G.O. Ms. No. 69, Amendment to Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development Department issued Government Order Ms. No. 69 on 3rd July 2023 to amend the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019. It replaces the process for panel scrutiny of high rise building plans in the Chennai Metropolitan Area and adds a separate scrutiny panel for high rise buildings elsewhere in Tamil Nadu.
What the amendment changes
Government Order Ms. No. 69 of the Housing and Urban Development Department, dated 3rd July 2023, substitutes sub-rule (25) of rule 39 and adds sub-rule (26) to the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019.
The amendment creates separate scrutiny arrangements for high rise building plans:
- High rise buildings within the Chennai Metropolitan Area are scrutinised by a panel and forwarded to the Government with the panel's recommendation for approval.
- Suggestions or alterations recommended by the Chennai panel and approved by the Government must be incorporated into the plans.
- High rise buildings outside the Chennai Metropolitan Area are scrutinised by a different panel headed by the Director of Town and Country Planning.
Chennai Metropolitan Area panel
The panel for high rise building plans in the Chennai Metropolitan Area includes:
- Member-Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, as Chairman.
- Director of Fire and Rescue Services.
- Engineering Director, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board.
- Chief Engineer, Greater Chennai Corporation.
- Chief Engineer, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited, Chennai.
- Chief Planner, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
- Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Chennai.
- Concerned local body engineer outside the Greater Chennai Corporation area, as Special Invitee.
- Senior Planner, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, as Member and Convener.
Panel outside the Chennai Metropolitan Area
The panel for high rise buildings elsewhere in Tamil Nadu includes:
- Director of Town and Country Planning, as Chairman.
- Director of Fire and Rescue Services.
- Chief Engineer, Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board.
- Deputy Director from the Office of the Commissioner of Municipal Administration.
- Chief Engineer, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation, Chennai.
- Chief Planner, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
- A reputed architect who did not design the building.
- Superintending Engineer, Public Works Department.
- Engineer concerned from the local body, as Special Invitee.
- Joint Director or Deputy Director from the Office of the Director of Town and Country Planning, as Member and Convener.
Who is affected
Government Order Ms. No. 69 affects applicants and professionals preparing high rise building plans in Tamil Nadu. The applicable scrutiny panel depends on whether the proposed building is within or outside the Chennai Metropolitan Area.
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Common questions
Does this amendment apply to a high rise building in Chennai?
Yes. A high rise building plan in the Chennai Metropolitan Area must be scrutinised by the specified panel and forwarded to the Government with its recommendation for approval.
Must changes recommended by the Chennai panel be added to the building plan?
Suggestions or alterations recommended by the panel and approved by the Government must be incorporated into the plans.
Who scrutinises a high rise building plan outside the Chennai Metropolitan Area?
A panel chaired by the Director of Town and Country Planning scrutinises the plan. Its members include representatives from fire and rescue services, water supply, municipal administration, electricity, planning, public works and the relevant local body.
Can the architect who designed the building serve on the outside Chennai scrutiny panel?
No. The panel must include a reputed architect other than the architect who designed the building.
