Variations to the Approved Second Master Plan for the Chennai Metropolitan Area 2026
The Housing and Urban Development Department, through Government Order G.O.Ms.No. 153, dated 14th December 2015, amends the Development Regulations in the Approved Second Master Plan for the Chennai Metropolitan Area 2026. It replaces the charge entries for layouts, subdivisions and reconstitutions, and for subdivision or layout preparation per plot.
What the notification changes
Government Order G.O.Ms.No. 153 of the Housing and Urban Development Department, dated 14th December 2015, varies the Development Regulations forming part of the Approved Second Master Plan for the Chennai Metropolitan Area 2026. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the variation under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
The Approved Second Master Plan for the Chennai Metropolitan Area 2026 had been approved under that Act and published through Housing and Urban Development Department Notification No. II(2)/HOU/386(e)/2008 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 2nd September 2008.
Properties and proposals covered
The variation concerns charge entries in regulation 4, sub-regulation (4), of the Development Regulations for the Chennai Metropolitan Area. It is relevant to proposals involving:
- Layouts.
- Subdivisions.
- Reconstitutions.
- Subdivision or layout preparation per plot.
The notification does not change the entire master plan. It substitutes two specified charge entries within the Development Regulations.
Revised charge entries
Government Order G.O.Ms.No. 153 substitutes the following entries:
- Layouts, subdivisions and reconstitutions are charged at Rs. 1.50 per square metre of land area.
- Subdivision or layout preparation charges are Rs. 300 per plot.
For determining the layout preparation charges, Economically Weaker Section plots, public purpose plots and Open Space Reservation area must be excluded when counting the total number of plots.
What buyers and owners should check
A buyer, owner or professional dealing with land in the Chennai Metropolitan Area should check whether a proposed development involves a layout, subdivision or reconstitution covered by the substituted entries. Where layout preparation charges depend on the number of plots, the plot count must exclude Economically Weaker Section plots, public purpose plots and Open Space Reservation area as specified in the notification.
The variation was published in Part II, Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 30th March 2016 as Notification No. II(2)/HOU/255/2016.
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Common questions
Does this notification apply to all land in Tamil Nadu?
No. Government Order G.O.Ms.No. 153 changes the Development Regulations for the Chennai Metropolitan Area under the Approved Second Master Plan for the Chennai Metropolitan Area 2026.
What is the charge for a layout, subdivision or reconstitution?
The substituted entry sets the charge at Rs. 1.50 per square metre of land area.
What is the subdivision or layout preparation charge per plot?
The substituted entry sets the subdivision or layout preparation charge at Rs. 300 per plot.
Are all plots counted when calculating layout preparation charges?
No. Economically Weaker Section plots, public purpose plots and Open Space Reservation area are excluded when counting the total number of plots for determining layout preparation charges.
