What the figures mean for a plot
The footprint is the plot's area times the ground coverage. The floor space is the plot's area times the plot ratio — unless the floors run out first. For example:
| Plot size | Area | Most floors | Largest footprint | Most floor space | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.05 ha | 500 m² | 3 | 400 m² | 1,200 m² | Below this zone’s smallest plot |
| 0.1 ha | 1,000 m² | 3 | 800 m² | 2,400 m² | |
| 0.113 ha | 1,130 m² | 3 | 904 m² | 2,712 m² | A typical plot here |
| 0.25 ha | 2,500 m² | 3 | 2,000 m² | 6,000 m² |
Read the way the Nairobi Maps map reads the policy. Across Nairobi, a plot smaller than 0.05 ha (500 m²) can hold only one home. For your exact plot, open it on the map: Nairobi Maps works the figures out for that plot.
What the policy says about Dagoretti Light Industrial
Light industrial on a minimum plot size of 0.1 ha. sewer and subject to road widening structure plan. Infrastructure: To secure approvals for commensurate expansion of sewer, water, electricity, roads by utility providers prior to commencement of densification. Privately developed infrastructure are also encouraged upon approval.
Quoted from the policy. These rules can change the figures above for particular plots — for example by plot size or for plots facing a named road.
Plots in Dagoretti Light Industrial
We count 452 land parcels in this zone. Half of them are smaller than 0.113 ha (1,130 m²); the middle half are between 0.095 and 0.247 ha.
Where Dagoretti Light Industrial is
The zone covers about 1.8 km² across one ward.
Zones next to Dagoretti Light Industrial
Building or changing the use here?
Applications go to Nairobi City County on NPDMS. How planning approval works in Nairobi, which approval you need, and what to check on the plot first. Many projects also need NEMA’s environmental licence: NEMA licences in Nairobi.
Questions about Dagoretti Light Industrial
How many floors can I build in Dagoretti Light Industrial?
Up to 3 floors under the Nairobi Development Control Policy 2026. The zone's own rules can change the number for particular plots, so check your exact plot on the Nairobi Maps map.
What is the minimum plot size in Dagoretti Light Industrial?
0.1 hectares, which is 1,000 square metres. Land in this zone cannot be split into plots smaller than that. Across Nairobi, a plot under 0.05 ha can hold only one home.
What is the plot ratio in Dagoretti Light Industrial?
240%. All floors together can add up to 240% of the plot's area — for example 2,400 m² of floor space on a 1,000 m² plot. The ground coverage is 80%, so the building can stand on up to 800 m² of that plot.
Which wards does the Dagoretti Light Industrial zone cover?
Mutu-ini ward, by the boundaries on the Nairobi Maps map.
How do I get approval to build in Dagoretti Light Industrial?
Building plans are submitted to Nairobi City County through its online planning system, NPDMS, by a registered architect and engineer, and they must keep within this zone’s limits set out above. If the use you want is not one the zone allows, a change of use comes first. Check your plot on the Nairobi Maps map before the drawings are made.
This page describes the policy, not a decision. Nairobi City County decides every application. Check a plot's registered details with an official search — see how to do a land search in Nairobi.