D.O. Letter from the Commissioner
The Commissioner issued D.O. Roc. No. 16194/2012-BA2, dated 27 July 2012, to the District Collector, Kancheepuram District, about delays in deciding building plan applications in the Mamallapuram Local Planning Area. The letter asks for early meetings of the local planning authority and communicates Housing and Urban Development Department instructions that, if a meeting is not held within one month, the member secretary must decide applications on their merits under the rules in force.
What the letter does
D.O. Roc. No. 16194/2012-BA2, dated 27 July 2012, was sent by the Commissioner to Thiru Hanish Chhabra, District Collector, Kancheepuram District. It addresses delays in convening meetings of the Mamallapuram Local Planning Authority and clearing building plan applications.
The Commissioner enclosed and communicated for compliance a Housing and Urban Development Department letter, No. 9027/UD4-1/2009-5, dated 16 October 2009. A copy was also submitted to the Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department.
Why it was issued
The Commissioner recorded that many applicants and developers had complained of substantial delay in clearing building plan applications in the Mamallapuram Local Planning Area. Many applications were observed to have remained pending for a long time.
The Commissioner also found that the Mamallapuram Local Planning Authority was not properly following the Government's instructions because of delays in holding authority meetings and disposing of planning permission applications.
Key instructions
The D.O. letter communicates the following requirements:
- The local planning authority should convene its meeting within the stipulated period of one month.
- If a meeting is not convened within that period, the member secretary of the local planning authority must decide the applications.
- Decisions by the member secretary must be based on the merits of each application and the rules in force.
- The District Collector was asked to give personal attention to clearing pending papers by arranging an early meeting.
- If the meeting was not convened, the Commissioner stated that the member secretary would be instructed regarding approval of planning permission, in line with the Government instructions.
Who may be affected
The D.O. letter is relevant to applicants and developers with delayed building plan or planning permission applications in the Mamallapuram Local Planning Area. It is also relevant to the District Collector, the local planning authority and its member secretary, because it sets out how pending applications should be handled when an authority meeting is delayed.
The letter does not grant automatic planning permission. It states that applications handled by the member secretary must still be decided on their merits and according to the rules in force.
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Common questions
Does this letter automatically approve my building plan in Mamallapuram?
No. The letter says applications must be decided on their merits and in accordance with the rules in force.
What happens if the Mamallapuram Local Planning Authority does not meet within one month?
The member secretary of the local planning authority must decide and issue orders on the applications based on their merits and the rules in force.
Why did the Commissioner send this letter?
The Commissioner had received complaints from applicants and developers about substantial delays and observed that many building plan applications had been pending for a long time.
Who received the Commissioner's letter?
It was addressed to Thiru Hanish Chhabra, District Collector, Kancheepuram District. A copy was submitted to the Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department.
