Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O. Ms. No. 640, Tenkasi Local Planning Area Declaration, 1974
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Rural Development and Local Administration Department, issued Government Order Ms. No. 640, dated 16 March 1974, declaring the revenue villages of Tenkasi and Plyoor as the Tenkasi Local Planning Area under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. The declaration followed an earlier published proposal for which no objection or suggestion was received.
What the order does
Government Order Ms. No. 640, dated 16 March 1974, formally declares the area comprising two listed revenue villages as a local planning area named the Tenkasi Local Planning Area. The Government of Tamil Nadu made the declaration under section 10(4) of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
The notification appended to Government Order Ms. No. 640 was directed to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Area covered
The notification lists the following revenue villages within the Tenkasi Local Planning Area:
- Tenkasi
- Plyoor, as the name appears in the supplied copy
The declaration applies to the areas comprising these revenue villages. The supplied text does not provide survey numbers, boundaries or maps.
Procedure recorded
Government Order Ms. No. 640 refers to Government Order Ms. No. 2018 of the Rural Development and Local Administration Department, dated 20 March 1973. A proposal had been published stating the Government's intention to declare certain local areas as a local planning area and to constitute a local planning authority for that area.
The proposal was published on page 551 of Part II, Section 1 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated 31 October 1973, for general information under section 10 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. The Government recorded that no objection or suggestion had been received before making the declaration.
Who may be affected
Property owners, buyers and professionals dealing with land in the listed revenue villages should be aware that the villages were formally placed within the Tenkasi Local Planning Area by this notification. The supplied text establishes the planning area status but does not specify zoning, permitted land uses, building controls, approval procedures, fees or individual property restrictions.
Scope of the notification
Government Order Ms. No. 640 declares the geographical local planning area. Although the earlier proposal also referred to constituting a local planning authority, the operative notification supplied here only sets out the declaration and the villages included. It does not name or describe a local planning authority.
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Common questions
Is my property in Tenkasi covered by this declaration?
The notification includes the revenue village of Tenkasi within the Tenkasi Local Planning Area. It does not provide survey numbers or a boundary map for checking an individual property.
Which villages form the Tenkasi Local Planning Area?
The table lists Tenkasi and a second revenue village rendered as “Plyoor” in the supplied copy.
Were any objections received before the planning area was declared?
No. Government Order Ms. No. 640 records that no objection or suggestion was received after publication of the earlier proposal.
Does the notification state what land uses or construction are permitted?
No. The supplied notification declares the local planning area but does not set out zoning, permitted uses, building controls or approval requirements.
