Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority Inspection Report Format
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority issued this inspection report format to record site and building conditions, road access, amenities, utility lines and nearby physical features. It is relevant to properties being inspected for an existing or proposed building, but the form itself does not state an approval decision, fee or compliance standard.
What the inspection format covers
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority Inspection Report Format is a blank field inspection template. It provides spaces for an APU number, inspection date, property details and the name and designation of the inspecting officer.
The format does not set out building standards, permissible measurements, fees or an approval outcome. Instead, it identifies the information that an inspecting officer is expected to record during a site inspection.
Existing and proposed buildings
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority Inspection Report Format records conditions relating to both existing and proposed construction.
For an existing building, the form asks for:
- Name and site address.
- Whether the site is vacant.
- Whether the existing building is as per plan.
- Whether demolition is planned and its stage.
- The building's age and construction stage.
- Any deviations.
For a proposed building, the form records:
- The proposed number of blocks.
- The stage of construction.
- Whether construction is as per plan.
- Deviations in construction or usage.
Roads, access and amenities
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority Inspection Report Format requires details of the road adjoining the property. These include road width, nature and type, connectivity to a public road, and the width and length of any passage. It also asks how many plots are served by the passage.
The amenities section records the availability of:
- Drainage.
- Water lines.
- Street lighting.
Utilities and nearby features
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority Inspection Report Format checks whether high tension, low tension or tower lines pass through the site and asks for their approximate alignment.
The inspecting officer must also record:
- The site level and its level relative to the road.
- Distance from a burial place, electricity tower, quarry and railway.
- Whether the Coastal Regulation Zone falls within the site context.
- Distance from the sea or Bay of Bengal.
- Distance from the Buckingham Canal, Adyar River and Coovam River.
- Details of surrounding development.
- Any additional remarks.
These entries allow the inspection record to capture construction status, access, services, utility corridors and nearby environmental or infrastructure features for the property.
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Common questions
Is this Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority form a building approval?
No approval decision is stated in the form. It is an inspection format used to record site, building, access, amenity and surrounding-area details.
Will the inspecting officer check whether construction matches the plan?
Yes. The form asks whether the existing building and proposed construction are as per plan, and it provides fields for construction, usage and other deviations.
What road access details are recorded during inspection?
The form records the abutting road width, nature and type of road, connection to a public road, passage width and length, and the number of plots served by the passage.
Does the inspection include nearby rivers, the coast and utility lines?
Yes. The form covers the Coastal Regulation Zone, distance from the sea or Bay of Bengal, Buckingham Canal, Adyar River and Coovam River, and the presence and alignment of high tension, low tension and tower lines.
