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Maximum Floor Area from FAR Calculator

Reverse a visitor-entered floor area ratio into a theoretical counted floor-area ceiling and compare it with an existing proposal.

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Exact entered decimals · no live property data
Maximum Floor Area from FAR Calculator — visual relationshipUses the current inputs
Maximum Floor Area from FAR Calculator— · measured basis
This visual explains the entered property relationship. It does not estimate local prices, approval, legal terms, or future market performance.
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  2. 2CalculateResults update automatically
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Use one consistent area unit and measurement basis unless a unit selector is provided. Separate schedule rows with semicolons or new lines, and row values with commas. Your values stay in this browser.

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What does the Maximum Floor Area from FAR Calculator measure?

Reverse a visitor-entered floor area ratio into a theoretical counted floor-area ceiling and compare it with an existing proposal. It turns documented dimensions, schedules, or planning assumptions into transparent arithmetic while keeping the chosen measurement basis visible.

The calculation

Theoretical counted floor area = applicable site area × entered FAR; remaining headroom = ceiling − proposed counted area.

Worked measurement scenario

A 1,200 site at FAR 2.5 permits 3,000 theoretical counted area; a 2,700 proposal leaves 300 headroom.

What the result does not establish

Only the relevant authority can define site area, counted floor space, exemptions, transfers, bonuses, and compliance. FAR does not establish massing, height, coverage, design, servicing, or approval. The result does not classify spaces, establish legal boundaries, verify a survey, interpret a planning code, or determine development approval.

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Quick guide

How to use this calculator

  1. Enter amounts from the same property scenario and use consistent periods and units.
  2. Use visitor-entered rates and allowances from your own documents rather than assuming a local rule.
  3. Review the component results and the calculator-specific decision boundary before acting.

Calculation method

Calculation method

Theoretical counted floor area = applicable site area × entered FAR; remaining headroom = ceiling − proposed counted area.

Entered fixed decimals remain exact through rational arithmetic. Planar distance outputs that require square roots use bounded numerical evaluation. Values round only for display, and unsupported or undefined states return an explicit message.

Worked example

Worked example

A 1,200 site at FAR 2.5 permits 3,000 theoretical counted area; a 2,700 proposal leaves 300 headroom.

Theoretical counted floor area = applicable site area × entered FAR; remaining headroom = ceiling − proposed counted area.

Supported inputs

Precision and limits

International scope

No currency, market price, interest rate, tax, tenancy rule, planning code, lender policy, or measurement definition is supplied automatically.

Scenario, not a decision

Results are arithmetic scenarios from visitor-entered values—not an appraisal, loan approval, legal interpretation, planning determination, forecast, or professional recommendation.

Precision and privacy

Inputs accept bounded plain decimals and remain in this browser. The engine prevents invalid denominators and misleading non-finite results.

Calculator-specific boundary

Only the relevant authority can define site area, counted floor space, exemptions, transfers, bonuses, and compliance. FAR does not establish massing, height, coverage, design, servicing, or approval.

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