Part VI, Section 1 Gazette notifications on land use variations, March 11, 2026
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part VI, Section 1, published by authority on March 11, 2026, carries planning notifications issued mainly by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, the Vellore Local Planning Authority and the Government of Tamil Nadu. These notifications change land use classifications for specific survey numbers and plots in places including Kollaicheri, Urur, Zamin Pallavaram, Surappattu, Karnampattu and Solamadevi, which can affect whether land is treated as residential, commercial, institutional or agricultural.
What this gazette contains
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part VI, Section 1, published by authority on March 11, 2026, contains public notifications about changes to approved planning documents and land use maps. The issuing bodies named in the text are the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, the Vellore Local Planning Authority and, for the Navalpattu New Town Development Plan variation, the Governor of Tamil Nadu publishing Government approval.
Who may be affected
These notifications matter to:
- land owners and buyers of the exact survey numbers, town survey numbers and plots listed
- developers seeking planning permission in the affected villages and local planning areas
- nearby owners where access conditions or surrounding land use may matter
- professionals checking whether a site is in a residential, commercial, institutional, non-urban or agricultural zone
Key land use changes published here
- Kollaicheri Village, Kunrathur Taluk, Kancheepuram District. Survey Nos. 129/2A, 132, 133, 134, 135, 141, 142/1B, 145/2 and 147A/1B are reclassified from Non-Urban Use Zone to Residential Use Zone.
- Urur Village, Velachery Taluk, Chennai District. Plot No. E153 part, 8th Cross Street, Besant Nagar in T.S. No. 4/29, 7/4 and 8/7, Block No. 40, Ward-1 is reclassified from Institutional Use Zone to Residential Use Zone.
- Zamin Pallavaram Village, Pallavaram Taluk, Chengalpattu District. Plot No. 1 and 3 forming part of a regularised layout under regularisation scheme 2017 in T.S. No. 143/3 and 143/4 is reclassified into Commercial Use Zone.
- Surappattu Village, Madhavaram Taluk, Chennai District. Survey Nos. 123/1A1 and 123/1A2 are reclassified from Institutional Use Zone to Residential Use Zone.
- Karnampattu Village, Katpadi Taluk, Vellore District. Survey Nos. 294/3A, 294/3B, 295/1A, 295/1B, 295/1C, 295/1D, 303/1, 304/1 and 304/2 move from Agricultural Use Zone to Residential Use Zone.
- Solamadevi Village in the Navalpattu New Town Development Area. Certain sub-divisions are added under Residential, and the Agricultural entry is correspondingly reduced and substituted.
Conditions and cautions in the text
- Kollaicheri and Surappattu reclassifications are subject to stilt floor development with no habitation below the MFL, following Water Resources Department remarks and conditions.
- Kollaicheri and Surappattu developments must ensure public access to surrounding vacant lands.
- The Urur reclassification is subject to the outcome in W.P. No. 10585/2023.
What a buyer or owner should check
- whether your exact survey number, town survey number or plot appears in the notification
- whether the land use has changed to residential or commercial, or away from agricultural or institutional use
- whether any site-specific condition applies before development
- whether the notification is only a draft variation or a published variation in the planning record
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Common questions
Does this gazette change any land in Chennai area from institutional use to residential use?
Yes. The text says Plot No. E153 part in Urur Village and Survey Nos. 123/1A1 and 123/1A2 in Surappattu Village are reclassified from Institutional Use Zone to Residential Use Zone.
Is any land changed from non-urban or agricultural use to residential use?
Yes. In Kollaicheri Village, listed survey numbers move from Non-Urban Use Zone to Residential Use Zone. In Karnampattu Village, listed survey numbers move from Agricultural Use Zone to Residential Use Zone.
Are there any conditions attached to these reclassifications?
Yes, some of them. Kollaicheri and Surappattu require stilt floor development with no habitation below the MFL and compliance with Water Resources Department remarks, and public access to surrounding vacant lands must be ensured. Urur is subject to the outcome in W.P. No. 10585/2023.
Does the gazette include any commercial zoning change?
Yes. The text states that Plot No. 1 and 3 in Zamin Pallavaram Village, forming part of a regularised layout under regularisation scheme 2017, is reclassified into Commercial Use Zone.
