Minutes of the 267th Authority Meeting held on 28.10.2021
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority issued the minutes of its 267th Authority Meeting, held on 28 October 2021 under the chairmanship of the Minister for Housing and Urban Development, recording planning, land, lease, infrastructure and financial decisions. The minutes include adoption of a Grid of Roads Plan affecting planning permission applications in specified villages, decisions on Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority land and plots, and approvals for major facilities and works.
What the minutes cover
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority minutes record decisions taken at the 267th Authority Meeting on 28 October 2021. Representatives included the Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, along with officials from planning, finance, transport, public works, highways, housing and local government bodies.
The document is a record of multiple administrative decisions rather than a single rule applying to every property in the Chennai Metropolitan Area.
Planning and road network decisions
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority approved and adopted a Grid of Roads Plan prepared by the School of Architecture and Planning, Chennai, for 143 villages and 5 small villages.
Key directions were:
- Proposed new roads and widening of existing roads must be implemented while approving planning permission applications for buildings, layouts and subdivisions.
- Action must be initiated to prepare a Grid of Roads Plan for adjoining villages outside the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority boundary that may fall within the proposed expansion area.
Property owners, developers and buyers in the covered villages may therefore need to check whether a proposed road or road widening affects a site before relying on development potential.
Land and plot decisions
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority made or recorded several site-specific decisions:
- For excess land used by Steel Authority of India Limited at Sathangadu, the Authority resolved to collect the balance land cost for 1.71 acres with interest from 12 October 1989. A sale deed for 37.58 acres would be considered after collection.
- For Maraimalai Nagar, updated details of vacant land and plots were sought. The Authority also suggested valuation studies, removal of encroachments, infrastructure improvements and updating the Assets Register.
- The Authority resolved not to execute sale deeds for plots allotted under the former Chairman's discretionary quota where sale deeds remained pending. Officials were directed to inspect the current status of those plots.
- At Kilambakkam, 1.50 acres was approved for free transfer to Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited for an electricity substation.
Other approvals
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority approved revised budget estimates, pension funding, Sathangadu market infrastructure assistance, solid waste management at Koyambedu Wholesale Market Complex, refurbishment works and the sale of surplus rock and earth at Kilambakkam.
For regularisation applicants, the Authority resolved to approach the Government seeking permission for regularisation fees and applicable charges to be paid in four quarterly instalments with interest. The minutes do not record that the Government had granted that permission.
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Common questions
Could the Grid of Roads Plan affect planning permission for my property?
Yes, if the property is within the 143 villages or 5 small villages covered by the approved plan. Proposed new roads and widening of existing roads are to be implemented when planning permission applications for buildings, layouts and subdivisions are considered.
Do the minutes identify which villages are covered by the Grid of Roads Plan?
No. The supplied minutes state that 143 villages and 5 small villages are covered, but do not list their names.
Will Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority issue pending sale deeds for discretionary quota plots?
The Authority resolved not to execute sale deeds for discretionary quota plots where sale deeds had not already been executed. It also directed officials to inspect the current condition of those plots.
Can regularisation fees now be paid in four instalments?
The Authority resolved to ask the Government to allow payment in four quarterly instalments with interest. The minutes do not say that the Government approved the request.
