Office Order No.02/2016

What the office order does

Office Order No.02/2016 of the Administration Division, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, dated 7 January 2016, simplifies access to planning permission application materials. It discontinues the sale of specified forms and checklists because the application formats hosted on the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority website can be downloaded free of cost.

The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority describes the change as part of a good governance initiative intended to simplify procedures for the general public. It follows the approach already used for tender schedules hosted on the authority's website.

Who is affected

Office Order No.02/2016 affects people applying to the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority for planning permission using the listed forms and checklists. The covered application categories include:

• Multi-storeyed buildings, identified in the document as MSB.
• Residential and commercial developments.
• Special buildings.
• Institutional and public buildings.
• Layouts.
• Reclassification applications.

The document is also directed internally to relevant planning, finance and accounts officers. A copy was marked to the Computer Cell for hosting on the website.

Key provisions

Office Order No.02/2016 provides that:

• Planning permission application formats hosted on the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority website may be downloaded by applicants free of cost.
• The sale of Forms A, B and C is discontinued.
• The sale of the Checklist, Green Checklist and related materials used for the listed planning permission categories is discontinued.
• The change takes immediate effect.

What applicants should understand

The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority has changed how the specified application forms and checklists are obtained. Instead of purchasing these materials, applicants may download the formats hosted on the authority's website free of cost.

Office Order No.02/2016 deals only with access to and sale of the listed forms and checklists. The document does not set out planning permission requirements, scrutiny procedures, application charges or approval conditions.