Adoption of Revised Infrastructure and Development Charges, 2023 to 2024
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, through an order dated 18 March 2023 signed by Member Secretary Anshul Mishra, adopted an enhanced Infrastructure and Development Charge of Rs.240 per sq.m. for planning permission applications involving Non High Rise Buildings and High Rise Buildings within the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority limit. The rate applies to demands issued from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, and the order states that it takes immediate effect. No order number is printed in the supplied text.
What the order does
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority order dated 18 March 2023 adopts a revised Infrastructure and Development Charge of Rs.240 per sq.m. The charge must be collected while processing planning permission applications for qualifying buildings within the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority limit.
The order was signed by Anshul Mishra, Member Secretary. It continues the process covered by Office Order No. 02/2021, dated 31 March 2021, and follows a letter received from the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board.
Key points are:
- The adopted charge is Rs.240 per sq.m. of area.
- The charge applies to Non High Rise Buildings and High Rise Buildings.
- The building must be located within the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority limit.
- The charge is collected while the planning permission application is processed.
- The revised rate applies where demands are issued from 1 April 2023.
- The stated collection period runs from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
- The order states that it takes immediate effect.
Who may be affected
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority charge may affect applicants seeking planning permission for Non High Rise Buildings or High Rise Buildings within its limit. This can include property owners, developers and professionals handling planning permission applications when a demand is issued during the stated period.
The document does not say that the charge applies merely because a property is bought, sold or owned. Its stated trigger is the processing of a planning permission application and the issue of a demand from 1 April 2023.
Administrative implementation
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority circulated the order to planning staff, including Chief Planners, Senior Planners, Deputy Planners, Assistant Planners and Planning Assistants. The circulation list also directs that the document be hosted on the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority website.
The supplied text does not explain how the chargeable area is calculated, whether any building categories are exempt, or whether the rate applies outside the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority limit. It also does not provide an appeal, refund or payment procedure.
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Common questions
What rate applies under the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority order?
The adopted Infrastructure and Development Charge is Rs.240 per sq.m. of area.
Does the charge apply to both High Rise and Non High Rise Buildings?
Yes. The order applies to planning permission applications for both Non High Rise Buildings and High Rise Buildings located within the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority limit.
When does the revised rate apply?
The rate applies to demands issued from 1 April 2023, for the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. The order also states that it takes immediate effect.
Does buying or selling a property by itself trigger this charge?
The document only provides for collection while processing planning permission applications. It does not state that a purchase or sale by itself triggers the charge.
