Variation to the Approved Second Master Plan for the Chennai Metropolitan Area 2026 and related master plan variations
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part VI, Section 1, dated 22 February 2023, published notifications by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and other planning authorities changing land use classifications in specific villages and local planning areas. These notifications reclassify identified survey numbers and sites, such as from agricultural, water body or primary residential use to residential or commercial use, and also include an erratum and variations for Chinnamanur and Coimbatore planning areas.
What this gazette contains
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Part VI, Section 1, dated 22 February 2023, published by authority of the Government of Tamil Nadu, contains planning notifications issued by heads of departments. The main items on these pages are land use variations made by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, the Chinnamanur planning authority and the Coimbatore Local Planning Authority.
Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority changes
The Member-Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Anshul Mishra, signed several variations dated 13 February 2023.
These notifications change the planning classification of specific lands by adding variation maps to the approved master plan or detailed development plan records.
Key changes published here are:
- Paruthipattu Village, Avadi Taluk, Thiruvallur District, bus stand site in Survey No. 713/1B1 part, forming part of Avadi S and S scheme, Poonamallee High Road, Ward 25, within Avadi Corporation limit, is reclassified as Residential Use Zone.
- Thirumullaivoyal Village, Avadi Taluk, Thiruvallur District, bus stand site in Survey No. 866/9 part, forming part of Ambattur Phase I and II, S and S Scheme, within Villivakkam Panchayat Union limit, is reclassified as Residential Use Zone.
- Seneerkuppam Village, Poonamallee Taluk, Thiruvallur District, Survey No. 1/1, measuring 0.48.50 hectares, is reclassified from Agricultural Use Zone to Residential Use Zone.
- Kaspapuram Village, Tambaram Taluk, Chengalpattu District, Survey No. 8/1B, within St. Thomas Mount Panchayat Union limit, is reclassified from Water Body to Residential Use Zone.
- Thiyagaraya Nagar Village, Guindy Taluk, Chennai District, Door No. 8/37, Thanikachalam Chetty Street, T.S. No. 6313/2, Block No. 138, within Greater Chennai Corporation limit, measuring 0.06.835 hectare, is reclassified from Primary Residential Use Zone to Commercial Use Zone.
Chinnamanur variation
The notification titled Variation to the Approved Master Plan for the Chinnamanur Local Planning Area was published with reference to Government Order G.O.(2ப) No. 303, Housing and Urban Development Department, dated 2 December 2022.
It changes land use entries in the Chinnamanur Revenue Village land use schedule:
- certain land listed under Agricultural use zone, A Wet land and Irrigated Dry Land, is revised by substituting a more specific set of survey references.
- certain land is placed under Mixed Residential use zone with substituted survey references.
Coimbatore variation
A notification titled Variation to the Approved Coimbatore Master Plan for the Local Planning Area states that under the heading Road and Channel, S.F. No. 59 is deleted and S.F. No. 59pt, except 59/1, is substituted.
Why this matters to property owners and buyers
These notifications matter if your land, building or proposed purchase falls within the exact survey number, town survey number, block or village named in the gazette. The planning use of the land may have changed, which can affect what type of development the planning records now allow or recognise.
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Common questions
Does this gazette change any land in Chennai or nearby areas from residential to commercial use?
Yes. Door No. 8/37, Thanikachalam Chetty Street, T.S. No. 6313/2, Block No. 138, Thiyagaraya Nagar Village, Guindy Taluk, Chennai District, within Greater Chennai Corporation limit, is reclassified from Primary Residential Use Zone to Commercial Use Zone.
Is any agricultural land reclassified as residential in these notifications?
Yes. Survey No. 1/1 of Seneerkuppam Village, Poonamallee Taluk, Thiruvallur District, classified as Agricultural Use Zone, is reclassified as Residential Use Zone.
Is any water body land reclassified in this gazette?
Yes. Survey No. 8/1B of Kaspapuram Village, Tambaram Taluk, Chengalpattu District, within St. Thomas Mount Panchayat Union limit, classified as Water Body, is reclassified as Residential Use Zone.
Is there any correction to an earlier planning notification?
Yes. An erratum is published for the variation to the Thiruverkadu Township Area DDP that appeared in Part VI, Section 1 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Issue No. 15, dated 13 April 2022, at page 146, correcting the reference to marking on map in column (3).
