Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O. Ms. No. 130, Development Control Regulations for Local Planning Areas, 14.06.2010
The Housing and Urban Development (UD 4-1) Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 130 dated 14.06.2010, approving Development Control Regulations for special buildings, multi-storeyed buildings, group developments and layouts in specified local planning areas and suburban areas. It varies existing master plans to incorporate the regulations, while continuing applicable hill area, new town development area, Coastal Regulation Zone and use zone provisions.
What the government approved
The Housing and Urban Development (UD 4-1) Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 130 dated 14.06.2010, approved Development Control Regulations intended to provide comprehensive and uniform planning standards. The regulations cover special buildings, multi-storeyed buildings, group developments and layouts.
The stated purpose is to address rapid urbanisation, reduce differing technical interpretations and support faster processing of planning permission. The guidelines broadly follow the Development Regulations of the Second Master Plan for Chennai Metropolitan Area, 2026, with modifications for the planning areas concerned.
Areas covered
G.O. Ms. No. 130 dated 14.06.2010 approves the regulations for local planning areas covering:
- Coimbatore
- Madurai
- Tiruchirappalli
- Salem
- Vellore
- Tiruppur
- Erode
- The entire suburban areas within Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts
The regulations must also be followed in the local planning areas of Mamallapuram, Tirunelveli and Tuticorin, and are to form part of the master plans to be approved for those areas.
The government decided to vary the master plans for Erode, Vellore, Tiruvallur, Coimbatore, Madurai, Gummidipoondi, Kancheepuram, Salem, Chengalpattu, Tiruppur and Tiruchirappalli by incorporating the Development Control Regulations. The appended notification expressly begins variations for Erode, Vellore, Tiruvallur, Coimbatore, Madurai, Gummidipoondi and Kancheepuram.
Existing protections and unresolved cases
G.O. Ms. No. 130 dated 14.06.2010 preserves several existing planning controls:
- Provisions already incorporated in master plans for hill area towns and New Town Development Areas continue to apply.
- Coastal Regulation Zone norms for coastal towns continue without disturbance.
- Existing approved use zone regulations continue to apply.
- Matters not covered by the Development Control Regulations must be referred to the Empowered Committee or the Government for a decision or clarification.
An Empowered Committee was constituted to consider special cases involving clear and demonstrable hardship, requests for relaxation of planning parameters and related issues.
Effect on pending proposals
Planning proposals pending before notification of the regulations must be decided under the planning parameters and rules that applied before notification, while following the transitory provisions. Property owners, buyers and developers in the covered areas should therefore identify when a proposal was pending and whether the site is also governed by protected hill area, new town, coastal or use zone controls.
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Common questions
Does G.O. Ms. No. 130 apply to ordinary layouts as well as large buildings?
Yes. The approved Development Control Regulations cover layouts, group developments, special buildings and multi-storeyed buildings.
Do Coastal Regulation Zone requirements stop applying in the covered coastal towns?
No. G.O. Ms. No. 130 dated 14.06.2010 directs that Coastal Regulation Zone norms for coastal towns must continue without disturbance.
What happens to a planning proposal that was already pending before notification?
A proposal pending before notification must be decided using the planning parameters and rules that applied before notification, while following the transitory provisions.
Can a developer seek relaxation where the planning parameters cause serious hardship?
The Empowered Committee may consider special cases involving clear and demonstrable hardship, relaxation of planning parameters and related issues.
