Certificate of Undertaking by the Applicant for Green Channel Applications

What the certificates cover

The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority Green Channel undertaking certificates are submitted by an applicant and the architect or engineer associated with a proposed development. They record assurances about the application, site, plans, professional supervision and eligibility for Green Channel consideration. Planning permission and the relevant local body's building licence or permit must still be obtained before construction begins.

Applicant responsibilities

The applicant must certify that:

• The planning permission application and detailed plans satisfy the Development Regulations, and the information supplied is factually correct to the best of the applicant's knowledge.
• The site's shape and dimensions are shown according to site conditions and the patta read with the FMB sketch.
• Construction will not begin until planning permission from the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and a building licence or permit from the local body are received.
• If the architect or engineer leaves the project, work will stop until a replacement is appointed, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority is informed, and a revised undertaking is submitted.
• A Special Building or Group Development will not be occupied or used before obtaining a completion certificate. Completion of an ordinary building will be reported before occupation or use.

Misrepresentation can lead to cancellation or revocation of planning permission. Development already carried out may become unauthorised and face penal action, including demolition, while any security deposit may be forfeited.

Architect or engineer responsibilities

The professional must state the relevant qualification and registration, confirm familiarity with the Development Regulations for the Chennai Metropolitan Area, and undertake to supervise construction according to approved plans. The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority must be informed immediately about professional disassociation or construction that deviates from approved plans.

The professional must also certify that:

• The proposal is eligible for Green Channel consideration and conforms to land use and planning requirements.
• The site is approved or otherwise qualifies under the cited office order, is vacant or will become vacant, and abuts a public road.
• The site is free from inundation and is not in a CRZ area or Aquifer Recharge Area.
• The site is not affected by proposed acquisition, street alignment, road widening or link roads.
• No HT or LT electric line is within the restricted proximity.
• The site meets the stated separation requirements, including 30 metres from burial or burning grounds, 500 metres from a live quarry or stone crusher, 960 metres from a runway end, 100 metres from an IAF boundary, 30 metres from a railway boundary and 50 metres from a Metro Rail alignment.
• The proposal does not involve Premium FSI, Transfer of Development Rights, or gifting of communal and recreational space.