Variations to the Second Master Plan for Chennai Metropolitan Area
Notification No. VI(1)/107/2012, dated 29 March 2012, was issued by the Member-Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority under powers delegated by the Government of Tamil Nadu Housing and Urban Development Department through G.O.Ms. No. 419, dated 1 June 1984. It amends the Second Master Plan for Chennai Metropolitan Area 2026 by reclassifying specified survey lands in Nandambakkam and Manapakkam from Water Body Use Zone to Mixed Residential Use Zone.
What the notification changes
Notification No. VI(1)/107/2012 adds the expression “Map P.P. D/M.P.II (V) No.14/2012” to Regulation No. 12(2) of the Development Regulations in the Second Master Plan for Chennai Metropolitan Area 2026. The new map is to be read with Map No. MP-II/CMA(VP)191/2008 and Map No. MP-II/CMA(TP)25/2008.
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority explains that the mapped variation reclassifies the following lands:
- Survey Nos. 170/2 and 170/3C in Nandambakkam Village, Nandambakkam Town Panchayat.
- Survey No. 1/3B3 in Manapakkam Village, Kundrathur Panchayat Union.
- All identified lands are in Sriperumbadur Taluk, Kancheepuram District.
- Their classification changes from Water Body Use Zone to Mixed Residential Use Zone.
Authority and master plan background
The Member-Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority issued Notification No. VI(1)/107/2012 on 29 March 2012. The power was delegated by the Government of Tamil Nadu through G.O.Ms. No. 419 of the Housing and Urban Development Department, dated 1 June 1984.
The affected planning document is the Second Master Plan for Chennai Metropolitan Area 2026. It was approved through G.O.(Ms.) No. 190 of the Housing and Urban Development (UD I) Department, dated 2 September 2008, and published through G.O.(Ms.) No. 191 of the same department and date.
Who should check the variation
Notification No. VI(1)/107/2012 is relevant to buyers, owners and professionals dealing with the listed survey lands in Nandambakkam or Manapakkam. They should check whether a property falls within the identified survey number and the area shown on Map P.P. D/M.P.II (V) No.14/2012.
The notification records a planning classification change, but it does not describe individual plot boundaries, permitted building details or approval conditions. Those matters are not set out in the supplied notification.
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Common questions
Which survey numbers were changed to Mixed Residential Use Zone?
The change covers Survey Nos. 170/2 and 170/3C in Nandambakkam Village and Survey No. 1/3B3 in Manapakkam Village.
Were these lands previously classified as water bodies?
Yes. Notification No. VI(1)/107/2012 states that the specified lands were classified as Water Body Use Zone and are now reclassified as Mixed Residential Use Zone.
Does the notification apply throughout Nandambakkam and Manapakkam?
The notification identifies only the listed survey numbers. It does not state that every property in either village is reclassified.
Which map records the zoning variation?
The variation is recorded in Map P.P. D/M.P.II (V) No.14/2012, which is to be read with Map No. MP-II/CMA(VP)191/2008 and Map No. MP-II/CMA(TP)25/2008.
