G.O. (Ms.) No.184, Expansion of Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area, 2022
The Housing and Urban Development Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No.184, dated 21.10.2022, to include additional contiguous areas in Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur, Chengalpattu and Ranipet districts within the Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area. The appended notification formally adds the listed village areas to the planning area originally specified in 1974.
What the government order does
G.O. (Ms.) No.184, dated 21.10.2022, issued by the Housing and Urban Development Department, expands the Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area. Using the power under clause (23-a) of section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, the notification includes additional contiguous areas in villages across Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur, Chengalpattu and Ranipet districts.
The additional areas are added to the Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area originally specified through a Rural Development and Local Administration Department notification published on 21.11.1974. The notification appended to G.O. (Ms.) No.184 was directed to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 21.10.2022.
Background and process
The Housing and Urban Development Department had previously ordered publication of a notification declaring the intention to include additional contiguous areas. That notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 31.01.2018 and invited objections or suggestions from inhabitants, local authorities and institutions within two months.
The later expansion followed:
- An announcement in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on 01.09.2021 concerning expansion due to rapid development and related infrastructure requirements.
- A proposal from the Member Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
- Government consideration of that proposal before formally specifying the additional areas.
Who may be affected
G.O. (Ms.) No.184 may be relevant to buyers, owners, developers and professionals dealing with land in a village or village subdivision listed in its appended notification. Inclusion means that the listed location forms part of the Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area.
The supplied village table identifies many areas in Ponneri Taluk, Thiruvallur District, including Pulicat, Ponneri, Arani, Kattupalli, Panjetti, Thatchur, Minjur-area villages represented in the list, and numerous numbered village subdivisions. Some village numbers are divided into separately listed parts, such as Kolur-1, Kolur-2 and Kolur-3.
Points to verify for a property
- Match the property’s district, taluk, village name and village number against the appended notification.
- Check whether the relevant village is divided into separately listed parts.
- Do not rely on the village name alone where the table provides a specific village number or subdivision.
- The source establishes inclusion in the planning area, but does not state any fee, rate or property ownership change.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No.184 expand the Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area?
Yes. The Housing and Urban Development Department’s G.O. (Ms.) No.184, dated 21.10.2022, includes additional contiguous areas in Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur, Chengalpattu and Ranipet districts.
Was the public invited to comment before the expansion?
Yes. A notification published on 31.01.2018 invited objections or suggestions from inhabitants, local authorities and institutions within two months of publication.
How can I check whether my property is included?
Compare the property’s district, taluk, village number and village name with the appended notification. Where a village is split into numbered parts, the specific subdivision should also be checked.
Does inclusion under G.O. (Ms.) No.184 change property ownership?
The source only states that listed areas are included in the Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area. It does not state that ownership changes.
