Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 44, Part VI, Section 1 (44 VI 1 v2)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 44, Part VI, Section 1 on 1 November 2017, containing planning notifications issued by the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning, the Governor of Tamil Nadu and the Member-Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. Notifications No. VI(1)/327/2017, No. VI(1)/328/2017 and No. VI(1)/329/2017 amend land use or development rules in Tirunelveli and the Chennai Metropolitan Area, including residential zoning, additional Floor Space Index and building coverage.
What the gazette covers
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 44, Part VI, Section 1 contains three separate planning changes affecting specified land in Tirunelveli and the Chennai Metropolitan Area. Property owners, buyers and developers dealing with the identified sites or residential development categories should check the relevant variation.
Perumalpuram Extension plan, Tirunelveli
Notification No. VI(1)/327/2017 records the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning proceeding Roc. No. 1612/2015/DP1, dated 9 October 2017. It confirms a variation to the Perumalpuram Extension Detailed Development Plan No. 10 of the Tirunelveli Local Planning Authority.
Key provisions are:
- Land measuring 3,066 square metres in Melapalayam Ward, Ward BP, Block 36, Town Survey Nos. 58/2A and 58/2B is converted from school and playground use to residential use.
- The corresponding village reference is Kulavanigarpuram Village, R.S. No. 657/1A1 part.
- No objections or suggestions were received within the stipulated time.
- The confirmed map reference is DDP (V)/DTCP No. 8/2016.
- The variation became enforceable from publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Residential development rules for Chennai
Notification No. VI(1)/328/2017 varies the Second Master Plan for the Chennai Metropolitan Area, 2026. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the variation under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, amending Development Regulations 25 to 28.
For residential or predominantly residential developments, the variation provides eligible additional Floor Space Index based on individual dwelling unit plinth area:
- Economic Weaker Section units up to 40 square metres receive 50 percent additional Floor Space Index.
- Low Income Group units above 40 square metres and up to 60 square metres receive 30 percent.
- Middle Income Group units above 60 square metres and up to 70 square metres receive 15 percent.
- The variation also replaces maximum coverage provisions and separately identifies coverage for Economic Weaker Section, Low Income Group and Middle Income Group housing developments.
Naduveerapattu land use change
Notification No. VI(1)/329/2017, dated 27 October 2017, was issued by the Member-Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority under authority delegated through G.O. Ms. No. 419 of the Housing and Urban Development Department, dated 1 June 1984.
Specified survey lands in Naduveerapattu Village, Sriperumbudur Taluk, Kancheepuram District, within Kundrathur Panchayat Union limits, are reclassified from Agricultural Use Zone to Primary Residential Use Zone. Map P.P.D./M.P II (V) No. 24/2017 must be read with Map No. MP-II/CMA (VP) 211/2008.
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Common questions
Was the Tirunelveli school and playground land finally changed to residential use?
Yes. Notification No. VI(1)/327/2017 confirms the conversion of 3,066 square metres in the specified Melapalayam survey lands to residential use after no objections or suggestions were received.
How much additional Floor Space Index is available for smaller residential units?
For residential or predominantly residential developments, units up to 40 square metres in the Economic Weaker Section category receive 50 percent additional Floor Space Index. Low Income Group units above 40 and up to 60 square metres receive 30 percent, while Middle Income Group units above 60 and up to 70 square metres receive 15 percent.
Which Naduveerapattu lands were changed to residential zoning?
Survey Nos. 87/1A1 and 87/1A2, 108/8, 109/2B, 109/4A and 109/4B, 110/4B, and 114/6, 114/7, 114/8B and 114/9C were reclassified from Agricultural Use Zone to Primary Residential Use Zone.
When did the confirmed Perumalpuram Extension variation become enforceable?
The source states that the variation became enforceable from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
