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The 15-metre rule (building height)
Правило 15 метров (высота зданий) · 15-metre building height rule (Bali)
The 15-metre rule is a provincial spatial-plan norm capping building height at 15 metres (about four storeys), save for specific exceptions for infrastructure and state facilities. Informally "no taller than a coconut palm", it dates from a 1971 decision and is retained in Perda 2/2023.
For a villa buyer it is a filter on offers. "Apartment" projects of five or more storeys in Bali either breach the rule, are built in violation of their PBG, or stay on the renders. A two-storey villa (Mirador, Forma, Most, 72 m² over two levels) sits comfortably within it.
The rule's history, exceptions and the 2026 debate around it are in the article.
Read more in the blog
- The 15-metre rule, or why Bali does not build higher than a coconut tree
- KKPR, PBG and SLF in the developer's document pack
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Updated 2026-09-20. Not a public offer. Regulations change, so we cite enacted acts only and update the entry when they do.
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