Circular, Roc. No. 9480/2019/TCP-5
The Office of the Director of Town and Country Planning issued Circular Roc. No. 9480/2019/TCP-5, dated 30 June 2023, to bring eleven no objection certificate issuing departments into the Single Window Portal. From 1 July 2023, planning permission applicants seeking a no objection certificate from any listed department must apply only through the portal.
What the circular changes
Circular Roc. No. 9480/2019/TCP-5, issued by the Office of the Director of Town and Country Planning on 30 June 2023, introduces online processing of no objection certificate applications through the Single Window Portal. The integration with eleven no objection certificate issuing departments became operational on 1 July 2023.
The circular records that online processing of planning permission files had already gone live for:
- Layout applications on 24 June 2022.
- Building plan permission applications on 1 September 2022.
- Reclassification of land use applications on 1 September 2022.
Who is affected
Planning permission applicants who require a no objection certificate from one of the eleven listed departments must submit the request only through the Single Window Portal from 1 July 2023. This may affect property owners, developers and professionals handling planning permission applications that need approval or clearance from those departments.
All District Town and Country Planning Officers are instructed to ensure that applicants use the portal. The circular does not describe a separate offline application route for the listed no objection certificates after the procedure takes effect.
Departments covered
The Single Window Portal requirement applies to no objection certificate applications involving:
- Forest Department.
- Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited.
- Tamil Nadu Housing Board.
- Geology and Mines.
- All Collectorates.
- Public Works Department.
- Water Resources Department.
- Fire and Rescue Services.
- Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation Limited.
- State Highways.
- Southern Railways.
Processing and monitoring
The Office of the Director of Town and Country Planning directs district officers to ensure that no objection certificates obtained online are processed more swiftly than before. The Directorate of Town and Country Planning will monitor district officers' performance online.
For a planning permission file requiring clearance from a listed department, the practical requirement is to place the no objection certificate request through the Single Window Portal rather than applying separately outside it. The circular applies this procedure from 1 July 2023 onwards.
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Common questions
When did online no objection certificate applications through the Single Window Portal begin?
The integration with the eleven listed no objection certificate issuing departments took effect on 1 July 2023.
Can I apply directly to a listed department for a no objection certificate?
For obtaining planning permission, applicants seeking a no objection certificate from any of the eleven listed departments must apply only through the Single Window Portal from 1 July 2023.
Does the portal requirement cover Fire and Rescue Services clearance?
Yes. Fire and Rescue Services is one of the eleven departments covered by the Single Window Portal integration.
Who must ensure that applicants use the Single Window Portal?
All District Town and Country Planning Officers must ensure that applicants apply through the portal. Their performance will be monitored online by the Directorate of Town and Country Planning.
