Chapter 10 · Revised Master Plan for Bengaluru 2031 (Draft)

10.1 Heritage and Urban Character of the Zone

The 15th century Ulsoor settlement was established by the Vijaynagar kings, is centered around the Someshwar temple complex including its processional car street near the Halasuru lake. Consequently, the British established their Cantonment around the Ulsoor Lake and large migration of Tamils seen in this area during the same period. The heritage sites listed in this zone are presented in Table 17.

10.2 Typology

Temple complex along with its processional route along the Car Street and low rise residential areas.

Table 17Heritage sites in Ulsoor Heritage Zone

Sl. No.	Name of Heritage Site	Location	Ward No.	Ward Name	Type of Building
Ulsoor Heritage Zone	Ulsoor Heritage Zone	Ulsoor Heritage Zone	Ulsoor Heritage Zone	Ulsoor Heritage Zone	Ulsoor Heritage Zone
Built Heritage	Built Heritage	Built Heritage	Built Heritage	Built Heritage	Built Heritage
1	Aurobindo Bhavan	#9, Aurobindo Bhavan, Gangadhar Chetty Road	90	Halsoor	Public
2	Kempegowda Tower - State Protected	On South Western End Of Ulsoor Lake	90	Halsoor	Public
3	Ksb Mani, Insurance House	No.6, Ulsoor Road	90	Halsoor	Residential
4	Residence On Milkmanstreet	Milkmanstreet	111	Shantala Nagar	Residential
5	Sikh Gurudwara	On Near Ulsoor Lake	90	Halsoor	Public
6	Siva Temple	Shiva TEMPLE On	90	Halsoor	Public
Sl. No.	Name of Heritage Site	Location	Ward No.	Ward Name	Type of Building
		Gangadhar Chetty Road
7	Someswar Temple	Gurdwara Road,Ulsoor	90	Halsoor	Public
8	Wesley Centenary Church	Ulsoor Meanee Ave Rd, Ulsoor	111	Shantala Nagar	Public
Natural Heritage	Natural Heritage	Natural Heritage	Natural Heritage	Natural Heritage	Natural Heritage
9	Ulsoor Lake	Ulsoor	90	Halsoor	Open Space
Cultural Heritage	Cultural Heritage	Cultural Heritage	Cultural Heritage	Cultural Heritage	Cultural Heritage
10	Someshwara Temple Car festival Route	Path Around Someshwara Temple Between Car Streetand Bazaar Street	90	Halsoor	Public

10.3 Regulations for Ulsoor Town Heritage Zone

Regulations for Ulsoor Heritage Zone are given in Table 18

Table 18Regulations for Ulsoor Heritage Zone

Aspects of Regulation	Ulsoor Heritage Zone (Common Regulations)
Regulations for all the Listed Heritage Sites in the particular heritage zone	Internal changes or adaptive reuse is allowed; extension to existing heritage sites, additional buildings in the open spaces / parking areas of the listed heritage sites is allowed provided it is in harmony with the architectural style and shall not detract from the heritage building.Existing building lines along the Someshwar temple road and Car Street to be retained, maintained, with no new developments or additions can protrude beyond all roads in the heritage zone.Architectural features/elements of existing heritage buildings to be adapted for new developments to maintain the character of the zone.
Infrastructure Upgradation	Pedestrian /NMT on streets to be demarcated for promoting easy access to these Heritage sites.
Vistas/ Views/ Skyline	The visual vista created along the Someshwar temple road that has view to the Someshwara Temple to be retained.
Streetscape	To promote pedestrian pathways to be developed as a public realm.Streetscape elements & street furniture must consider the surrounding architectural character or designed in a manner that does not mar the character of the heritage zone.
Signages	Signboards regarding information of the particular heritage building/site/zone/precinct except for traffic routes and boards to be allowed with prior clearance from Authority which when are specifically designed (size of signboards/colour/font size etc.) in accordance to local context.No commercial hoardings allowed on the listed heritage buildings/ within heritage site

11.Whitefield Inner Circle Heritage Zone [Map -14]