G.O. (Ms.) No. 58, Minimum Width of Access Road for New Residential Layouts, 2024
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 58, dated 5 March 2024, amending the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019, to set different minimum access road widths for new residential layouts based on the type of local area. The amendment also adds Annexure XXV, identifying four Peri-Urban Village Panchayats in Ariyalur district where the 7.0 metre standard applies.
What the amendment does
G.O. (Ms.) No. 58, dated 5 March 2024, issued by the Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department, replaces the existing 7.0 metre access road requirement for residential layout developments with standards based on location. The appended notification was ordered to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary, dated 5 March 2024.
The amendment applies to the minimum width of an access road for development of new residential layouts under the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019.
Minimum access road widths
The amended requirement provides the following minimum widths:
- 7.0 metres for residential layout developments in the Chennai Metropolitan Area.
- 7.0 metres for residential layout developments in Peri-Urban Village Panchayats listed in Annexure XXV.
- 7.0 metres for residential layout developments in all Municipal Corporations and Municipalities.
- 6.5 metres for residential layout developments in all Town Panchayats.
- 6.0 metres for residential layout developments in all Village Panchayats other than Peri-Urban Village Panchayats.
These standards matter to layout developers, landowners, buyers and professionals checking whether access to a proposed residential layout meets the requirement for its local authority category.
Peri-Urban Village Panchayats listed
Annexure XXV is added after Annexure XXIV and is linked to rule 47(1)(a). It lists four Peri-Urban Village Panchayats in Ariyalur district:
- Kayarlabath, Ariyalur Block.
- Valajanagaram, Ariyalur Block.
- Edaiyar, Jayankondam Block.
- Thularankurichi, Jayankondam Block.
Residential layout developments in these four listed Village Panchayats are subject to the 7.0 metre minimum access road width rather than the 6.0 metre standard applicable to other Village Panchayats.
What property owners and buyers should check
G.O. (Ms.) No. 58, dated 5 March 2024, makes the location and local authority classification of a proposed residential layout important when checking road access. A person reviewing a layout should identify whether it lies in the Chennai Metropolitan Area, a listed Peri-Urban Village Panchayat, a Municipal Corporation, Municipality, Town Panchayat or another Village Panchayat, and then compare the proposed access road width with the applicable standard.
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Common questions
What is the minimum access road width for a residential layout in a Municipality?
The amendment sets a minimum width of 7.0 metres for residential layout developments in all Municipalities.
What road width applies to a residential layout in a Town Panchayat?
The minimum access road width for residential layout developments in all Town Panchayats is 6.5 metres.
Do all Village Panchayats have the same minimum access road width?
No. Listed Peri-Urban Village Panchayats require 7.0 metres, while other Village Panchayats require 6.0 metres.
Which Peri-Urban Village Panchayats are listed in the amendment?
Annexure XXV lists Kayarlabath, Valajanagaram, Edaiyar and Thularankurichi, all in Ariyalur district.
