Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
Circular Roc.No.17594/2013/Spl. Cell, Planning Permission Technical Clearance
Circular Roc.No.17594/2013/Spl. Cell, dated 30 October 2013, was issued by the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning through the Office of the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning, Chennai-02. It requires proposals seeking Head Office technical clearance to be sent for technical scrutiny and placed before the Local Planning Authority at the same time, rather than processed one after the other, to reduce delays in granting planning permission.
What the circular governs
Circular Roc.No.17594/2013/Spl. Cell, dated 30 October 2013, governs the internal processing of planning proposals that require technical clearance from the Director of Town and Country Planning. The Commissioner of Town and Country Planning issued the instruction because earlier procedures had not produced the expected result and planning permissions were still delayed after technical clearance.
Earlier circulars had instructed that proposals requiring scrutiny and approval by the Director of Town and Country Planning did not need a Local Planning Authority or Collector resolution before being sent to Head Office. The new instruction requires parallel processing to reduce the delay caused by handling each step in sequence.
Required processing procedure
Circular Roc.No.17594/2013/Spl. Cell requires the following steps:
- Subordinate offices must send proposals seeking technical clearance to Head Office at the first instance.
- At the same time, the proposals must be placed before the Local Planning Authority for a resolution.
- The resolution copy must be sent immediately to the Director of Town and Country Planning.
- After technical clearance is received, the Member Secretary must immediately issue the demand for I&A and other necessary charges.
- Proposals already pending for technical clearance at Head Office must be placed before the next Authority meeting.
- Resolutions for pending proposals must be sent to Head Office immediately.
- The procedure must be followed strictly and came into force immediately.
Who is affected
Circular Roc.No.17594/2013/Spl. Cell directly instructs Regional Deputy Directors, Member Secretaries, Regional and Local Planning Authorities, New Town Development Authorities, Assistant Directors at Head Office, Planning Assistants and Supervisors.
Applicants whose proposals need technical clearance may be affected by the revised workflow. The circular is intended to shorten processing time by allowing Head Office scrutiny and Local Planning Authority consideration to proceed simultaneously. It does not specify charge amounts, technical standards or a time limit for granting planning permission.
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Common questions
Must a proposal wait for the Local Planning Authority resolution before going to Head Office?
No. A proposal seeking technical clearance must be sent to Head Office at the first instance and placed before the Local Planning Authority at the same time.
What happens after the Director of Town and Country Planning gives technical clearance?
The Member Secretary must immediately issue the demand for I&A and other necessary charges.
What must be done with proposals already pending at Head Office?
Pending proposals must be placed before the next Authority meeting, and the resulting resolution must be sent to Head Office immediately.
Does the circular state how much an applicant must pay?
No. It refers to I&A and other necessary charges, but it does not provide any rates or amounts.
