Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019 (34 III 1a v5)
The Housing and Urban Development Department issued Government Order Ms. No. 152 on 18 August 2022 to amend the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019. It replaces the provision on Premium FSI for properties within 500 metres of specified Metro Rail corridors, setting the charge at fifty percent of the applicable Premium FSI charges.
What the notification changes
The Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019 was issued by the Housing and Urban Development Department through Government Order Ms. No. 152, dated 18 August 2022. It was published as Notification No. SRO A-16/2022 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
The notification substitutes clause (ii) of sub-rule (5) of Rule 30 of the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019. The substituted clause deals specifically with Premium FSI charges near qualifying Metro Rail corridors.
Properties covered
The substituted clause applies to properties located within 500 metres of the centre line of a qualifying Metro Rail corridor. The distance must be measured from the centre line of the corridor, rather than from a station, property boundary or other point.
The qualifying Metro Rail corridors are:
- Existing Metro Rail corridors.
- Metro Rail corridors under execution.
- Proposed Metro Rail corridors for which the Government has issued administrative sanction.
The notification does not identify individual corridors or properties. Whether a property falls within the provision therefore depends on its distance from the relevant corridor centre line and the corridor's stated status.
Premium FSI charge
The Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019 provides that Premium FSI for covered properties shall be charged at fifty percent of the applicable Premium FSI charges.
The notification changes the charge for properties meeting the location and corridor conditions. It does not state a separate monetary amount or specify a particular Premium FSI rate in rupees.
Who should check the provision
The amended provision is relevant to property owners, buyers and professionals dealing with development or building proposals for land near Metro Rail corridors. The key checks under the text are:
- Whether the property is within 500 metres of the corridor centre line.
- Whether the Metro Rail corridor is existing, under execution or an administratively sanctioned proposed corridor.
- What Premium FSI charges are otherwise applicable to the property.
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Common questions
Does every property near a Metro Rail corridor receive the fifty percent Premium FSI charge?
No. The property must be within 500 metres measured from the centre line of an existing corridor, a corridor under execution, or a proposed corridor with Government administrative sanction.
Is the 500 metre distance measured from a Metro Rail station?
No. The notification states that the distance is measured from the centre line of the Metro Rail corridor.
Does the notification list the Metro Rail corridors covered?
No. It describes the qualifying corridor categories but does not name individual corridors.
What Premium FSI charge applies to a covered property?
Premium FSI shall be charged at fifty percent of the applicable Premium FSI charges.
