Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O.(Ms) No.138, Enhancement of Centage Charges for Rendering Advice on Layouts, 2004
The Housing and Urban Development (UD4.2) Department issued G.O.(Ms) No.138 on 4 June 2004, permitting the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning to increase the centage charge for layout and subdivision approval from Rs. 200 to Rs. 300 per plot. The document changes the rate permitted under the earlier G.O.(Ms) No.179 dated 9 July 2002.
Purpose
The Housing and Urban Development (UD4.2) Department issued G.O.(Ms) No.138 on 4 June 2004 after considering a proposal from the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning. It accepts the proposal to increase the centage charge collected for scrutiny connected with layout and subdivision approval.
The operative change is:
- Previous centage charge: Rs. 200 per plot.
- Revised centage charge: Rs. 300 per plot.
- Coverage: Layout and subdivision approval.
- Authority permitted to apply the revised charge: Commissioner of Town and Country Planning.
Who is affected
Applicants seeking approval of a layout or subdivision through the Town and Country Planning administration are affected because the charge is calculated per plot. A proposal containing multiple plots would therefore attract the revised amount for each plot, based on the per plot wording in G.O.(Ms) No.138 dated 4 June 2004.
Property buyers and owners may encounter the effect indirectly where a developer or landowner has sought layout or subdivision approval. The document does not set out any separate charge payable by a buyer merely for purchasing an individual property.
Reason for the increase
The Commissioner of Town and Country Planning reported that Rs. 200 per plot was very low when compared with staff costs and other miscellaneous expenditure incurred in scrutinising layouts. The Commissioner also stated that most layout approvals were for commercial purposes and proposed increasing the amount to Rs. 300 per plot.
The Government examined and accepted that proposal. The Finance Department concurred through U.O.No.28971/Hg/2004 dated 5 May 2004.
Earlier charges recorded in the document
G.O.(Ms) No.138 dated 4 June 2004 refers to G.O.(Ms) No.179 of the Housing and Urban Development Department dated 9 July 2002. That earlier order had permitted an increase in the layout scrutiny fee from Rs. 100 to Rs. 200 per plot.
The earlier order also recorded charges of Rs. 6,500 per application for variation, reclassification and permission for land use. That amount consisted of Rs. 4,000 for the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning and Rs. 2,500 for the relevant Local Planning Authority. The operative decision in G.O.(Ms) No.138 concerns only the per plot charge for layout and subdivision approval.
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Common questions
What is the revised charge for layout approval?
G.O.(Ms) No.138 dated 4 June 2004 permits a centage charge of Rs. 300 per plot, increased from Rs. 200 per plot.
Does the revised rate also apply to subdivision approval?
Yes. The document expressly applies the increase to layout and subdivision approval.
Who was permitted to apply the increased charge?
The Housing and Urban Development (UD4.2) Department permitted the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning to increase the centage charge.
Does G.O.(Ms) No.138 revise the charge for land use permission or reclassification?
The document records that an earlier order set Rs. 6,500 per application for variation, reclassification and permission for land use. The operative revision in G.O.(Ms) No.138 is limited to the per plot charge for layout and subdivision approval.
