Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 8, Part VI, Section 1, 27 February 2013
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 8, Part VI, Section 1 on 27 February 2013. The Commissioner of Town and Country Planning issued Notification No. VI(1)/136/2013 dated 4 February 2013 and Notification No. VI(1)/137/2013 dated 7 February 2013, declaring specified land in Ayakkudi and Melakottaiyur as multistoried building areas, subject to building plan conditions. The Gazette also contains Notification No. VI(1)/138/2013, based on Proceedings Roc. No. 22394/2012/DP2 dated 6 February 2013, proposing a residential to commercial land use variation in New Ellis Nagar, Madurai.
Land covered by the declarations
Notification No. VI(1)/136/2013 of the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning, dated 4 February 2013, declares land in Ayakkudi Village and Panchayat, Mannachanallur Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District, as a multistoried building area for educational buildings. The declaration covers the listed parts of Survey Numbers 308, 310, 311 and 313 and states an extent of 7.77 square metres.
Notification No. VI(1)/137/2013 of the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning, dated 7 February 2013, declares 192631.10 square metres in Survey Number 148/31C part, Melakottaiyur Village and Panchayat, Thiruporur Panchayat Union, Chengalpattu Taluk, Kancheepuram District, as a multistoried building area for residential buildings.
These declarations matter to owners, developers, buyers and professionals dealing with the identified survey lands. Building plans must meet the stated conditions before clearance.
Main building conditions
The Ayakkudi and Melakottaiyur declarations require broadly similar safeguards:
- Compliance with floor space index, plot coverage and the Tamil Nadu Multistoried and Public Building Rules, 1973.
- Required clearances or no-objection certificates from planning, highways, traffic police, fire service, airport, microwave and pollution control authorities, among others, plus environmental clearance where required.
- Earthquake-resistant design by a registered professional structural engineer, based on NBC 2005.
- Ramps with a stated ratio of 1:10, accessible parking and access to lift rooms for physically challenged persons.
- Drainage, a sewage treatment plant, wastewater recycling certification, water supply details, rainwater harvesting and solar energy arrangements.
- Fire extinguishers, emergency escape stairs, lightning arresters, sufficient lifts and any necessary culverts.
- A structural stability affidavit signed by the owner, architect and structural design engineer on Rs.100 stamp paper.
The maximum building height is 30 metres for the Ayakkudi educational development and 60.0 metres for the Melakottaiyur residential development.
Proposed Madurai land use change
Notification No. VI(1)/138/2013 records a proposed individual draft variation to the Approved New Ellis Nagar Detailed Development Plan. It proposes changing 3087.50 square metres in New Town Survey Numbers 26/3B and 26/3C2, Block 93, Ward V, from residential use to commercial use. The supplied text describes a proposal, not a confirmed variation.
Other contents
The Gazette also records the winding up of the Neyveli Auto and Van Drivers Industrial Co-operative Society Limited No. IND/1900 and appointment of an official liquidator. Its contents page lists additional planning and judicial notifications.
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Common questions
Does the Melakottaiyur notification allow multistoried residential buildings?
Yes. Notification No. VI(1)/137/2013 declares 192631.10 square metres in Survey Number 148/31C part as a multistoried building area for residential buildings, subject to the listed building plan conditions.
What are the maximum building heights in the two declared areas?
The maximum height is 30 metres for the Ayakkudi educational development and 60.0 metres for the Melakottaiyur residential development.
Has the New Ellis Nagar land already been converted to commercial use?
The supplied Gazette text says the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning proposes an individual draft variation from residential use to commercial use. It does not state that the variation was confirmed.
Do the declarations remove the need for separate building approvals?
No. The declarations require compliance with planning and building standards and require multiple clearances or no-objection certificates when the building plans are cleared.
