Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O.(Ms).No.39, Nelliyalam Local Planning Area Declaration, 2017
The Tamil Nadu Housing and Urban Development Department issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 39 dated 7 March 2017, declaring the area comprising Nelliyalam Second Grade Municipality as the Nelliyalam local planning area. The declaration was made under sub-section (4) of section 10 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, after no public objections or suggestions were received.
What the document does
Government Order (Ms.) No. 39 dated 7 March 2017 formally declares the area comprising Nelliyalam Second Grade Municipality to be the Nelliyalam local planning area. The Tamil Nadu Housing and Urban Development Department accepted the proposal submitted by the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning in charge.
The declaration was made under sub-section (4) of section 10 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
Key provisions are:
- The whole area comprising Nelliyalam Second Grade Municipality is declared a local planning area.
- The local planning area is named the Nelliyalam local planning area.
- The notification appended to Government Order (Ms.) No. 39 was directed to be published in the next issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Area and people affected
The Nelliyalam local planning area declaration applies to land and property within Nelliyalam Second Grade Municipality. Property buyers, owners and professionals dealing with property in that municipal area can use the notification to establish that the municipality was formally brought within the declared local planning area.
Government Order (Ms.) No. 39 does not provide individual survey numbers, property boundaries, fees or development conditions. It identifies the covered territory by reference to the area comprising Nelliyalam Second Grade Municipality.
Notification process
The Tamil Nadu Government had previously declared its intention to specify Nelliyalam Second Grade Municipality as a local planning area. That intention was published through Housing and Urban Development Department Notification No. II (2)/HOU/20/2016:
- At page 10 of Part II, Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 13 January 2016.
- In the Nilgiris District Gazette dated 1 May 2016.
The Commissioner of Town and Country Planning in charge reported that no objections or suggestions were received from the public and requested confirmation of the notification. After examining the proposal, the Government accepted it and issued the final declaration.
What property readers should check
Government Order (Ms.) No. 39 confirms the planning area status of Nelliyalam Second Grade Municipality. A reader relying on it should confirm whether the property concerned lies within that municipality, because the document does not list individual plots or survey numbers.
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Common questions
Is Nelliyalam Second Grade Municipality a declared local planning area?
Yes. Government Order (Ms.) No. 39 dated 7 March 2017 declares the area comprising Nelliyalam Second Grade Municipality as the Nelliyalam local planning area.
Were any public objections received before the declaration?
No. The Commissioner of Town and Country Planning in charge reported that no objections or suggestions were received from the public.
Does the document list the survey numbers covered?
No. It describes the covered area as the area comprising Nelliyalam Second Grade Municipality and does not provide individual survey numbers.
Where was the earlier intention to create the planning area published?
It was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 13 January 2016 and the Nilgiris District Gazette dated 1 May 2016.
