CMDA Planning Permission, Delegation of Powers to Commissioners of Panchayat Unions within CMA
The Member Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority issued Proceedings Number RT/5039/2008-D dated 4 September 2008, revising the delegation of planning permission powers to Commissioners of ten Panchayat Unions within the Chennai Metropolitan Area following the introduction of the Second Master Plan. The proceedings allow the Commissioners to decide specified developments and small residential subdivisions, subject to land use, planning and location restrictions, while reserving certain areas and development types for prior approval by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
What the proceedings do
Proceedings Number RT/5039/2008-D dated 4 September 2008 were issued by the Member Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. They delegate specified planning permission powers under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 to the Commissioners of Minjur, Puzhal, Villivakkam, Thiruvallur, Poonamallee, Kundrathur, Sriperumbudur, St. Thomas Mount, Sholavaram and Kattankulathur Panchayat Unions.
The revised delegation followed the approval and notification of the Second Master Plan for the Chennai Metropolitan Area and its Development Regulations.
Developments covered
The Panchayat Union Commissioners may deal with construction, additions, alterations or modifications for residential, commercial, institutional or industrial purposes, including machinery installation where applicable, if the development is permitted by the land use regulations.
Key limits include:
- Special buildings, group developments and multistoreyed buildings are excluded.
- Delegated activities cover normally permissible uses in primary residential, mixed residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, open space and recreational, urbanisable, non-urban and agricultural use zones, within the categories identified in the proceedings.
- Eligible sites include certain plots existing before 5 August 1975, plots in specified older unapproved layouts, and plots in layouts or subdivisions approved by the Directorate of Town and Country Planning, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority or an authorised local body.
- Airport authority requirements, quarry and crusher restrictions, planning parameters and other Development Regulations continue to apply.
Residential subdivisions
Proceedings Number RT/5039/2008-D permit Commissioners to decide residential subdivisions covering no more than 1,000 square metres and creating no more than eight plots. Any internal passage, street or road must be a cul-de-sac or dead end, the site must abut a public road of the required width, and all land use and Development Regulation requirements must be met.
Powers and exclusions
The delegated powers include refusing permission for land use or planning parameter violations, allowing setback relaxation where the violation does not exceed 10 per cent by area, and performing the functions of the Responsible Authority in approved Detailed Development Plan areas.
Prior approval from the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority remains necessary for development or subdivision in:
- Coastal Regulation Zone areas.
- Aquifer Recharge Areas restricted for development.
- Land within 50 metres on either side of the proposed Metro Rail Corridor.
Applicable development charges, open space reservation charges and Infrastructure and Amenities Charges must be paid by demand draft in favour of the Member Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and transferred to that Authority. Earlier delegated enforcement powers remain unchanged and continue to cover all development types.
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Common questions
Can my Panchayat Union Commissioner approve a multistoreyed building?
No. Proceedings Number RT/5039/2008-D exclude multistoreyed buildings, special buildings and group developments from the delegated planning permission powers.
Can the Commissioner approve a small residential subdivision?
Yes, if it does not exceed 1,000 square metres or eight plots, its internal road is a cul-de-sac or dead end, and it satisfies the applicable road width, land use and Development Regulation requirements.
Does a site near the proposed Metro Rail Corridor require Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority approval?
Yes. Development or subdivision on land within 50 metres on either side of the proposed Metro Rail Corridor requires prior approval from the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
Did these proceedings change the earlier enforcement powers?
No. The earlier delegation of enforcement powers continues unchanged and applies to all types of development, including special buildings, group developments and multistoreyed buildings.
