Check list for applications related to BUILDING proposals in areas falling within the purview of Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Hill Stations) Building Rules, 1993 as hill stations and require clearance of Architectural Aesthetic Aspects (AAA) Committee alone
The Town and Country Planning Department issued this checklist for building applications in hill station areas covered by the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Hill Stations) Building Rules, 1993, where clearance from the Architectural Aesthetic Aspects Committee alone is required. It identifies the ownership records, certificates, site drawings, structural documents and departmental clearances that an applicant may need to submit.
What the checklist covers
The Town and Country Planning Department checklist applies to building proposals in hill station areas covered by the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Hill Stations) Building Rules, 1993, where only Architectural Aesthetic Aspects Committee clearance is required. Applicants must provide their submission date, name, postal address, mobile number, fax number and email address.
Application and land records
The Town and Country Planning Department requires the application to be addressed to the Regional Deputy Director or Convenor of the Architectural Aesthetic Aspects Committee, signed by the applicant and affixed with a Rs.2 court fee stamp. Key documents include:
- Self attested copies of the sale deed, lease deed or power of attorney.
- An officially attested Field Measurement Book or Town Survey sketch.
- Patta, Chitta or Town Survey Land Records in the owner's name.
- An original 13 year encumbrance certificate obtained up to a date not earlier than 30 days before submission.
- An original legal opinion on land ownership from one of the listed government, local body or nationalised bank panel advocates.
- A land ownership undertaking on Rs.20 stamp paper, stating the document-wise extent in each survey number.
For land identified by a survey number other than a Town Survey number, an original Tahsildar NOC must address government or poromboke land, proposed acquisition, land ceiling, land reforms and flood inundation.
Site conditions and additional clearances
The checklist asks for an access road certificate from the relevant urban or rural local body authority. Watercourses and adjacent government water bodies must be shown in the plans. Alternative alignments, culverts or buildings within 15 metres may require an NOC from the relevant department, government agency or local body.
Additional checks cover proximity to railway property, live or abandoned stone quarries, stone crusher units, reserve forest and burial or burning grounds. A District Collector's report is required for a place of public worship or religious purpose. The checklist also lists district-level NOCs from the District Forest Officer, Executive Engineer (Agricultural Engineering), and Assistant Director or Deputy Director of the Geology and Mining Department.
Plans and technical documents
Applicants are asked to provide:
- Structural stability forms and certificates signed by the owner, architect and structural design engineer.
- Sewage treatment or underground drainage details.
- Rainwater harvesting and solar water heating details in the drawings.
- Site, building, contour, column design and surrounding topographical plans at the stated scales.
- A water supply undertaking on Rs.20 stamp paper.
A Fire Service Department NOC is listed only for all categories of industries and warehouses, and commercial buildings handling or trading explosives, fire crackers or similar inflammable materials.
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Common questions
Does this checklist apply to every building application in Tamil Nadu?
No. It applies to building proposals in hill station areas covered by the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Hill Stations) Building Rules, 1993, where clearance from the Architectural Aesthetic Aspects Committee alone is required.
How recent must the encumbrance certificate be?
The original encumbrance certificate must cover 13 years and be obtained up to a date that is not earlier than 30 days before the application is submitted.
What is required if a watercourse passes through the site?
The watercourse must be marked on the site plan. Depending on ownership and the proposal, an alternative alignment and NOC may be required, including for a culvert or a building proposed within 15 metres of the watercourse boundary.
Is a Fire Service Department NOC required for all buildings?
No. The checklist requires it only for all categories of industries and warehouses, and for commercial buildings where explosives, fire crackers or similar inflammable materials are handled or traded.
