Warehousing in Maharashtra

They serve different jobs. Bhiwandi is the distribution answer for Mumbai and western India, with the deepest inventory and the shortest run into the city. Chakan is the manufacturing-adjacent answer, close to the automotive and engineering cluster and better suited to occupiers whose inbound is a factory rather than a port. Chakan's stock is newer; Bhiwandi's is deeper and larger.

Since the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code amendment notified in December 2025, a separate non-agricultural permission from the Collector is no longer needed where the use is permissible under the development or regional plan; the planning authority collects a one-time conversion premium instead. Inside an MIDC estate, check the allotment terms instead. On land inside a state industrial estate, the allotment sets what the plot may be used for, so confirm that warehousing is a permitted activity under that allotment, and expect subletting or transfer to need the authority's written consent. For an existing building, confirm the land's non-agricultural status and building permission against the current owner's title before a lease is signed.

Proximity to JNPT and to the city, and a much smaller supply. Navi Mumbai's warehousing competes for land with port logistics, container yards and industrial users, and the Panvel and Uran belts price accordingly. For anything that is not port-driven, Bhiwandi usually does the same job for noticeably less.

Fire approval runs under the Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Safety Measures Act, 2006, with a provisional approval at the building-permission stage and a final NOC before occupation. The Fire NOC and CLU counts on this page are what owners have recorded on our listings, not a fresh check of the certificates, and a blank does not mean a building is non-compliant. Ask to see the final NOC for the building you are taking. Longer leases have to be registered and stamped; confirm the current charges with the sub-registrar before budgeting.