Variations to the Approved Master Plan for the Coimbatore, Thanjavur and Salem Local Planning Area
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part VI, Section 1, dated 24 April 2013, published notifications from the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning and the Local Planning Authorities confirming one town planning scheme variation in Virudhunagar and making land use variations in the approved master plans for Coimbatore, Thanjavur and Salem. These notifications change how specific survey numbers and town survey numbers are classified, including shifts between agricultural, industrial, residential, mixed residential, and public and semi public use.
What this gazette notice does
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part VI, Section 1, dated 24 April 2013, carries several planning notifications issued by the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning, Chennai, and by the Coimbatore, Thanjavur and Salem Local Planning Authorities. The published changes are not a new statewide law. They are parcel specific variations to existing approved master plans and one confirmed variation to a sanctioned town planning scheme.
Areas and properties covered
Virudhunagar, Kathalampatti Town Planning Scheme
The Commissioner of Town and Country Planning, Chennai, confirmed a variation for land in Ward 1, Block 3, T.S. Nos. 47/1A and 55/1, with an extent of 4.77 acres.
Key points:
- The confirmed change is from industrial use to residential use.
- The notification says no objections or suggestions were received within the stipulated time.
- It adds map reference No. 5/DDP(V)/DTCP No. 23/2012.
- In Schedule IX, industrial use part is deleted.
- In Schedule I, Form No. 4, fresh entries are added showing the land as house site, vacant, to be developed by the owner.
- The notification states that when a residential proposal is submitted to the local body, the OSR portion must be handed over to the local body.
- The buffer zone, described as building prohibited area, is to be retained as shown in the variation map.
Coimbatore Local Planning Area
Two separate Coimbatore notifications change land use entries in the master plan.
Key points:
- In Perur Chettipalayam Village, Survey No. 385 part remains agricultural except Survey Nos. 385/3D and 4A1.
- Survey Nos. 385/3D and 4A1 are added to mixed residential use.
- In Vilankurichi Village Detailed Development Plan No. 8 part, Survey No. 369 is removed from industrial use and added to residential use.
- Survey No. 375 remains industrial except Survey No. 375/1A1, which is added to residential use.
- Survey No. 370 remains public and semi public except Survey No. 370/2, which is added to residential use.
Thanjavur and Salem changes
Thanjavur Local Planning Area
The Thanjavur Local Planning Authority changes Ward 6, Old Block 79, New Block 97, T.S. Nos. 3636 and 3637.
- These entries are added to Public Semi Public use zone under Ps.49.
- The same entries are deleted from Mixed Residential use zone under MR-14.
Salem Local Planning Area
The Salem Local Planning Authority changes land in Kannankurichi Town Panchayat, V. No. 33, Kannankurichi part.
- In A.G-24, Survey Nos. 203 to 213 are revised so that parts of Survey No. 209 are excluded from agricultural use.
- The excluded parts of Survey No. 209 are added to Mixed Residential Use under M.R-39.
Who should pay attention
This gazette matters if you own, plan to buy, develop, or advise on land in the listed survey numbers or town survey numbers. The practical effect is that the official land use classification for those parcels has been changed in the planning records.
This summary is generated from the source document to help you find what is relevant. The PDF above is authoritative. For advice on your own property, use LandLens One or speak to a qualified professional.
Common questions
Does this gazette change land use for specific properties only, or for whole cities?
It changes specific survey numbers and town survey numbers within the Coimbatore, Thanjavur, Salem and Virudhunagar planning areas. The text lists the exact villages, wards, blocks and parcel numbers affected.
Was any industrial land changed to residential use in this publication?
Yes. The Virudhunagar Kathalampatti Town Planning Scheme notification confirms conversion of industrial use into residential use for T.S. Nos. 47/1A and 55/1 in Ward 1, Block 3. In Coimbatore, some listed parcels are also moved from industrial classification to residential classification.
If I own land in the Virudhunagar site covered here, are there conditions?
Yes. The notification says that when the residential proposal is submitted to the local body, the OSR portion must be handed over to the local body. It also says the buffer zone, described as building prohibited area, must be retained as shown in the variation map.
Were any Thanjavur properties moved out of mixed residential use?
Yes. In Thanjavur Local Planning Area, Ward 6, Old Block 79, New Block 97, T.S. Nos. 3636 and 3637 are deleted from Mixed Residential use zone under MR-14 and added to Public Semi Public use zone under Ps.49.
