Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
G.O. Ms. No. 157, Odanchatram Local Planning Area, 2012
The Housing and Urban Development (UD 4(2)) Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 157 dated 11 July 2012, declaring the area comprising Odanchatram Second Grade Municipality to be the Odanchatram Local Planning Area. The declaration confirms an intention published earlier under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, after no public objections or suggestions were received.
What the government declared
The Housing and Urban Development (UD 4(2)) Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 157 dated 11 July 2012, declared the area comprising Odanchatram Second Grade Municipality to be the Odanchatram Local Planning Area. The declaration was made under sub-section (4) of section 10 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
The appended notification was directed to be published in the next issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Background and confirmation process
The Government had previously declared its intention to specify the area within Odanchatram Municipality as a local planning area. That intention was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 7 November 2007 for general information.
The Director of Town and Country Planning reported that:
- No objections or suggestions were received from the public.
- Odanchatram Special Grade Town Panchayat had been upgraded as a Second Grade Municipality.
- The Odanchatram Local Planning Area should therefore be formally declared.
The Government accepted the proposal and confirmed the local planning area.
Areas included
The notification identifies the following 20 villages or localities as part of the Odanchatram Local Planning Area:
- Nayakkanur, Seethapatty, Palanikavundanpudur and Shanmugavelpuram.
- Chellappakavundanpudur, Naganampatty, Periyanchettipatty and Attur.
- Shangupillaipudur, Irulakkudumpanpatty, Dhummichampatty and Dhummichampattypudur.
- Gandhi Nagar, Ponnagaram, A.P. Colony and Vinoba Nagar.
- Vishwanathanagar and Old Housing Board Quarters, also identified as A.P.P. Nagar.
- New Housing Board Quarters, also identified as Kurunchi Nagar, and Odanchatram.
Who may be affected
G.O. Ms. No. 157 dated 11 July 2012 is relevant to property buyers, landowners, developers and professionals dealing with land in any of the listed places. It establishes that these areas fall within the formally declared Odanchatram Local Planning Area.
The document does not set out individual property rights, development conditions, charges or land use classifications. Its stated effect is the declaration of the geographical area as a local planning area.
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Common questions
Is Odanchatram officially a local planning area?
Yes. The Housing and Urban Development (UD 4(2)) Department declared the area comprising Odanchatram Second Grade Municipality to be the Odanchatram Local Planning Area.
Were any public objections received before the declaration?
No. The Director of Town and Country Planning reported that no objections or suggestions had been received from the public.
Does the Odanchatram Local Planning Area include housing board quarters?
Yes. The listed areas include Old Housing Board Quarters, identified as A.P.P. Nagar, and New Housing Board Quarters, identified as Kurunchi Nagar.
Does the document specify land use or development conditions for my property?
No. The document declares the listed places as the Odanchatram Local Planning Area, but it does not provide individual land use classifications or development conditions.
