Applicable Fees, Charges and Deposits for Building Developments
This fee schedule lists development charges, scrutiny fees, regularisation charges and security deposits for special buildings, group developments, industrial and institutional buildings, and multi-storeyed building developments in the Chennai Metropolitan Area. The supplied text does not identify the issuing department, government order number or date, and it contains separate tables with some differing rates.
What the schedule covers
The fee schedule applies to several categories of building development in the Chennai Metropolitan Area. It separates charges by building use and, in some tables, by city, municipality, town panchayat, panchayat or the rest of the Chennai Metropolitan Area.
The covered development types are:
- Special buildings and group developments.
- Industrial and institutional buildings.
- Multi-storeyed building developments.
- Residential and commercial uses within the relevant tables.
Main charges and deposits
The schedule identifies the following payment categories:
- Development charges for land, calculated on land area.
- Development charges for buildings, calculated on total built-up area.
- Scrutiny fee of Rs.1.50 per sq.m. at submission, Re.0.75 per sq.m. for the first revised plan, Re.0.40 per sq.m. for the second revised plan and Re.0.20 per sq.m. for the third revised plan.
- Regularisation charges calculated on land area.
- Building security deposits calculated on total built-up area.
- A lump sum display board security deposit.
- Septic tank or sewage treatment plant security deposits for unsewered areas.
- IDC payable to CMWSSB for sewered areas, calculated on total built-up area.
- I & A charges calculated on total FSI area.
Rates that depend on the project
Development charge rates vary according to residential, commercial, industrial or institutional use. Some development charge tables also distinguish between CBA and Non CBA locations.
For unsewered areas, the septic tank or sewage treatment plant deposit is Rs.1,000 per dwelling unit for residential development. For non-residential or commercial floor area, it is Rs.1,000 for every 50 sq.m.
The multi-storeyed building table lists a building security deposit of Rs.400 per sq.m. and a display board security deposit of Rs.10,000. Earlier tables list a building security deposit of Rs.200 per sq.m. for certain categories. Readers should therefore identify the correct development category and location before using a rate.
What buyers and owners should check
Property owners, developers and professionals should confirm the building classification, proposed use, location category, sewered or unsewered status, land area, total built-up area and total FSI area. The supplied text does not state an issuing department, government order number, publication date or whether any listed rate has later been amended or superseded.
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Common questions
Does the scrutiny fee apply to the land area or built-up area?
The schedule states that the scrutiny fee is calculated on total built-up area.
What deposit applies for a septic tank or sewage treatment plant in an unsewered residential development?
The listed security deposit is Rs.1,000 per dwelling unit.
Is the CMWSSB infrastructure development charge payable in an unsewered area?
The schedule describes IDC payable to CMWSSB as applying to sewered areas only and calculates it on total built-up area.
Are the same development charges used for every type of building?
No. The tables provide different development charge rates for residential, commercial, industrial and institutional uses, with further distinctions based on location and, in some tables, CBA or Non CBA status.
