G.O. (Ms.) No. 133, Declaration of Sholinghur Local Planning Area, 2021
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)] Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 133 on November 22, 2021, declaring the Government of Tamil Nadu's intention to form the Sholinghur Local Planning Area from two specified revenue villages. The notification also gives inhabitants, local authorities and institutions two months from its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette to submit written objections or suggestions.
What the document does
G.O. (Ms.) No. 133 of the Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)] Department, dated November 22, 2021, records the Government of Tamil Nadu's intention to declare the specified areas as the Sholinghur Local Planning Area. The proposal was made under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
The decision followed a request from the Director of Town and Country Planning. It also followed an Assembly announcement that master plans would be prepared for Sholinghur, Vadalur, Thirukoilur and Gudalur in the Nilgiris District to protect natural resources and ensure planned development.
Area covered
The proposed Sholinghur Local Planning Area consists of the following revenue villages:
- Revenue Village No. 35, Sholinghur.
- Revenue Village No. 34, Kondapalayam.
The source states that the Director of Town and Country Planning had requested declaration of the local area comprising Sholinghur Municipality. The appended notification identifies the two revenue villages forming the proposed planning area.
Who may be affected
Property buyers, owners and professionals dealing with land in Sholinghur or Kondapalayam should note that these villages are proposed for inclusion in a named local planning area. The document records an intention to create the planning area. It does not contain plot-specific development conditions, charges, rates or a completed master plan.
The notification specifically allows the following persons and bodies in the listed areas to respond:
- Any inhabitant.
- Any local authority.
- Any institution.
Objections and publication
The notification allows written objections or suggestions to be submitted within two months from the date on which it is published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. Submissions received within that period will be considered by the Government.
Objections or suggestions must be addressed to the Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort Saint George, Chennai 600 009.
The notification is to be published in English in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and republished in English and Tamil in the Ranipet District Gazette. The Collector of Ranipet District is responsible for district republication, and the Director of Translations is to arrange the Tamil translation.
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Common questions
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 133 finally declare the Sholinghur Local Planning Area?
The document declares the Government's intention to specify the listed areas as the Sholinghur Local Planning Area. It also provides a period for objections and suggestions before the Government considers the proposal.
Which villages are included in the proposed Sholinghur Local Planning Area?
The notification lists Revenue Village No. 35, Sholinghur, and Revenue Village No. 34, Kondapalayam.
How long do residents have to object to the proposal?
An inhabitant, local authority or institution in the listed areas may submit a written objection or suggestion within two months from the notification's publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Where should an 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.
