Press Release (09 Unapproved Plots Hill Area)
The Director of the Directorate of Town and Country Planning released, and the Department of Information and Public Relations issued, this press release on applications to regularise certain individual plots and layouts in Tamil Nadu. It announces applications without a time limit for qualifying individual plots, extends the deadline for qualifying layouts to 30 June 2026 under Government Order No. 70, Housing and Urban Development Department, dated 15 May 2025, and gives a separate application period and changed portal for unapproved layouts in notified hill areas.
What the press release covers
The Director of the Directorate of Town and Country Planning released, and the Department of Information and Public Relations issued, information on three categories of regularisation applications:
- Individual plots purchased in unapproved layouts and registered before 20 October 2016.
- Layouts in which any plot was sold and registered on or before 20 October 2016.
- Unapproved layouts in notified hill areas.
The announcement is relevant to people who purchased qualifying individual plots and people interested in applying to regularise qualifying layouts, including layouts in notified hill areas.
Individual plots in unapproved layouts
The Minister for the Housing and Urban Development Department announced for 2025 to 2026 that applications to regularise individual plots in unapproved layouts, where the plots were registered before 20 October 2016, would be accepted without any time limit.
People who purchased such individual plots may register their applications online from 1 July 2025 at www.onlineppa.tn.gov.in.
Extension for qualifying layouts
Government Order No. 70, Housing and Urban Development Department, dated 15 May 2025, extends the time available to regularise layouts in which any plot was sold and registered on or before 20 October 2016.
Key points are:
- The extended deadline is 30 June 2026.
- The previously issued rules remain unchanged.
- Interested applicants may register from 1 July 2025 at www.tcponline.tn.gov.in.
The press release does not provide further details about eligibility checks, documents, charges or the earlier rules.
Unapproved layouts in notified hill areas
Applications to regularise unapproved layouts in notified hill areas may be registered from 1 July 2025 to 30 November 2025.
Applicants must use www.tcponline.tn.gov.in. This replaces www.tnhillarealayoutreg.in as the application portal for this category. The press release does not state that the hill area application period is open without a time limit.
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Common questions
Can I apply to regularise an individual plot registered before 20 October 2016?
Yes, if it is an individual plot in an unapproved layout. Applications are to be accepted without any time limit and may be registered from 1 July 2025 at www.onlineppa.tn.gov.in.
What is the deadline for regularising a layout where a plot was sold and registered by 20 October 2016?
Government Order No. 70, Housing and Urban Development Department, dated 15 May 2025, extends the deadline to 30 June 2026. Applications may be registered at www.tcponline.tn.gov.in.
Where should I apply for regularisation of an unapproved layout in a notified hill area?
Apply at www.tcponline.tn.gov.in instead of www.tnhillarealayoutreg.in. The application period is from 1 July 2025 to 30 November 2025.
Did the extension change the earlier regularisation rules?
No. The press release states that the extension to 30 June 2026 was issued without changes to the rules issued earlier.
