Dholera TP3: residential and commercial toward the airport corridor
TP Scheme 3 (TP3) is the first of the two Dholera schemes where we have to be upfront about a gap: its exact area is not reliably sourced, and we will not invent a figure. Portal commentary describes TP3 as carrying a residential and commercial character oriented toward the airport corridor, but that is commentary, not official zoning. Like all six Dholera schemes, its draft is reported sanctioned. The honest position on TP3 is that its intended flavour is documented at a portal level while its hard numbers and land-use split are not, so a buyer here should lean even harder on parcel-level verification: the Final Plot number, the sanctioned plan, the title chain and the RERA status.
Honesty about what we do not know is part of the value of this site, and TP3 is a good example. Some Dholera pages will happily print a precise square-kilometre figure for every scheme. We will not, because for TP3 the area is not reliably sourced. What we can do is tell you what is documented, label its confidence honestly, and point you to the checks that matter more than any zone description.
Start, as always, with the anchor page on what a TP scheme is. The land-pooling and Final Plot logic there is the framework for reading TP3, and it matters more here precisely because the scheme-level numbers are thin.
The honest gap: TP3's area is not reliably sourced
Unlike TP1, TP2, TP5 and TP6, whose areas are reported at roughly 51, 102, 75 and 67 sq km respectively, TP3 does not have an area figure we are willing to publish as reported. The detailed scheme areas and land-use percentages for Dholera sit inside DSIRDA's Final Development Plan documents, and for TP3 that number is not available to us in a form we trust. Rather than reach for a broker estimate and dress it up as fact, we state plainly that the area is not reliably sourced and route you to the planning authority to confirm it. This is the same discipline we apply to TP4.
The 'residential and commercial, airport corridor' character
What TP3 does have is a described character. Portal commentary positions it as a residential and commercial zone oriented toward the airport corridor, the belt of the region that looks toward the Dholera International Airport site near Navagam village, roughly 20 km from the Dholera core. The logic is intuitive: land that faces an emerging airport gateway tends to attract residential and commercial planning in a master plan. But we present this as portal-sourced commentary, not as an official land-use designation, because the binding zoning percentages are not reliably sourced.
This matters for how you weigh the airport angle. The airport is Dholera's single biggest swing factor, and it is also its biggest timing risk, with an opening that has slipped repeatedly since around 2010 and a current target of September to October 2026 that we treat as a target. Read the status honestly on our Dholera International Airport page before you attach an airport premium to any TP3 plot.
| Attribute | TP3 | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Scheme area | Not reliably sourced | Unknown |
| Character label | Residential + commercial, airport corridor | Portal commentary |
| Scheme sanction | Draft sanctioned | Reported |
| Land-use percentages | Not reliably sourced | Unknown |
| Airport proximity angle | Oriented toward airport corridor | Portal commentary |
| Planning authority | DSIRDA | Confirmed |
Why the airport corridor framing cuts both ways
A residential and commercial zone facing the airport corridor sounds attractive, and if the airport opens close to target it could be. But the same feature that makes TP3 appealing on paper is the feature that carries the most timing risk. An airport-corridor plot bought at an airport-premium price is exactly the position that gets hurt if the opening slips again. The people most exposed to a delayed airport are those who paid for imminence. So the airport corridor label is a reason to study the airport's real status carefully, not a reason to pay up on faith.
Weigh it against your own horizon rather than a seller's timeline. Our investment horizon planner is built for exactly this: mapping a realistic hold period against Dholera's phases instead of betting on a single milestone date.
What a buyer should do in TP3
Because the scheme-level data is thin, the parcel-level discipline matters more, not less. Confirm the Final Plot number and the sanctioned TP proof for the exact plot. Verify title through the sale deed, the 7/12 extract and a 30-year encumbrance search. Confirm RERA registration by number on the Gujarat portal if the project is being sold, and reject the common claim that SIR status removes the RERA or N.A. requirement. And where a listing leans on the airport corridor story, separate the corridor claim from the airport's actual, slippage-prone timeline. Our verification guide and red-flags page cover the steps.
The bottom line on TP3: a scheme with a documented residential and commercial, airport-facing character but without a reliably sourced area or land-use split. Treat the character as commentary, get the hard numbers from DSIRDA, keep the airport in perspective, and let the Final Plot number, not the corridor label, decide whether a plot is real.
Frequently asked questions
How big is Dholera TP3?
What is TP3 used for?
Is TP3 close to the Dholera airport?
Is TP3 sanctioned?
Is TP3 a good place to buy?
Why can you not give TP3's area when other schemes have one?
Sources
- Dholera property portals and summaries (TP3 residential/commercial, airport-corridor character, portal commentary).
- DSIRDA Final Development Plan documents (TP3 area and land-use percentages, not reliably sourced to us).
- sir-dholera fact base, July 2026 (all six schemes sanctioned reported; TP3/TP4 areas not reliably sourced). See our full sources page.