Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O. (Ms.) No. 182, Keeranur Local Planning Area Preliminary Notification, 2017
The Housing and Urban Development Department, through G.O. (Ms.) No. 182 dated 20 November 2017, records the Government of Tamil Nadu's intention to specify the area comprising Keeranur Selection Grade Town Panchayat as the Keeranur Local Planning Area. The preliminary notification also gives inhabitants, local authorities and institutions an opportunity to submit objections or suggestions before two months expire from its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
What the document does
G.O. (Ms.) No. 182 dated 20 November 2017 was issued by the Housing and Urban Development Department as a preliminary notification under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. It declares the Governor of Tamil Nadu's intention to specify the entire area comprising Keeranur Selection Grade Town Panchayat as a Local Planning Area.
The decision followed a proposal from the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning. That proposal was based on Resolution No. 494/2015 of Keeranur Selection Grade Town Panchayat, dated 24 February 2015. It also followed an Assembly announcement that Keeranur would be declared a Single Local Planning Area.
Who may be affected
The Keeranur Local Planning Area proposal concerns the area within Keeranur Selection Grade Town Panchayat. It is relevant to:
- Inhabitants of the proposed Local Planning Area.
- Local authorities operating in that area.
- Institutions in the area.
- Property buyers, owners and professionals interested in how Keeranur is brought within the local planning framework.
The document is an intention and preliminary notification. The supplied text does not state that the process had already become a final declaration.
Objections and suggestions
The preliminary notification allows any inhabitant, local authority or institution in the proposed Local Planning Area to submit an objection or suggestion.
Key requirements are:
- The objection or suggestion must be made in writing.
- It must be received before two months expire from the date when the notification is published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
- It must be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Fort Saint George, Chennai 600 009.
- The Government of Tamil Nadu will duly consider objections and suggestions received within that period.
The source does not provide the Gazette publication date, so the final submission date cannot be calculated from the order date alone.
Publication directions
G.O. (Ms.) No. 182 directs publication of the appended notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. It also directs the Collector of Sivagangai District to republish it in the District Gazette and report the republication date to the Government. The Director of Translation, Chennai, was directed to arrange a Tamil translation and send it to the Collector of Sivagangai District.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 182 finally declare Keeranur as a Local Planning Area?
The document records the Government of Tamil Nadu's intention to specify Keeranur Selection Grade Town Panchayat as a Local Planning Area. It is described as a preliminary notification and provides time for objections and suggestions.
Which land is covered by the proposed Keeranur Local Planning Area?
The proposed Local Planning Area comprises the area within Keeranur Selection Grade Town Panchayat.
Who can object to the Keeranur Local Planning Area proposal?
Any inhabitant, local authority or institution in the proposed Local Planning Area may submit a written objection or suggestion.
Where and when must an objection be sent?
It must be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Fort Saint George, Chennai 600 009. It must be received before two months expire from publication of the notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
