Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 24, Part VI, Section 1 (2025)
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 24, Part VI, Section 1, published by authority of the Government of Tamil Nadu on 18 June 2025, contains Notification Nos. VI(1)/378/2025 to VI(1)/384/2025 issued by the Director of Town and Country Planning and the Member-Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. Exercising planning powers, including powers delegated through G.O. Ms. No. 419, Housing and Urban Development Department, dated 1 June 1984, the notifications confirm or make site-specific land use changes in parts of Erode, Chengalpattu, Thiruvallur, Chennai and Kancheepuram districts.
What the notifications govern
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 24 publishes separate planning notifications affecting specified survey numbers. The changes do not reclassify entire villages or districts. Buyers and owners should compare their survey number, village, taluk and local body with the land identified in the relevant notification.
Confirmed change in Gobichettipalayam
Notification No. VI(1)/378/2025, issued by the Director of Town and Country Planning, confirms a draft variation after no objections or suggestions were received within the stipulated time.
- Land measuring 7,892.70 square metres in specified survey and town survey numbers in Veerapandi Village, Gobichettipalayam Municipality, Erode District, changes from agricultural use to residential use.
- The approved Gobichettipalayam Detailed Development Plan No. 7 is updated by adding the variation map reference.
- Schedule entries are corrected by replacing the listed survey numbers and reducing the figure in column 4 from 5.97.1336 to 5.18.2066.
Chennai Metropolitan Area changes
The Member-Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority issued Notification Nos. VI(1)/379/2025 to VI(1)/384/2025, dated 13 June 2025, varying the Second Master Plan for Chennai Metropolitan Area 2026.
- Puthur Village, Survey Nos. 35/2B1A, 35/2B1B and 35/2B2, changes from agricultural to residential use. Development must have no habitation below the Maximum Flood Level, and public access to surrounding vacant land must be maintained.
- Vellivoyal Village, the listed survey numbers change from agricultural to commercial use. Water Resources Department conditions apply, with no habitation below the Maximum Flood Level.
- Vilangadupakkam Village, Survey No. 215 changes from primary residential to industrial use for a plastic scrap packing unit. Manufacturing is not allowed, and Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board remarks must be obtained.
- Nerkundram Village, the listed survey numbers change from agricultural to residential use. Water Resources Department clearance is required at subdivision approval, and planning permission is limited to a subdivision proposal of up to eight plots.
- Surappattu Village, Survey No. 53/1 changes from non-urban to commercial use.
- Sirukalathur Village, the listed survey numbers change from agricultural to residential use, subject to flood-level, Archaeological Survey of India and public-access conditions.
Who should check the details
Property buyers, landowners, developers and advisers dealing with the named survey numbers should verify the revised land use map and every stated development condition before relying on the new classification.
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Common questions
Does the Gazette change the land use of every property in these villages?
No. Each notification applies only to the survey numbers and locations identified in it.
Can housing be built below the flood level on the Puthur or Sirukalathur sites?
No habitation is permitted below the Maximum Flood Level. The notifications require a stilt floor in accordance with Water Resources Department remarks.
Is manufacturing allowed on the reclassified Vilangadupakkam land?
No. Survey No. 215 is reclassified for a plastic scrap packing unit, but manufacturing activity is not allowed, and Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board remarks must be obtained during development.
Are there limits on developing the reclassified Nerkundram land?
Yes. Water Resources Department clearance is required at subdivision approval, and the planning permission application may be considered only for a subdivision proposal of up to eight plots.
