G.O.(Ms).No. 133, Self-Certification Scheme for Building Permission, 2024
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department issued Government Order (Ms) Number 133, dated 18 July 2024, amending the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019 to introduce self certification for certain small residential buildings. Eligible owners, leaseholders and power of attorney holders can apply online for planning permission and a building permit, subject to limits on plot size, built-up area, dwelling units, floors, height and location.
What the amendment does
Government Order (Ms) Number 133, dated 18 July 2024, issued by the Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department, adds definitions and regulations for self-certified buildings to 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 22 July 2024.
Self certification means a declaration by the applicant that the building plan and site plan comply with the applicable Acts, rules and other laws.
Who can use self certification
Annexure XXVI permits an owner, leaseholder or power of attorney holder with development rights over the land to apply online through the self-certification module. The proposal must meet all of these limits:
- Plot area up to 2,500 sq. ft.
- Built-up area up to 3,500 sq. ft.
- Residential use with up to two dwelling units.
- Ground floor, or ground plus one floor.
- Maximum height of 7 m.
Eligible sites include plots in approved layouts, approved subdivision plans, natham, layouts regularised under the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots Rules, 2017, and plots registered by deed before 20 October 2016.
Where it does not apply
The self-certification scheme does not apply to:
- Coastal Regulation Zone areas, Hill Area Conservation Authority areas, and development-prohibited or restricted areas identified in the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019.
- Land classified for agriculture, institutions, special and hazardous use, non-urban use, open space or recreational use.
- Sites affected by street alignment, road widening, roads, or public-purpose reservations in Master Plans, New Town Development Plans, Detailed Development Plans or Grid of Roads plans in planning areas.
Plans, documents and development limits
Annexure XXVI requires site photographs, ownership records, Patta or Town Survey Land Register records, relevant layout or subdivision evidence, and plans signed by an architect or registered engineer. Plans must be submitted in two A4 sheets and show the site, floors, setbacks, rooms, parking, services, area statement, Floor Space Index, terrace, elevation, section, specifications and key plan.
Key standards include:
- Permissible Floor Space Index of 2.0.
- Minimum road width of 1.5 m in continuous building and economically weaker section areas, and 3 m in other areas.
- Front setback of 1.5 m in continuous building areas, 1.0 m in economically weaker section areas, and 1.5 m in other areas.
- In other areas, plots up to 9 m wide require a 1 m side setback on one side. Wider plots require 1 m on either side or 2 m on one side.
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Common questions
Can I use self certification for a ground plus two floor house?
No. Eligibility is limited to a ground-floor building or a ground plus one floor building, with a maximum height of 7 m.
Is a plot in an unapproved layout eligible?
Only if the layout or plot was regularised under the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots Rules, 2017, or the plot meets another listed eligibility category.
Can self certification be used for agricultural land?
No. Land classified for agriculture is specifically excluded from the self-certification scheme.
What ownership documents must be uploaded?
The application must include a self-attested registered sale deed and a self-attested Patta or Town Survey Land Register in the owner's name, along with the applicable layout, subdivision, regularisation or earlier site-existence record.
