Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
Check List for Plinth Level Inspection and Completion Certificate Inspection Checklist
The Directorate of Town and Country Planning issued checklists for inspecting construction at plinth level and when considering building completion. They record whether construction matches the approved plan and capture completion details for residential, commercial and office buildings.
What the checklists cover
The Directorate of Town and Country Planning provides two inspection checklists. The plinth level checklist focuses on whether construction has reached plinth level and whether the work matches the approved plan. The completion certificate checklist records the building’s approval details, physical dimensions, use and stage of construction.
The completion inspection form includes spaces for the current number, inspection date and time, approval letter number and date, number of floors, number of blocks and building usage. It also records the names of people present during inspection.
Plinth level inspection
The Check List for Plinth Level Inspection asks inspectors to record:
- Whether construction has been completed up to plinth level.
- Whether the construction at plinth level follows the setback requirements in the approved plan.
- Whether the building size at plinth stage is consistent with the approved plan.
The answers are recorded as Yes or No.
Completion certificate inspection
The Completion Certificate Inspection Checklist covers:
- Whether an inspection plan is enclosed.
- The number of floors, blocks and dwelling units.
- Building usage and the stage of construction.
- Whether a display board has been erected.
- Whether a septic tank with an upflow filter or an STP has been provided.
- Building length, width or breadth, and height.
- For an MSB, basement height, building height, total height and the stilt floor beam bottom.
For commercial and office buildings, the checklist asks whether the building has been completed in all respects.
Residential building items
For residential buildings, the Directorate of Town and Country Planning checklist records whether the following work is complete:
- Terrace weathering course with tiling.
- Lift machine room, overhead tank and staircase headroom.
- External walls, windows, outer plastering and internal partition walls.
- Internal doors and windows.
- Cooking platform or modular kitchen.
- Electrical distribution boxes and plumbing work.
- Removal of dowel rods left out in the building.
- Water storage sump and rainwater harvesting.
- Erection of a Solar Voltic Panel over one third of the terrace.
- STP with an upflow filter.
The source provides inspection fields and Yes or No checks. It does not state fees, approval consequences or the procedure after inspection.
This summary is generated from the source document to help you find what is relevant. The PDF above is authoritative. For advice on your own property, use LandLens One or speak to a qualified professional.
Common questions
What is checked when construction reaches plinth level?
The checklist records whether construction has reached plinth level, follows the setback requirements in the approved plan and matches the approved building size.
Does the completion checklist record the building approval details?
Yes. It includes fields for the approval letter number and date, as well as the current number and inspection date and time.
Must a commercial or office building be fully completed for inspection?
The checklist asks whether a commercial or office building has been completed in all respects. The source does not state the consequence of a No answer.
Does the residential checklist include rainwater harvesting and solar panels?
Yes. It records whether rainwater harvesting is complete and whether a Solar Voltic Panel has been erected over one third of the terrace.
