Exemption from the Provisions for the Regulations of Second Master Plan for Chennai Metropolitian Area relating to the Construction of Residential Building at Mylapore Village, R.A. Puram, Chennai
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development Department, issued G.O. (3D) No.14, Housing and Urban Development (UD-VI), dated 13 February 2014, granting a site-specific relaxation from the maximum height regulation for a residential building at Boat Club Road, R.A. Puram, Chennai. The relaxation covers a stilt floor plus four floors with seven dwelling units and allows the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority to collect premium floor space index charges for excess floor space index used by Tmt. Anita Reddy.
What the notification does
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development Department, issued G.O. (3D) No.14, Housing and Urban Development (UD-VI), dated 13 February 2014. It was published as Notification No. II(2)/HOU/241/2014 in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 5 March 2014.
Using its power under Section 113 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, the Governor of Tamil Nadu exempted a specified residential development from Development Regulation 26(3), Table B, concerning maximum building height under the Second Master Plan for the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority Area 2026.
Property covered
The exemption applies only to the construction described in the notification:
- A residential building consisting of a stilt floor plus four floors.
- Seven dwelling units.
- Plot No. 13, Old Door No. 8, New Door No. 13, Boat Club Road, R.A. Puram, Chennai-28.
- Survey No. 4, R.S. No. 3900, New R.S. No. 3900/11, Block No. 84, according to the permanent land register.
- Mylapore Village, Chennai.
The notification identifies Tmt. Anita Reddy as the person who used the floor space index for the construction.
Planning effect
The Housing and Urban Development Department notification provides a relaxation only from the maximum height requirement identified in Development Regulation 26(3), Table B. It does not state that the property is exempt from every provision of the Second Master Plan or from other planning requirements.
The Member-Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority may be directed to collect premium floor space index charges for floor space index used in excess of, and above, the eligible floor space index.
Who may be affected
The notification directly concerns the identified Boat Club Road property, its owner or developer, and the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. Buyers, lenders and professionals dealing with this particular property may need to check that the construction matches the building description, survey references and seven dwelling units covered by the exemption. The source does not create a general maximum height relaxation for other properties in R.A. Puram, Mylapore Village or the wider Chennai Metropolitan Area.
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Common questions
Does this exemption apply to every property in R.A. Puram?
No. The notification identifies one residential development at Plot No. 13, Boat Club Road, with specified door numbers, survey references and block number.
What construction is covered by the exemption?
It covers a residential building with a stilt floor plus four floors and seven dwelling units at the property described in the notification.
Which planning requirement was relaxed?
The exemption relaxes Development Regulation 26(3), Table B, relating to maximum height under the Second Master Plan for the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority Area 2026.
Can the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority collect additional charges?
The notification states that the Member-Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority may be directed to collect premium floor space index charges for excess floor space index used above the eligible amount.
