Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
Gudalur Local Planning Area, Madurai Region, Theni District, Preliminary Notification
The Housing and Urban Development [UD 4(2)] Department issued G.O.(Ms).No.150 dated 20 June 2013 as a preliminary notification declaring the Governor of Tamil Nadu's intention to specify Gudalur Second Grade Municipality as a local planning area. Inhabitants, local authorities and institutions in the proposed area may submit written objections or suggestions within two months from publication of the notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
What the notification does
The Housing and Urban Development [UD 4(2)] Department issued G.O.(Ms).No.150 dated 20 June 2013 following a proposal from the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning. The notification declares the Governor of Tamil Nadu's intention to specify the entire area comprising Gudalur Second Grade Municipality in Theni District as a local planning area.
The proposal was based on Resolution No.56 dated 28 March 2013 of Gudalur Municipality. It followed a government announcement that Gudalur would be declared as a single local planning area and that a master plan would be prepared to ensure planned development.
Who may be affected
The proposed Gudalur local planning area covers the area within Gudalur Second Grade Municipality. The notification is relevant to inhabitants and to local authorities or institutions in that area because they are expressly entitled to submit objections or suggestions.
For property buyers, owners and professionals dealing with land in Gudalur Municipality, the notification indicates that the municipal area is proposed to come under a local planning area for which a master plan is intended to be prepared. The document does not provide individual survey numbers, property boundaries, development controls or the contents of a master plan.
Key provisions
- The proposed local planning area comprises Gudalur Second Grade Municipality.
- The declaration is preliminary and records an intention to specify the municipal area as a local planning area.
- Any inhabitant, local authority or institution in the proposed local area may make an objection or suggestion.
- Written objections or suggestions must be received before two months expire from the date on which the notification is published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
- Submissions must be addressed to the Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Fort Saint George, Chennai, 600 009.
- The notification is to be published in English in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and republished in English and Tamil in the Theni District Gazette.
- The Collector of Theni District is responsible for republication in the District Gazette and for reporting the republication date to the Government.
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Common questions
Does the notification finally declare Gudalur as a local planning area?
No. It is a preliminary notification declaring the Governor of Tamil Nadu's intention to specify Gudalur Second Grade Municipality as a local planning area.
Which land is included in the proposed Gudalur local planning area?
The notification covers the area comprising Gudalur Second Grade Municipality. It does not list individual survey numbers or property boundaries.
How long do I have to object or make a suggestion?
An objection or suggestion must be received within two months from the date the notification is published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Where should a written objection or suggestion be sent?
It should be addressed to the Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Fort Saint George, Chennai, 600 009.
