Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 38, Part VI, Section 1 (38 VI 1 v3)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 38, Part VI, Section 1, dated 19 September 2018, containing planning notifications issued by the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning, the Dindigul Local Planning Authority and the Erode Local Planning Authority, together with court notifications issued by the High Court, Madras. The planning notifications propose a land use change in Thanjavur, amend the Dindigul master plan under Housing and Urban Development Department Government Order (2D) No. 110, dated 3 August 2018, and introduce building completion controls in Erode under Housing and Urban Development Department Government Order (Ms.) No. 53, dated 16 April 2018. The Thanjavur change remains a draft open to objections, while the Dindigul and Erode provisions amend their respective approved plans.
What the Gazette covers
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 38, Part VI, Section 1 contains separate notifications affecting planning controls in Thanjavur, Dindigul and Erode. Property owners, buyers, builders and professionals should identify whether their land or building falls within the survey numbers, town survey numbers or planning areas listed.
Thanjavur draft land use variation
The Commissioner of Town and Country Planning, through Proceedings Roc. No. 6740/2018/DP2 dated 16 August 2018, proposes to vary the approved Trichy - Nagapattinam Bye-Pass Road Detailed Development Plan No. III.
- The proposal concerns Ward 6, Block No. 81, T.S. Nos. 3304/1 and 3304/2 part.
- The affected extent is 5,467.04 square metres.
- The proposed change is from industrial use to residential use.
- An affected or interested person may submit objections or suggestions to the Member-Secretary, Thanjavur Local Planning Authority, in person or in writing, within sixty days from Gazette publication.
- The variation and plan may be inspected free of cost during office hours at the local planning authority office.
Dindigul land use change
The Dindigul Local Planning Authority amended the approved modified master plan under Housing and Urban Development Department Government Order (2D) No. 110, dated 3 August 2018.
- In Adiyanoothu Village, S.F. Nos. 1048/3B9, 1049 and 1050 are removed from the agriculture use entry.
- Those survey fields are added to industrial use.
- The remaining agriculture use entry for S.F. Nos. 1028 to 1061 excludes those three fields.
Erode building completion requirements
The Erode Local Planning Authority introduced completion controls under Housing and Urban Development Department Government Order (Ms.) No. 53, dated 16 April 2018.
- The requirements cover all building categories except industrial buildings and residential buildings with up to three dwelling units.
- The permission holder or current owner must seek a Construction Continuance Certificate when construction reaches plinth level.
- A Completion Certificate is required after construction is finished, following inspection against the approved plan.
- A building must not be occupied without a valid Completion Certificate.
- Regular utility connections are available only after the certificate is produced.
- The Completion Certificate scrutiny fee is Rs. 3 per square foot of built-up area.
- The requirements apply prospectively to planning permissions issued from the date of issue.
Court jurisdiction
The High Court, Madras fixed Radhapuram as the location of the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court. Once its judicial officer assumes charge, that court receives local jurisdiction over the entire Radhapuram Taluk, which was previously under the District Munsif Court, Valliyoor.
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Common questions
Has the Thanjavur industrial land already become residential land?
No. The notification describes the change as an individual draft variation. Objections and suggestions may be submitted within sixty days from publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Which Dindigul survey fields were changed to industrial use?
In Adiyanoothu Village, S.F. Nos. 1048/3B9, 1049 and 1050 were removed from agriculture use and added to industrial use.
Does every residential building in the Erode Local Planning Area need a Completion Certificate?
The introduced requirements exclude residential buildings with up to three dwelling units. They also exclude industrial buildings.
Can an Erode building be occupied before receiving a Completion Certificate?
No. The notification states that an applicant, buyer, worker or any other person must not occupy the building without a valid Completion Certificate from the concerned authority.