Circular on Planning Permission Requirements
The Office of the Director of Town and Country Planning issued Circular Roc. No. 17114/2007/BA2 dated 5 March 2010 to clarify planning permission requirements followed by certain local planning authorities. It explains vehicular access and driveway standards for group developments, special buildings and multi storied buildings, and clarifies when Tahsildar no objection certificates, sewage treatment plant reports and topographical details are required.
What the circular covers
Circular Roc. No. 17114/2007/BA2 dated 5 March 2010 was issued by the Office of the Director of Town and Country Planning following questions from promoters and engineers about planning parameters and standards. The clarifications relate to parameters adopted from the Development Control Rules of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority while processing planning permission proposals in certain local planning authorities.
The instructions are relevant to promoters, developers, licensed building surveyors, engineers and applicants preparing proposals for group developments, special buildings or multi storied buildings.
Vehicular access requirements
The Office of the Director of Town and Country Planning gives the following clarifications:
- For special buildings, every building block must be located so that it is accessible from a vehicular access way measuring 7.20 metres wide within a distance of 50 metres.
- For multi storied buildings, every building block must be accessible from a vehicular access way measuring 7.20 metres wide. A building block cannot be located away from that access way.
- The vehicular access way must be open to the sky, with no structural projection over it.
- Both special buildings and multi storied buildings must have at least 1.50 metres clearance between the driveway and the building block.
- A clear, motorable driveway with a minimum width of 3.50 metres must be provided around the building blocks.
Documents and site information
Circular Roc. No. 17114/2007/BA2 also clarifies checklist requirements:
- A no objection certificate from the Tahsildar need not be required for proposals in layouts approved by the Directorate of Town and Country Planning or in town survey numbers.
- A sewage treatment plant report need not be required where an underground sewerage system exists.
- The topographical plan must show development details within 100 metres of the proposed site.
- Quarry or crusher details need to be provided only when a quarry or crusher exists within 500 metres of the site.
Administrative action
The Office of the Director of Town and Country Planning instructed subordinate officers to follow these clarifications and confirm that proposals satisfy all applicable norms, rules and checklists before submitting them to the Directorate for approval or orders. Subordinate offices were also directed to communicate the instructions to promoters, developers, licensed building surveyors and engineers, and to display them on notice boards.
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Common questions
Must every multi storied building block directly adjoin the 7.20 metre access way?
Every multi storied building block must be accessible from the 7.20 metre wide vehicular access way. The circular states that a building block cannot be located away from that access way.
Do I need a Tahsildar no objection certificate for a plot in a Directorate of Town and Country Planning approved layout?
No. Circular Roc. No. 17114/2007/BA2 states that the Tahsildar no objection certificate need not be insisted upon for proposals in Directorate of Town and Country Planning approved layouts and town survey numbers.
Is a sewage treatment plant report required where underground sewerage is available?
No. The sewage treatment plant report need not be required for a proposal in an area where an underground sewerage system exists.
How much surrounding development must the topographical plan show?
The topographical plan must provide development details within 100 metres of the proposed site. Quarry or crusher details are required only if one exists within 500 metres.
