G.O. (Ms.) No. 70, Regularisation Application Extension, 2025
The Housing and Urban Development Department issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 70 on 15 May 2025, extending the deadline to apply for regularisation of eligible unapproved plots and layouts until 30 June 2026. The extended deadline replaces the previous deadline of 29 February 2024, but does not change the existing eligibility conditions or other requirements.
What the order changes
The Housing and Urban Development Department issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 70 on 15 May 2025 to extend the application period under the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Plots and Layouts Rules, 2017. Applications may now be made until 30 June 2026.
The previous government orders had extended the application period until 29 February 2024. Government Order (Ms.) No. 70 changes only the deadline. All existing conditions remain unchanged.
Which plots and layouts are covered
Government Order (Ms.) No. 70 applies where:
- The unapproved layout was formed on or before 20 October 2016.
- At least one plot in that layout was sold.
- The sale deed for at least one such plot was registered on or before 20 October 2016.
If these conditions are met, applications may be submitted for regularisation of both sold and unsold plots in the layout, as well as the layout itself. Regularisation is subject to all requirements under the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Plots and Layouts Rules, 2017.
Who may be affected
The deadline extension in Government Order (Ms.) No. 70 is relevant to owners and buyers of plots in qualifying unapproved layouts. It is also relevant to persons responsible for seeking regularisation of an eligible layout containing sold or unsold plots.
A plot or layout does not become regularised merely because the deadline has been extended. The application must meet the existing rules and eligibility conditions.
Key provisions
The Housing and Urban Development Department has specified that:
- The final date for applying is 30 June 2026.
- Applications can be submitted only through the online system.
- No change has been made to the existing regularisation conditions.
- Both sold and unsold plots within a qualifying layout may be included.
- A suitable amendment to the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Plots and Layouts Rules, 2017 will be issued later.
Property owners should check the date when the layout was formed and the date when the first qualifying sale deed was registered before relying on the extended application period.
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Common questions
What is the new deadline for applying for regularisation?
Government Order (Ms.) No. 70 allows eligible applications to be submitted until 30 June 2026.
Can I submit a paper application?
No. Applications for regularisation under the extended period can be made only through the online system.
Can an unsold plot in an unapproved layout be regularised?
Yes, sold and unsold plots may be covered if the layout was formed on or before 20 October 2016 and at least one plot had a sale deed registered on or before that date.
Does the extension relax the regularisation rules?
No. The deadline is extended, but all existing conditions under the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Plots and Layouts Rules, 2017 remain unchanged.
