Housing and Urban Development Department notifications on local planning areas, 2022
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, dated 13th July 2022, publishes Housing and Urban Development Department notifications under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, to include additional villages in the Thoothukkudi Local Planning Area and to propose adding villages to several other local planning areas. The Gazette also states that people, local authorities and institutions in the proposed areas may send written objections or suggestions to the Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, within two months from publication.
What this Gazette notice does
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part II, Section 2, dated 13th July 2022, carries multiple notifications issued by the Housing and Urban Development Department under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. These notifications either actually include additional revenue villages in an existing local planning area, or declare the Government's intention to add villages to an existing local planning area after inviting objections and suggestions.
For property owners, buyers and professionals, these notifications matter because they identify which revenue villages are brought within, or proposed to be brought within, a local planning area.
Areas actually included
G.O. Ms. No. 116, Housing and Urban Development Department [UD4(2)], dated 16th June 2022, amends an earlier notification and includes additional revenue villages in the Thoothukkudi Local Planning Area.
The notification lists villages in:
- Thoothukkudi Corporation
- Thoothukkudi Taluk
- Eral Taluk
- Ottapidaram Taluk
It also says this is an amendment to Housing and Urban Development Department Notification No. II(2)/HOU/8896/86, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 27th August 1975.
Areas proposed for addition
The Gazette also publishes proposals to add villages to these local planning areas:
- Bhavani Local Planning Area, by G.O. Ms. No. 117, Housing and Urban Development Department [UD4(2)], dated 16th June 2022
- Kangeyam Local Planning Area, by G.O. Ms. No. 118, Housing and Urban Development Department [UD4(2)], dated 16th June 2022
- Thiruthuraipoondi Local Planning Area, by G.O. Ms. No. 119, Housing and Urban Development Department [UD4(2)], dated 16th June 2022
- Arni Local Planning Area, by G.O. Ms. No. 123, Housing and Urban Development Department [UD4(2)], dated 22nd June 2022
- Thiruvattipuram Local Planning Area, by G.O. Ms. No. 124, Housing and Urban Development Department [UD4(2)], dated 22nd June 2022
- Koothanallur Local Planning Area, by Notification No. II(2)/HOU/582/2022
Each proposal lists the specific revenue villages covered.
Who is affected
These notifications affect:
- landowners and buyers in the named revenue villages
- local authorities and institutions in those areas
- planning and development professionals handling approvals or land use matters
Objections and suggestions
For the proposed additions, the Gazette says any inhabitant, local authority or institution in the concerned areas may submit written objections or suggestions to the Government within two months from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
The Gazette says these must be addressed to:
- the Principal Secretary to Government
- Housing and Urban Development Department
- Secretariat, Fort Saint George, Chennai-600 009
The Gazette also says objections or suggestions received within that period will be considered before further action is taken.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette immediately add all the listed villages into local planning areas?
No. The Gazette shows two kinds of action. Thoothukkudi Local Planning Area is actually expanded, while Bhavani, Kangeyam, Thiruthuraipoondi, Arni, Thiruvattipuram and Koothanallur are published as proposed additions.
If my land is in one of the proposed villages, can I object?
Yes. Any inhabitant, local authority or institution in the stated areas may send a written objection or suggestion to the Government within two months from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Where should objections or suggestions be sent?
The Gazette says they should be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort Saint George, Chennai-600 009.
Was any earlier planning notification changed by this Gazette?
Yes. The Thoothukkudi notification says it amends Housing and Urban Development Department Notification No. II(2)/HOU/8896/86, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 27th August 1975.
