Minutes of the 270th Authority Meeting Held on 11.07.2022

What the minutes cover

The Minutes of the 270th Authority Meeting of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority record decisions taken on 11 July 2022. The decisions include site-specific land use changes, treatment of land released from airport acquisition, preparation of new plans, development of open space reservation land and disposal of allotted or vacant plots.

Property buyers and owners should check whether their land falls within one of the named survey numbers, villages or planning areas. Some decisions include conditions that must be addressed when development is proposed.

Land use decisions

The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority approved the following changes:

• Land in Survey Numbers 9/2A, 10/3A1A, 11/1, 11/2, 11/3, 12/4B, 13/4B, 13/5, 18/1, 18/3, 18/4 and 25/1B of Orakkadu Village, Ponneri Taluk, Thiruvallur District was reclassified from partly Agricultural Use and partly Mixed Residential Use to Industrial Use.
• The Orakkadu change supports a proposed electronic and automobile electrical equipment factory. Remarks from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board must be obtained when the site is developed.
• Land in Survey Number 1/6 of Moolacheri Village, identified as Mullaicheri in the Second Master Plan, Tambaram Taluk, Chengalpattu District was reclassified from Agricultural Use to Residential Use for a residential layout.
• Development of the Moolacheri site must ensure public access to surrounding vacant lands.

Airport expansion lands

The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority approved land use based on the First Master Plan for areas released by the Airports Authority of India from acquisition for airport expansion in Manapakkam, Gerugambakkam, Kolapakkam and Tharapakkam. The assignment also accounts for later reclassifications approved after release from acquisition and channels shown in the Litho Maps.

A flood inundation mapping report submitted by M/s. CUBE, Indian Institute of Technology Madras was under examination. If accepted, its recommendations would be considered in the Third Master Plan and in relevant reclassification proposals.

Other planning and property decisions

• Preparation of a Master Plan for Chengalpattu through a consultant was approved, with conservation of hillocks, the lake and the Palar river identified as part of the planning vision.
• Preparation of a Detailed Development Plan and New Town Development Plan for Kancheepuram through a consultant was approved.
• Development of 16.63 acres of open space reservation land at Porur Ramachandra University as multi-purpose open space with a sports complex and parks was approved through a tender process.
• The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority resolved to consider sale deeds for 13 remaining plots in the Maraimalai Nagar Scheme and one plot in the Manali New Town Scheme, subject to eligibility under existing rules. Remaining vacant plots were to be auctioned and allotted.