Study Team (Vol1 StudyTeam)
Study Team is a Housing and Environment document from the Master Plan Unit of CMDA that records the personnel, technical resources and specialist committees involved in master plan work. It provides background on plan preparation and review, but the supplied pages do not introduce land use controls, development regulations or property specific decisions.
What the document covers
The Study Team document identifies officials and staff who supported master plan preparation within CMDA. It records personnel from the Master Plan Unit and GIS Section, together with support from Traffic and Transportation and other divisions.
The pages are mainly an administrative and technical record. They help readers understand who worked on data collection, Tamil translation, mapping, transport matters and the examination of objections and suggestions.
Staff and technical resources
The Study Team document lists the Chief Planner, Senior Planner, Assistant Planners, Planning Assistants, stenotypists, assistants, field staff and drivers involved in the work.
Technical details recorded include:
- GIS Section staff who supported mapping work.
- Arc Info, ENVI, Auto Cad and Auto Cad Map 3D software.
- Ikonos aerial data from 2001, 2003 and 2004 at 1 metre resolution.
- Cartosat aerial data from 2005 at 2.5 metre resolution.
- Support from Traffic and Transportation personnel.
- Assistance from officials and staff in different CMDA divisions for certain data collection and Tamil translation.
Review committees
The Study Team document names committees that examined objections and suggestions and made recommendations. Separate committees covered:
- Land use.
- Transport.
- Development regulations.
- Water supply and drainage.
- Solid waste management.
- Housing.
- Environment.
- Editorial advice.
Membership included planners, architects, engineers, academics, government officials and representatives of professional and civic organisations. Institutions represented included Anna University, the Corporation of Chennai, the Highways Department, the Directorate of Town Panchayats and the Institute of Architects Tamil Nadu Chapter.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
The Study Team pages provide process and authorship information rather than property level requirements. They show that objections and suggestions were considered through subject specific committees, including a land use committee and a development regulations committee.
The supplied pages do not state any permitted land use, building condition, approval procedure, fee or decision affecting a particular survey number or property. A buyer or owner would need the substantive master plan maps, land use provisions or development regulations to determine how planning controls apply to land.
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Common questions
Does the Study Team document change the land use of my property?
The supplied pages do not make any property specific land use change. They identify the Land Use Committee that examined objections and suggestions and made recommendations.
Does the document contain building or development rules?
The supplied pages do not set out development requirements. They list the members of a Committee on Development Regulations.
What mapping data was used for the master plan work?
The document records Ikonos aerial data from 2001, 2003 and 2004 at 1 metre resolution, and Cartosat aerial data from 2005 at 2.5 metre resolution.
Were public objections and suggestions reviewed?
Yes. The document states that committees examined objections and suggestions and made recommendations on subjects including land use, transport, housing, environment and development regulations.
