Office Order No. 5/2017, Planning Permission Validity
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Administration Division, issued Office Order No. 5/2017 dated 30 May 2017, directing its divisions to apply the increase in planning permission validity from three years to five years under the amended Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. The extended validity also covers three year permissions expiring on or after 30 March 2017 and qualifying renewal applications under examination on that date.
What the office order does
Office Order No. 5/2017 dated 30 May 2017 was issued by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Administration Division. It directs the relevant divisions to record and comply with the government amendment to Section 50 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, which increased the validity period of planning permission from three years to five years.
The direction is based on a notification published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 30 March 2017, Office Order No. 3/2017 dated 18 April 2017, and Authority Resolution No. 17/2017 dated 21 April 2017.
Permissions covered
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority extended the five year validity provision to the following cases:
- Planning permissions originally issued with a three year validity period that expire on or after 30 March 2017.
- Applications for renewal of planning permission that had been received and were under examination by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority or a local body on 30 March 2017.
The office order requires these cases to be taken on record and handled in compliance with the amended validity period.
Who may be affected
Office Order No. 5/2017 is relevant to owners, developers and applicants in the Chennai Metropolitan Area whose planning permission was issued for three years and was due to expire on or after 30 March 2017. It is also relevant to applicants whose renewal request was already being examined by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority or a local body on that date.
Property buyers and professionals reviewing an approval may need to check the planning permission issue date, its original validity period and its expiry date. A renewal applicant should also verify whether the application had been received and was under examination on 30 March 2017.
Internal implementation
Office Order No. 5/2017 was circulated to planning staff and other Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority officials, including Deputy Planners, Assistant Planners, Planning Assistants, Chief Planners, the Senior Law Officer and audit personnel. The circulation directs the concerned divisions to place the change on record and comply with it.
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Common questions
Does a three year planning permission automatically qualify for five year validity?
Office Order No. 5/2017 applies the five year provision to planning permissions issued with three year validity that expire on or after 30 March 2017.
Does the change cover a planning permission that expired before 30 March 2017?
The office order only identifies three year planning permissions expiring on or after 30 March 2017. It does not state that permissions expiring before that date are covered.
What happens if my renewal application was pending on 30 March 2017?
The five year validity provision applies where the renewal application had been received and was under examination by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority or a local body on 30 March 2017.
Which legal change increased planning permission validity?
The office order records a government amendment to Section 50 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, increasing planning permission validity from three years to five years.
