Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O.(Ms).No.148, Nelliyalam Local Planning Area Preliminary Notification, 2015
The Housing and Urban Development [UD 4(2)] Department issued Government Order (Ms.) Number 148, dated 25 November 2015, announcing the Government of Tamil Nadu's intention to specify the area comprising Nelliyalam Second Grade Municipality as a local planning area. The document is a preliminary notification and allows inhabitants, local authorities and institutions in the local area to submit objections or suggestions within two months from its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
What the document does
Government Order (Ms.) Number 148, dated 25 November 2015, was issued by the Housing and Urban Development [UD 4(2)] Department. It accepts a proposal from the Director of Town and Country Planning and declares the Government of Tamil Nadu's intention to specify the entire area comprising Nelliyalam Second Grade Municipality as the Nelliyalam local planning area.
The proposal was based on a resolution dated 28 November 2011 and the Administrative Report for 2010 to 2011 of Nelliyalam Second Grade Municipality. The document is expressly described as a preliminary notification.
Who may be affected
The Nelliyalam local planning area proposal concerns the area within Nelliyalam Second Grade Municipality. It is relevant to:
- Inhabitants of the proposed local planning area.
- Local authorities operating in that area.
- Institutions in the area.
- Property buyers, owners and professionals who need to know whether land falls within a proposed local planning area.
The notification does not identify individual survey numbers, properties or parcel-level land-use classifications. Its stated purpose is to propose the municipal area as a local planning area and invite public responses.
Key provisions
The preliminary notification provides that:
- The area comprising Nelliyalam Second Grade Municipality is proposed to be specified as a local planning area.
- Any inhabitant, local authority or institution in the local area may submit an objection or suggestion.
- The Government of Tamil Nadu will consider responses received before the expiry of two months from the date on which the notification is published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
- Written objections or suggestions must be addressed to the Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort Saint George, Chennai 600 009.
Publication process
The Housing and Urban Development [UD 4(2)] Department directed publication of the notification in English in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. It also directed republication in English and Tamil in the Nilgiris District Gazette.
The Collector of Nilgiris District was asked to arrange district republication and report its date to the Government. The Director of Translation, Chennai, was directed to prepare and forward the Tamil translation to the Collector.
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Common questions
Does Government Order (Ms.) Number 148 finally declare Nelliyalam as a local planning area?
The document is a preliminary notification declaring the Government's intention to specify the area comprising Nelliyalam Second Grade Municipality as a local planning area.
Can a Nelliyalam resident object to the proposal?
Yes. An inhabitant of the local area may submit a written objection or suggestion within two months from the notification's publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Where should an objection or suggestion be sent?
It should be addressed to the Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Fort Saint George, Chennai 600 009.
Does the notification change the land-use classification of a particular property?
The text does not identify individual properties, survey numbers or parcel-level land-use changes. It proposes that the area comprising Nelliyalam Second Grade Municipality be specified as a local planning area.
