G.O. (Ms.) No. 152, Amendment to Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019, 2022
The Housing and Urban Development Department, through G.O. (Ms.) No. 152 dated 18 August 2022, issued a notification amending the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019. It provides that qualifying properties within 500 metres of certain metro rail corridors must be charged 50 percent of the applicable Premium FSI charges.
Purpose of the amendment
The Housing and Urban Development Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 152 dated 18 August 2022 to amend the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019. The amendment replaces the clause dealing with Premium FSI charges for properties near metro rail corridors. The Government Order also directs that the appended notification be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Properties covered
G.O. (Ms.) No. 152 applies to properties located within 500 metres of the centre line of a qualifying metro rail corridor. The distance must be measured from the centre line of the corridor, rather than from a station or another metro rail structure.
The qualifying corridor categories are:
- Existing metro rail corridors.
- Metro rail corridors under execution.
- Proposed metro rail corridors for which the Government has issued administrative sanction.
A property near a proposed metro rail corridor is therefore covered only when administrative sanction has been issued by the Government for that corridor.
Change to Premium FSI charges
The amendment to the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019 states that Premium FSI for a qualifying property shall be charged at 50 percent of the applicable Premium FSI charges. The concession concerns the amount charged for Premium FSI.
The notification does not provide a separate monetary rate or calculation table. The payable amount depends on the applicable Premium FSI charges, to which the 50 percent charge is applied.
Who may be affected
Property owners, buyers and development professionals dealing with land within 500 metres of a metro rail corridor should check whether the corridor is existing, under execution, or proposed with Government administrative sanction. They should also confirm whether the property falls within the required distance measured from the corridor centre line.
Key provisions
- The Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019 are amended by substituting the clause on Premium FSI near metro rail corridors.
- The covered distance is 500 metres from the centre line of the corridor.
- Existing, under execution and administratively sanctioned proposed metro rail corridors are included.
- Premium FSI is charged at 50 percent of the otherwise applicable Premium FSI charges for qualifying properties.
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Common questions
Does the Premium FSI concession apply to property near a proposed metro rail corridor?
Yes, but only if the Government has issued administrative sanction for the proposed corridor and the property is within 500 metres of its centre line.
How is the 500 metre distance measured?
The distance is measured from the centre line of the metro rail corridor.
What Premium FSI charge applies to a qualifying property?
Premium FSI must be charged at 50 percent of the applicable Premium FSI charges.
Are metro rail corridors already under construction covered?
Yes. The amendment covers existing corridors, corridors under execution, and proposed corridors that have received Government administrative sanction.
