Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O. (Ms.) No. 207, Declaration of Tiruchirappalli Urban Planning Area, 2022
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)] Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 207, dated 23 November 2022, declaring the revenue villages listed in its notification as the Tiruchirappalli Urban Planning Area. The declaration follows the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Second Amendment) Act, 2022, which introduced Urban Planning Areas and Urban Development Authorities.
What the document does
G.O. (Ms.) No. 207, dated 23 November 2022, issued by the Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)] Department, specifies the revenue villages in its appended notification as the Tiruchirappalli Urban Planning Area. The declaration is made under clause (48) of section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
The Director of Town and Country Planning proposed an area of 804.53 square kilometres. The proposal covered 30 villages forming Tiruchirappalli Corporation, one village categorised as a municipality, 12 villages classified as town panchayats and 103 revenue villages.
Background
The Tiruchirappalli Local Planning Area had previously been declared under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. The Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Second Amendment) Act, 2022 later introduced provisions for specifying an Urban Planning Area and constituting an Urban Development Authority. That amendment came into force on 14 September 2022.
Following a report from the Member Secretary and Joint Director of the Tiruchirappalli Local Planning Area, the Director of Town and Country Planning asked the Government to notify the proposed area as the Tiruchirappalli Urban Planning Area.
Areas covered
The appended notification identifies land by taluk, village number and revenue village name. The supplied list includes villages in:
- Lalgudi taluk, including R.Valavanoor, Puvalur (West), Puvalur (East), Valadi and Koohur.
- Manachanallur taluk, including Samayapuram, Mannachanallur, Pitchandarkoil and Thiruppanjeeli (North) and (South).
- Srirangam taluk, including Thiruparaithurai, Mutharasanallur, Kulumani, Somarasampettai and Nagamangalam.
- Thiruverumbur taluk, including Panayakurichi.
Who should check the notification
Property buyers, owners and professionals dealing with land in the named revenue villages should verify the taluk, village number and revenue village name against the notification. The document establishes the planning area designation, but it does not state any fee, rate, approval procedure or specific development restriction.
Publication
The notification is to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and republished in the District Gazette. The Collector of Tiruchirappalli District must report the republication date to the Government.
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Common questions
How can I check whether my property is within the Tiruchirappalli Urban Planning Area?
Compare the property's taluk, revenue village number and revenue village name with the appended notification. The notification identifies each included village using those details.
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 207 impose a new fee or rate on my land?
The document does not state any fee or rate. It declares the listed revenue villages as the Tiruchirappalli Urban Planning Area.
What is the proposed size of the Tiruchirappalli Urban Planning Area?
The Director of Town and Country Planning proposed an area of 804.53 square kilometres.
Where will the declaration be officially published?
The notification is to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette and republished in the District Gazette by the Collector of Tiruchirappalli District.
