Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
Six Local Planning Area Declarations, 1974
The Governor of Tamil Nadu, through Rural Development and Local Administration Department G.O. Ms. Nos. 630, 631, 632, 633, 634 and 635, all dated 16 March 1974, declared specified revenue villages as the Tiruvarur, Sivakasi, Rasipuram, Mettupalayam, Tiruchengode and Pollachi local planning areas. The declarations were published after previous publication under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
What the notifications do
Rural Development and Local Administration Department G.O. Ms. Nos. 630 to 635, all dated 16 March 1974, are notifications by the Governor of Tamil Nadu declaring six groups of revenue villages as local planning areas. They were issued under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, after previous publication of the proposed declarations.
The notifications establish the geographical coverage of each named local planning area. They do not provide development controls, permission procedures, charges or land use classifications.
Areas covered
The six declarations and the villages printed in their tables are:
- Tiruvarur, G.O. Ms. No. 630: Vilamal, Vijayapuram, Thiruvarur Sethi Therku, Thiruvarur Sethi Vadakku, Kilakavathukudy, Ramasayee, Polayanakudy and Sundaravilagam.
- Sivakasi, G.O. Ms. No. 631: Sivakasi and Visuvanatham.
- Rasipuram, G.O. Ms. No. 632: Rasipuram and part of Koneripatti.
- Mettupalayam, G.O. Ms. No. 633: Chickadasampalayam and Odanthurai.
- Tiruchengode, G.O. Ms. No. 634: Tiruchengode, Seetharampalayam, Kailasampalayam and Muthanampalayam, also printed as Marattupalayam.
- Pollachi, G.O. Ms. No. 635: part of Thalakkarai, Kottampatti village and a third village printed as “Pollaio” in the supplied text.
Some village names and numbering are unclear because of the quality of the supplied Gazette text. The notification expressly limits Koneripatti and Thalakkarai to part of those villages.
Who may be affected
A buyer, owner, developer or professional dealing with land in a listed revenue village should be aware that the land was included within the corresponding local planning area by the relevant notification. For Koneripatti and Thalakkarai, the supplied text does not identify which specific part was included.
The notifications only declare local planning area boundaries. They do not state whether a particular survey number is included, what land use applies to a property, or whether any approval is required for a proposed transaction or development.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette declare my village to be within a local planning area?
Yes, if the village is listed under the relevant declaration. Koneripatti and Thalakkarai are included only in part.
Does inclusion in one of these areas change my property's land use?
The notifications do not specify or change any land use classification. They only declare the listed revenue villages as local planning areas.
Can I use these notifications to confirm whether my survey number is covered?
The supplied text lists revenue villages, not survey numbers. It also does not identify the included portions of Koneripatti or Thalakkarai.
Which government authority issued these declarations?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu issued the declarations through the Rural Development and Local Administration Department in G.O. Ms. Nos. 630 to 635, all dated 16 March 1974.
