G.O. (Ms). No.95
Housing and Urban Development Department, G.O. (Ms). No.95, dated 04.08.2023, changes how open space reservation charges are collected for certain planning permission applications in the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority area and in areas under the Director of Town and Country Planning. It allows prescribed charges under this Government Order to be collected only where the site proposed for development is shown as a plot in a document registered on or before 20.10.2016, while keeping the existing rules for reservation of open space reservation unchanged.
What this document does
Housing and Urban Development Department, G.O. (Ms). No.95, dated 04.08.2023, deals with open space reservation charges in planning permission applications. It was issued after considering requests connected with regularisation of unapproved layouts and sub-divisions, and the difficulty of applying open space reservation requirements in some plot based cases.
The Government says the prescribed charges under this Government Order may be collected only in a limited class of cases. The existing rules for reservation of open space reservation continue without change.
Who it affects
This Government Order matters to:
- people applying for planning permission for development on plots
- owners of plots in unapproved layouts or sub-divisions
- applicants in the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority area
- applicants in areas under the Director of Town and Country Planning
- professionals handling planning permission and regularisation applications
Key points
- The Government examined issues arising in planning permission applications for plots, including cases linked to regularisation proposals.
- The cut off date referred to in the document is 20.10.2016.
- The special collection of charges under Housing and Urban Development Department, G.O. (Ms). No.95, dated 04.08.2023, applies only where the site proposed for development is indicated as a plot in the registered document.
- The registered document must be on or before 20.10.2016.
- For other cases, the charges normally applicable may be collected.
- The existing rules for reservation of open space reservation will continue without change.
Practical effect for buyers and owners
If you own or plan to develop a plot, the main question is whether your registered document shows the site as a plot and whether that document was registered on or before 20.10.2016. If yes, the authority may collect the charges prescribed in Housing and Urban Development Department, G.O. (Ms). No.95, dated 04.08.2023.
If your case does not fit that description, the document says the normally applicable charges may be collected instead. This document does not remove the open space reservation rules themselves, because those rules continue without change.
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Common questions
Does this Government Order change the open space reservation rules themselves?
No. The document says the existing rules for reservation of open space reservation will continue without change.
When can the special charges under G.O. (Ms). No.95 be collected?
They may be collected only for planning permission applications where the site proposed for development is indicated as a plot in a document registered on or before 20.10.2016.
What if my document does not show the site as a plot, or it was registered after 20.10.2016?
For other cases, the document says the charges normally applicable may be collected.
Does this matter only inside Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority limits?
The document is addressed to both the Member-Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, and the Director of Town and Country Planning, so it is relevant to applications handled by both authorities.
