The effectiveness in site layout and construction planning for large-scale and complicated construction projects not only affects productivity and cost it also controls whether a project can be handled and completed in a efficient manner. In India site layout planning is mostly a neglected aspect. Most construction sites that run into trouble do so for reasons related to managerial factors rather than because of technical problems. The site-based management can make significant improvements in the cost and time savings during the construction process without involving a mass of additional work. Now-a-days due to site scarcity i.e. limited site space high cost of purchasing site selection and site space is considered as important as other resources. The review of literature for various aspects of site layout is presented in this paper