Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
Press Release No. 1415, Date: 24.06.2025
Press Release No. 1415, dated 24 June 2025, was released by the Director of the Directorate of Town and Country Planning and issued by DIPR, Secretariat, Chennai. It announces online application arrangements for regularising eligible individual plots and unapproved layouts, including notified hill areas, and reports the extension granted by Government Order No. 70 of the Housing and Urban Development Department, dated 15 May 2025.
What the press release covers
Press Release No. 1415, dated 24 June 2025, explains how applications may be submitted for regularisation of certain individual plots and unapproved layouts. It follows Announcement No. 5 made by the Minister for the Housing and Urban Development Department for 2025 to 2026.
The press release was released by the Director of the Directorate of Town and Country Planning and issued by DIPR, Secretariat, Chennai.
Individual plots in unapproved layouts
Press Release No. 1415 states that applications for regularisation of individual plots in unapproved layouts may be received without any time limit where the plots were registered before 20 October 2016.
Key points are:
- The arrangement applies to people who purchased individual plots in unapproved layouts.
- The individual plot must have been registered before 20 October 2016.
- Online applications may be registered from 1 July 2025.
- The website given for these individual plot applications is www.onlineppa.tn.gov.in.
Regularisation of unapproved layouts
Government Order No. 70 of the Housing and Urban Development Department, dated 15 May 2025, extended the time for regularising layouts until 30 June 2026. The extension applies to layouts in which any plot was sold and registered on or before 20 October 2016.
Press Release No. 1415 says that the previously issued rules remain unchanged. Interested applicants may register applications from 1 July 2025 at www.tcponline.tn.gov.in.
Unapproved layouts in notified hill areas
Press Release No. 1415 provides a separate application period for regularisation of unapproved layouts in notified hill areas.
- Applications may be registered from 1 July 2025 to 30 November 2025.
- Applicants must use www.tcponline.tn.gov.in.
- The website www.tnhillarealayoutreg.in is no longer the application website identified for this process.
Who may be affected
The application arrangements may affect purchasers of individual plots registered before 20 October 2016, people seeking regularisation of eligible unapproved layouts containing a plot sold and registered on or before that date, and applicants dealing with unapproved layouts in notified hill areas.
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Common questions
Can I apply to regularise an individual plot without a deadline?
Yes, the press release says applications may be received without any time limit for individual plots in unapproved layouts registered before 20 October 2016.
Which website should I use for an individual plot application?
People who purchased eligible individual plots may apply from 1 July 2025 at www.onlineppa.tn.gov.in.
What is the extended deadline for regularising an unapproved layout?
Government Order No. 70 of the Housing and Urban Development Department, dated 15 May 2025, extended the time until 30 June 2026 for eligible layouts in which any plot was sold and registered on or before 20 October 2016.
How do I apply for regularisation in a notified hill area?
Applications for unapproved layouts in notified hill areas may be registered from 1 July 2025 to 30 November 2025 at www.tcponline.tn.gov.in, instead of www.tnhillarealayoutreg.in.
