Form A, Application for Planning Permission for Laying Out Land for Building Purposes
Form A, issued by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, is the application for planning permission to lay out land for building purposes under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. It requires landowners, power of attorney holders or leaseholders to provide site and layout plans, land use details and formal undertakings before beginning layout development. The form does not print an issue date or government order number.
What the form covers
Form A of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority is used to seek approval for laying out land for building purposes, or to find out whether a proposed development is permissible. The application is addressed to the Member-Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, at Thalamuthu Natarajan Maligai, Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai.
The owner, legal representative, power of attorney holder or leaseholder requests approval of the layout and grant of planning permission.
Plans and documents required
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority application requires the following particulars in quadruplicate, signed by the applicant and the licensed surveyor:
- A topographical plan showing adjoining areas within a radius of 150 metres around the proposed layout.
- Clear marking of the layout boundary in red, along with existing roads, structures, streams, burial grounds, power lines and site levels.
- A detailed site plan at a scale of not less than 1:800.
- Plot sizes, proposed road widths, open spaces, amenities and any proposed building types.
- The particulars requested in the annexure.
Information the applicant must provide
Form A asks for:
- The applicant's name and address.
- The full location, survey number, division or ward, town or village, and site area.
- Details of adjoining land owned or controlled by the applicant.
- The present use of the land and, if vacant, its previous use.
- The number and type of proposed dwellings, factories, shops, institutions, parks or play fields.
- Land areas proposed for residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, road, park, play field and other uses.
- Whether trees will be felled or an advertisement board erected.
- Whether the property belongs to a Wakf or Hindu religious institution, and whether prior approval or clearance has been obtained.
Applicant's undertakings
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority form requires the applicant to agree:
- Not to begin laying out the land until planning permission is granted.
- To develop only according to the approved layout plans and specifications.
- To make modifications required through a notice or confirmed order of the Authority.
- To keep an approved layout plan at the site and permit inspection while work is in progress.
- To submit completion plans within fifteen days after completing the development.
- When directed, to form and hand over proposed roads, and transfer reserved parks, play grounds and public open spaces free of cost to the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority or the relevant local authority.
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Common questions
Can I begin laying out plots before the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority grants permission?
No. By signing Form A, the applicant agrees not to proceed with laying out the land for building purposes until planning permission is granted.
How many copies of the plans and particulars must be submitted?
The plans and particulars must be submitted in quadruplicate and signed by the applicant and the licensed surveyor.
Does the application require details about trees and advertisement boards?
Yes. The applicant must state whether the development involves felling trees or erecting an advertisement board and, if so, show the relevant position on the plan.
Must roads and reserved open spaces be handed over after layout approval?
The applicant agrees, when directed, to form and hand over proposed roads and to transfer sites reserved for parks, play grounds, open spaces and public purposes free of cost to the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority or the relevant local authority.
