Variation to the Approved Second Master Plan for the Chennai Metropolitan Area 2026 of Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority for Chennai Metropolitan Area. Thirumudivakkam Village, Kancheepuram District

What this notification does

The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, through Notification No. VI(1)/217/2019 dated 10th May 2019, changes the land use classification for specific land in Thirumudivakkam Village, Pallavaram Taluk, Kancheepuram District, within Kundrathur Panchayat Union limits.

The notification says that Survey Nos. 160/2, 161/1B and 161/2B, which were classified as Mixed Residential Use Zone, are now reclassified as Industrial Use Zone.

Where it applies

This notification applies only to the land specifically identified in the gazette:

• Survey No. 160/2
• Survey No. 161/1B
• Survey No. 161/2B
• Thirumudivakkam Village
• Pallavaram Taluk
• Kancheepuram District
• Kundrathur Panchayat Union limit

Who may be affected

This notification matters to:

• owners of the listed survey fields
• buyers considering purchase of those lands
• developers or businesses planning industrial use there
• nearby property owners who want to know the approved planning classification

If your land is not one of these survey numbers, this particular notification does not say that your land use has changed.

Key planning change

The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority states that the variation is made to the Second Master Plan for Chennai Metropolitan Area 2026. In the Development Regulations, the following expression is to be added:

• "Map P.P.D. / M.P II (V) No.28/2019 to be read with Map No. MP-II/CMA (VP) 208/2008"

The gazette also includes a plain statement of what the variation means in practice:

• the land was earlier in Mixed Residential Use Zone
• the land is now in Industrial Use Zone

Important condition

The reclassification is not unconditional. The gazette states one specific condition:

• the applicant has to obtain planning permission for the buildings existing in the site

That means existing buildings on the site still need planning permission to be obtained.

Legal basis stated in the gazette

The notification says the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority is acting under powers delegated by the Government of Tamil Nadu in G.O. Ms. No. 419, Housing and Urban Development Department, dated 1st June 1984, and makes the variation under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. It also refers to the Approved Second Master Plan for Chennai Metropolitan Area 2026 having been approved in G.O. (Ms) No. 190, Housing and Urban Development (UD I) Department, dated 02-09-2008 and published through G.O. (Ms) No. 191, Housing and Urban Development (UD I) Department, dated 02-09-2008.