Circular on Additional Certificates for Certain Building Approvals
The Commissioner of Town and Country Planning issued Department of Town and Country Planning Circular ந.க.எண். 12641/2014/சிபி, dated 25 July 2014, requiring additional certificate forms and signed structural drawings when specified building proposals are considered for technical concurrence or planning permission. The requirement applies immediately to all multi storeyed building, special building and group building proposals handled by the head office or subordinate offices.
What the circular requires
Department of Town and Country Planning Circular ந.க.எண். 12641/2014/சிபி, dated 25 July 2014, changes the documents to be checked for certain building proposals. The Commissioner of Town and Country Planning directed officials to obtain additional certificate forms before granting technical concurrence or planning permission.
The requirement took effect immediately. The page identifies three forms as attachments, but it does not reproduce or describe the contents of those forms.
Buildings and approvals covered
The additional documentation requirement covers all proposals in these categories:
- Multi storeyed buildings.
- Special buildings.
- Group buildings.
It applies where the Department of Town and Country Planning head office grants technical concurrence. It also applies where subordinate offices grant planning permission or technical concurrence.
The circular does not state requirements for building categories outside these three named categories.
Documents and signatures required
Department officials had already been checking structural stability certificates in Forms A, B and C obtained from a licensed Chartered Structural Engineer for group building and special building proposals.
For the covered proposals going forward, officials must check more than the existing structural stability certificates. The circular requires:
- Structural stability certificates in Forms A, B and C from a licensed Chartered Structural Engineer.
- Completion of the additional certificate forms included as attachments.
- Proper attestation of those certificates as specified in the attached forms.
- Required signatures on the building structural drawings.
Technical concurrence or planning permission is to be granted only after these documents, attestations and signatures have been obtained and considered.
Who received the instructions
The Commissioner of Town and Country Planning sent the circular to all Member Secretaries of Local Planning Authorities and New Town Development Authorities, and to all Regional Deputy Directors. Copies were also sent to head office Assistant Directors, architecture and planning staff, supervisors, Draftsman Grade II, the stock file and e-Governance.
For an applicant, owner or professional submitting a covered building proposal, the practical effect is that the submission must include the existing stability certification and the additional attached certificates and signed structural drawings required by the department.
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Common questions
Which building proposals are affected by this circular?
It covers all multi storeyed building, special building and group building proposals submitted for technical concurrence or planning permission through the Department of Town and Country Planning head office or subordinate offices.
Is a structural stability certificate still required?
Yes. Forms A, B and C must be obtained from a licensed Chartered Structural Engineer, along with the additional certificate forms required by the circular.
Are signatures required on the structural drawings?
Yes. The circular requires the appropriate signatures on building structural drawings before technical concurrence or planning permission is granted.
When did the additional document requirement take effect?
Department of Town and Country Planning Circular ந.க.எண். 12641/2014/சிபி, dated 25 July 2014, states that it came into force immediately.
