Declaration of Multistoried Building Area for construction of Educational Buildings at Kilakottaiyur Village, Thirupporur Panchayat Union / Taluk Kancheepuram District

What this notification does

The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part VI, Section 1, dated December 14, 2016, published a notification in Roc.No. 25780/2015/Special Cell, No. VI(1)/383/2016, declaring land in Kilakottaiyur Village, Thirupporur Panchayat Union/Taluk, Kancheepuram District, as a multistoried buildings area for educational buildings.

The land covers Survey Numbers 9/2B, 11/2A, 12/2B, 2C, 97/4A, 4B, 4C, 5A, 12/3A1, 18/1, 13/1B and 97/8C1B, with an extent of 23150.00 square metres.

Who it affects

This notification mainly affects:

• the applicant or developer proposing educational buildings on the site
• landowners and buyers dealing with the listed survey numbers
• architects, structural engineers and planning professionals preparing approvals
• authorities that must issue clearances or no objection certificates

If you are buying or developing land in these survey numbers, the notification matters because it identifies the site as suitable for multistoried educational use, but only if the stated conditions are met.

Key conditions and requirements

The notification says building plans must comply with the Tamil Nadu Multi-Storied and Public Building Rules 1973 and related instructions. It also requires several approvals and technical safeguards.

Key points include:

• necessary clearance and no objection certificates must be obtained from the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning, Highway Department, Traffic Police Department, Fire Service Department, Chennai Regional Advisory Committee, Airport Authority, Microwave Authority and Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board
• EIA clearance must be obtained from the Ministry of Environment and Forest Department, Government of India, as per the latest Central Government notification, and submitted to the concerned authority
• the building must be an earthquake resistive structure
• the building must be designed by a Registered Professional Structural Engineer, who must sign all plans
• the design must be based on NBC 2005, and the developer must give an undertaking to that effect
• ramps, lifts, parking and access for physically challenged persons must be provided
• drainage facilities, sewage treatment plant, rain water harvesting and solar energy arrangements must be provided
• fire extinguishers and a no objection certificate from the Fire Service Authority are required
• if the site abuts National Highway, a green strip and service road must be shown in the drawing
• the applicant must submit a detailed water supply report and undertakings to obtain water from Government desalination plants without excessive extraction of groundwater
• the maximum height of the building should be 60 m

Practical takeaway

The notification does not itself approve a building plan. It declares the site as a multistoried building area for educational use and sets out the conditions that must be satisfied when seeking building plan approval.