G.O.Ms.No.141, Amendment to Development Regulations for Chennai Metropolitan Area on Transfer of Development Rights, 2009
The Housing and Urban Development (UD I) Department issued G.O.Ms.No.141 dated 6 August 2009, amending the Development Regulations in the Second Master Plan for Chennai Metropolitan Area, 2026. The amendment authorises the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority to formulate guidelines and decide principles and parameters for implementing Transfer of Development Rights, subject to Annexure XXI of the Development Regulations.
What the order does
The Housing and Urban Development (UD I) Department issued G.O.Ms.No.141 dated 6 August 2009 to vary the Second Master Plan for Chennai Metropolitan Area, 2026. It adds a new sub-regulation to regulation 9 of the Development Regulations for the Chennai Metropolitan Area.
The added provision gives the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority authority to:
- Formulate guidelines needed to implement Transfer of Development Rights.
- Decide the principles to be followed when implementing Transfer of Development Rights.
- Decide the relevant implementation parameters.
- Exercise these functions subject to the regulations in Annexure XXI.
The Government directed that the appended notification be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Why the amendment was made
The Second Master Plan for Chennai Metropolitan Area, 2026 already contained a provision for Transfer of Development Rights in regulation 9. The Member-Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority informed the Government that guidelines were needed for effective implementation.
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority considered the matter and approved a proposal through its resolution dated 22 October 2008. The proposal and guidelines were then forwarded to the Government for approval. After consideration, the Government chose to add an express power allowing the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority to formulate guidelines and determine implementation principles and parameters.
Who may be affected
G.O.Ms.No.141 dated 6 August 2009 is relevant to owners, buyers, developers and professionals dealing with Transfer of Development Rights in the Chennai Metropolitan Area. It is also relevant to applications or development proposals whose treatment may depend on principles, parameters or guidelines set by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
Limits of the document
G.O.Ms.No.141 dated 6 August 2009 does not reproduce detailed Transfer of Development Rights procedures, eligibility conditions, calculations, rates or fees. Its operative change is to empower the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority to formulate the necessary guidelines and determine principles and parameters, while remaining subject to Annexure XXI of the Development Regulations.
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Common questions
Does G.O.Ms.No.141 itself provide detailed Transfer of Development Rights guidelines?
No. G.O.Ms.No.141 dated 6 August 2009 authorises the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority to formulate necessary guidelines and decide implementation principles and parameters, subject to Annexure XXI.
Does this amendment apply outside the Chennai Metropolitan Area?
The source describes a variation to the Development Regulations for the Chennai Metropolitan Area under the Second Master Plan for Chennai Metropolitan Area, 2026. It does not state that the amendment applies elsewhere.
Who has authority to set the principles and parameters for implementing Transfer of Development Rights?
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority may formulate the guidelines and decide the principles and parameters, subject to the regulations in Annexure XXI.
Does G.O.Ms.No.141 specify any Transfer of Development Rights rate or fee?
No rate or fee is stated in the supplied text of G.O.Ms.No.141 dated 6 August 2009.
