Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
Circular on Use of Fly Ash Bricks in Construction
The Office of the Directorate of Town and Country Planning, Chennai-02, issued a circular dated 2 June 2017, signed by Beela Rajesh, Commissioner of Town and Country Planning. The document, which does not print a circular or order number, instructs subordinate officers to impose an appropriate condition in planning permissions and building approvals to ensure that developers and builders use fly ash bricks in construction.
The Office of the Directorate of Town and Country Planning, Chennai-02, issued a circular dated 2 June 2017, signed by Beela Rajesh, Commissioner of Town and Country Planning. The document does not print a circular or order number. It directs subordinate officers to impose an appropriate condition when granting planning permission or building approval, to ensure that developers and builders use fly ash bricks in construction.
What the circular governs
The circular dated 2 June 2017 concerns the implementation of the Fly Ash Notification 2009 in planning permission and building approval work. It follows instructions from the Government and orders of the National Green Tribunal, New Delhi, dated 12 July 2016 and 8 August 2016 in O.A. No. 346 of 2016.
Clause 2A of the Fly Ash Notification 2009, reproduced in the circular, applies to public and private building construction agencies. It requires them to provide for the use of fly ash and fly ash products in construction documentation and approved material schedules.
Who is affected
The circular dated 2 June 2017 directly instructs all subordinate officers of the Directorate of Town and Country Planning. It was addressed to:
- All Regional Deputy Directors.
- All Member Secretaries of Composite Local Planning Authorities and New Town Development Authorities.
Developers and builders applying for planning permission or building approval are affected because approval officers must ensure the use of fly ash bricks by imposing an appropriate approval condition.
Public and private building construction agencies are also covered by the quoted requirement from Clause 2A of the Fly Ash Notification 2009.
Key requirements
The Directorate of Town and Country Planning circular requires or records the following:
- Subordinate officers must ensure that developers and builders use fly ash bricks in construction.
- An appropriate condition must be imposed when planning permission or building approval is issued.
- Public and private building construction agencies must prescribe the use of fly ash and fly ash products in tender documents, specification schedules and construction applications.
- Appropriate standards and codes of practice must be included.
- Fly ash based bricks, blocks, tiles, or their aggregate must be provided for in schedules of approved materials and rates.
- Officers receiving the circular must acknowledge receipt.
The circular does not provide the wording of the approval condition or identify a rate, fee or penalty.
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Common questions
Can a planning authority require fly ash bricks as a condition of approval?
Yes. The circular instructs subordinate officers to impose an appropriate condition when issuing planning permission or building approval, to ensure that developers and builders use fly ash bricks.
Does the fly ash requirement apply only to government construction?
No. Clause 2A of the Fly Ash Notification 2009, as quoted in the circular, covers building construction agencies in both the public and private sectors.
What construction documents must provide for fly ash products?
The quoted requirement covers tender documents, schedules of specifications and construction applications. It also requires fly ash based materials to be included in schedules of approved materials and rates.
Does the circular specify a fee or penalty for not using fly ash bricks?
No fee or penalty is stated. The circular directs approval officers to ensure usage through an appropriate condition in planning permissions and building approvals.
