G.O.(Ms).No.141, Simplification of Procedure for Approval of Layout, 2022
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department issued G.O.(Ms).No.141 on 16 July 2022 to revise the earlier procedure for infrastructure works in approved layouts. It allows owners and developers either to construct required infrastructure to local body standards or to pay the estimated cost to the local body, replacing the earlier arrangement that required collection of charges for the local body to provide the amenities.
What the order changes
G.O.(Ms).No.141, issued by the Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department on 16 July 2022, revises the procedure introduced through G.O.(Ms.)No.181 dated 9 December 2020. Under the earlier procedure, applicants in the Greater Chennai Corporation and other Urban Local Bodies administered by the Commissionerate of Municipal Administration had to pay charges for amenities such as roads, storm water drains and street lights.
The revised procedure gives owners and developers a choice:
- Carry out infrastructure development works at their own cost, following standards specified by the local body concerned.
- Pay the estimated cost of the works to the local body.
Infrastructure requirements
G.O.(Ms).No.141 requires the concerned local body to prescribe standards for basic layout infrastructure under the existing rules. The listed infrastructure includes:
- Roads.
- Drains.
- Water supply.
- Other basic infrastructure required for the layout.
Before taking over infrastructure built by an owner or developer, the local body must check the quality of the completed works.
Maintenance responsibility
G.O.(Ms).No.141 requires a reasonable period to be prescribed during which owners or developers must maintain roads and drains that they have constructed.
Where a layout develops slowly, the maintenance period must continue until 60% of the plots in the layout are developed or for 5 years, whichever is later. The source does not specify how the reasonable maintenance period is to be calculated for other layouts.
Who is affected
G.O.(Ms).No.141 directly affects layout owners and developers who need roads, drains, water supply and similar infrastructure provided as part of layout development. It also places responsibilities on the local bodies that set standards, assess costs, inspect completed infrastructure and take it over.
The Member Secretary of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and the Director of Town and Country Planning were directed to take further action in line with the revised procedure.
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Common questions
Can a layout developer construct roads and drains instead of paying the local body?
Yes. G.O.(Ms).No.141 allows the owner or developer either to carry out infrastructure works according to local body standards or to pay the estimated cost to the local body.
Who decides the standards for layout infrastructure?
The concerned local body must prescribe the standards for roads, drains, water supply and other basic infrastructure under the existing rules.
Will the local body inspect infrastructure built by a developer?
Yes. Before taking over the infrastructure, the local body must ensure the quality of the work completed by the owner or developer.
How long must a developer maintain roads and drains in a slowly developing layout?
The maintenance period must continue until 60% of the plots in the layout are developed or for 5 years, whichever is later.
