Notifications on variations to master plans and town planning schemes, 31 October 2018
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part VI, Section 1, published on 31 October 2018, carries planning notifications issued by the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning, local planning authorities and the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. These notifications confirm or make land use variations for specific survey numbers and sites in Thoothukudi, Kumbakonam, Hosur, Kuthambakkam, Thiruvanmiyur and Melpakkam, which can affect what development is allowed on those lands.
What this gazette contains
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part VI, Section 1, published by authority on 31 October 2018, contains public planning notifications issued by the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning and other planning authorities in Tamil Nadu. The page extracts provided here deal with changes to approved master plans, a new town development plan, and a confirmed variation to a sanctioned town planning scheme.
Who issued the notifications
Different authorities issued different entries in this gazette extract:
- The Commissioner of Town and Country Planning, Chennai, dated 8 October 2018.
- The Member Secretary In-charge, Thoothukudi Local Planning Authority, dated 24 October 2018.
- The Member Secretary In-charge, Kumbakonam Local Planning Authority, dated 24 October 2018.
- The Member Secretary In-charge, Hosur New Town Development Authority, dated 24 October 2018.
- The Principal Secretary and Member-Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, dated 24 October 2018.
What changes are made
The notifications shown in the extract make these land use changes:
- Thoothukudi Local Planning Area, Roc.No.546/2018/TULPA, No. VI-(1)/385/2018. In Kumaragiri Village, certain parts of Survey No. 108 are removed from Controlled Industrial Use Zone and inserted in Educational Use Zone.
- Thoothukudi Local Planning Area, Roc. No. 2116/2018/DP2, No. VI(1)/384/2018. A draft variation is confirmed for conversion of residential use into commercial use for New T.S.No.4140/18, old T.S.No.4140/1Cpt, Block 32B, Ward 4, extent 1593.50 square metres, in Sanctioned Town Planning Scheme D.
- Kumbakonam Local Planning Area, Roc.No.1191/2016/KLPA, No. VI-(1)/386/2018. In Pandaravadai Perumbandi, Survey Nos. 75/3B2A and 75/5C2 are shifted from Residential PR-3 to Commercial C-7.
- Hosur New Town Development Area, Roc No.1827/2017/HNTDA, No. VI-(1)/387/2018. In Mathigiri Village, specified survey numbers are added to General Industrial Use Zone and deleted from Primary Residential Use Zone.
- Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Letter No. R1/4635/17-1, No. VI-(1)/388/2018. In Kuthambakkam Village, S.No.762/1A and 1B are reclassified from Industrial Use Zone to Institutional Use Zone.
- Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Letter No. R2/14906/17-1, No. VI-(1)/389/2018. In Thiruvanmiyur Village, a primary school site is reclassified from Primary Residential Use Zone to Mixed Residential Use Zone for construction of a Kalyana Mandapam, subject to obtaining a no objection certificate from the Police Traffic Department.
- Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Letter No. R1/15608/17-1, No. VI-(1)/390/2018. In Melpakkam Village, S.No.14/1 is reclassified from Agricultural Use Zone to Primary Residential Use Zone, subject to compliance with Public Works Department conditions before planning permission.
Why it matters to buyers and owners
These notifications matter if your land, building or proposed project is in the listed survey numbers, village limits or planning areas.
- They can change the permitted land use of a site.
- They can enable or restrict residential, commercial, industrial, institutional or educational development.
- Some reclassifications come with conditions that must be met before planning permission is issued.
- In the Thoothukudi scheme confirmation, the variation became enforceable from the date of publication of the confirmed variation notification in the gazette.
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Common questions
Does this gazette change land use in Thoothukudi?
Yes. The extract includes a variation to the consented master plan for the Thoothukudi Local Planning Area in Kumaragiri Village, and a separate confirmation of conversion from residential use to commercial use in Sanctioned Town Planning Scheme D.
Is any Chennai Metropolitan Area land reclassified in these pages?
Yes. The extract shows reclassifications in Kuthambakkam Village, Thiruvanmiyur Village and Melpakkam Village under the Approved Second Master Plan for the Chennai Metropolitan Area 2026.
Are any of these changes subject to conditions?
Yes. The Thiruvanmiyur notification says a no objection certificate from the Police Traffic Department is to be obtained while taking up development. The Melpakkam notification says Public Works Department conditions must be complied with before planning permission is issued.
When did the confirmed Thoothukudi town planning scheme variation take effect?
The confirmation notice states that the draft variation is enforceable from the date of publication of the confirmed variation notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
