The Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots Rules, 2017
The Housing and Urban Development Department, through Government Order (Ms.) No. 78, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)], dated 4 May 2017, issued the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots Rules, 2017. The rules create a process to regularise eligible unapproved layouts, subdivisions and plots where the required sale or title registration occurred on or before 20 October 2016, while excluding specified categories of land.
What the rules govern
The Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots Rules, 2017 apply to unapproved layouts and subdivisions created without prior approval or concurrence from the Director of Town and Country Planning or the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. Their purpose is to protect purchasers and enable basic infrastructure, while improving roads, circulation, open spaces and public purpose areas where feasible.
Regularisation of a layout framework does not automatically regularise its individual plots. Each plot owner, or the promoter for unsold plots, must apply separately after in-principle approval of the layout framework.
Who may qualify
The Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots Rules, 2017 cover:
- Layouts where at least one plot was sold through a registered sale deed on or before 20 October 2016.
- Sold and unsold plots within such eligible layouts.
- Individual plots in subdivisions registered through a sale deed or title deed on or before 20 October 2016.
A sale agreement or General Power of Attorney is not accepted as proof of sale. An applicant without rights over the land must be rejected.
Land that cannot be regularised
The Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots Rules, 2017 exclude plots or layouts located wholly or partly in:
- Public water bodies, including channels, canals, tanks, lakes and rivers.
- Government poramboke land.
- Open Space Reservation land, parks or play fields reserved in approved layouts or subdivisions.
- Proposed road or rail corridors and street alignments in development plans.
- Land below high tension or extra high voltage electric lines, including tower lines.
Vacant plots blocking the only access to surrounding land are also excluded. Plots involving encroachment on public roads, streets or land not owned by the applicant are not eligible.
Applications and authorities
The Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots Rules, 2017 require eligible plot owners and layout promoters to apply online in Form I within six months from commencement, with self-assessed fees and charges.
Individual plot applications go to the relevant Corporation or Municipal Commissioner, Town Panchayat Executive Officer, or Block Development Officer (Village Panchayats). Layout applications go to the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority within its planning area, or the relevant planning or Town and Country Planning authority elsewhere.
Applications must include prescribed plans and sketches, proof of road access and surroundings, a self-attested sale deed or title deed, and the applicable land record.
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Common questions
Is my unapproved plot eligible if it was registered after 20 October 2016?
The rules only cover qualifying plots sold and registered, or held under the required registered title deed, on or before 20 October 2016.
Will regularisation of the entire layout automatically regularise my plot?
No. Regularisation of the layout framework does not automatically regularise individual plots. The plot owner must apply separately after in-principle approval of the layout framework.
Can I use a sale agreement or General Power of Attorney as proof of purchase?
No. The rules state that a sale agreement or General Power of Attorney will not be accepted as evidence of the sale of a plot.
Can a plot on government poramboke land or in a water body be regularised?
No. Plots or layouts located wholly or partly in government poramboke land or a public water body are not eligible for regularisation.
