G.O.(Ms).No. 58, Minimum Width of Access Road for New Residential Layouts, 2024
The Tamil Nadu Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department issued G.O.(Ms).No. 58, dated 5 March 2024, amending the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019. It sets different minimum access road widths for new residential layouts based on whether the site is in the Chennai Metropolitan Area, a listed Peri-Urban Village Panchayat, a Municipal Corporation, a Municipality, a Town Panchayat or another Village Panchayat.
What the amendment does
The Tamil Nadu Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department issued G.O.(Ms).No. 58, dated 5 March 2024, to amend the access road requirement for residential layout developments under the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019. The appended notification was directed to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary, dated 5 March 2024.
Minimum access road widths
G.O.(Ms).No. 58 replaces the earlier general expression of 7.0 metres for residential layout developments with location based requirements:
- 7.0 metres for residential layout developments in the Chennai Metropolitan Area.
- 7.0 metres for residential layout developments in Peri-Urban Village Panchayats listed in the new Annexure-XXV.
- 7.0 metres for residential layout developments in all Municipal Corporations and Municipalities.
- 6.5 metres for residential layout developments in all Town Panchayats.
- 6.0 metres for residential layout developments in Village Panchayats other than the listed Peri-Urban Village Panchayats.
Peri-Urban Village Panchayats
G.O.(Ms).No. 58 adds Annexure-XXV to identify Village Panchayats treated as peri-urban for the 7.0 metre requirement. The supplied list includes panchayats in Ariyalur, Chengalpattu, Coimbatore and Cuddalore districts.
Examples include Kayarlabath, Valajanagaram, Edaiyar and Thularankurichi in Ariyalur district. Chengalpattu entries include Urapakkam, Vandalur, Medavakkam, Mudichur, Perumbakkam, Kelambakkam, Navalur, Padur and Siruseri. Coimbatore entries include Malumichampatti, Seerapalayam, Keeranatham, Chinniampalayam and Neelambur. The supplied text also identifies Vadakuthu and Anguchetipalayam in Cuddalore district.
Who should check the requirement
G.O.(Ms).No. 58 is relevant to anyone planning, approving or assessing a new residential layout. Property buyers, landowners and professionals should check the local body category of the site and whether a Village Panchayat appears in Annexure-XXV, because that classification determines whether the stated minimum access width is 7.0 metres, 6.5 metres or 6.0 metres.
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Common questions
What is the minimum access road width for a new residential layout in a Municipality?
The minimum width is 7.0 metres for residential layout developments in all Municipalities.
Does every Village Panchayat have the same minimum access road width?
No. A Peri-Urban Village Panchayat listed in Annexure-XXV requires 7.0 metres, while other Village Panchayats require 6.0 metres.
What width applies to a residential layout in a Town Panchayat?
The minimum access road width for residential layout developments in all Town Panchayats is 6.5 metres.
Is Medavakkam treated as a Peri-Urban Village Panchayat under the amendment?
Yes. Annexure-XXV lists Medavakkam in the St. Thomas Mount block of Chengalpattu district, so the stated minimum for residential layout developments is 7.0 metres.
