Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O.(Ms).No.155, Jolarpettal Local Planning Area Preliminary Notification, 2014
The Housing and Urban Development Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued Government Order (Ms.) Number 155, dated 13 October 2014, declaring the Governor's intention to specify the area comprising Jolarpettai Municipality as a local planning area. The preliminary notification also gives inhabitants, local authorities and institutions an opportunity to submit written objections or suggestions within two months from its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
What the notification does
Government Order (Ms.) Number 155, dated 13 October 2014, records the Government of Tamil Nadu's acceptance of a proposal from the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning concerning Jolarpettai. It declares an intention to specify the area comprising Jolarpettai Municipality, described in the order as a Second Grade Municipality area, as a local planning area under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
The document is a preliminary notification of intention. It does not state that the process has been completed or provide a final declaration following consideration of public responses.
Who may be affected
The proposed local planning area covers the area comprising Jolarpettai Municipality. The notification is relevant to:
- Inhabitants of the proposed local planning area.
- Local authorities within that area.
- Institutions within that area.
- Property owners, buyers and professionals who need to know whether land falls within a local planning area.
The document does not specify individual survey numbers, property boundaries, development controls or transaction requirements. Its stated purpose is to propose local planning area status for the municipal area and invite responses.
Objections and suggestions
The preliminary notification provides the following process:
- Any inhabitant, local authority or institution in the local area may submit an objection or suggestion.
- The Government of Tamil Nadu will consider responses received before the end of two months from the date on which the notification is published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
- Objections or suggestions must be made in writing.
- Written responses should be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort Saint George, Chennai 600 009.
Publication arrangements
The Housing and Urban Development Department directed publication of the notification in English in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. It also directed republication in English and Tamil in the Vellore District Gazette.
The Collector of Vellore District was asked to arrange district republication and report its date to the Government. The Director of Translation, Chennai, was directed to prepare the Tamil translation and send it urgently to the Collector of Vellore District.
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Common questions
Does the notification finally declare Jolarpettai Municipality as a local planning area?
No final declaration is stated. The document is a preliminary notification declaring an intention to specify the area comprising Jolarpettai Municipality as a local planning area.
Can a Jolarpettai resident object to the proposal?
Yes. An inhabitant of the local area may submit a written objection or suggestion for consideration by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
What is the deadline for submitting an objection or suggestion?
A response must be received before the end of 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 Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort Saint George, Chennai 600 009.
