G.O. (Ms.) No. 70, Extension for Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots, 2025
The Tamil Nadu Housing and Urban Development Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 70 on 15 May 2025, extending the deadline to apply for regularisation of eligible unapproved layouts and plots until 30 June 2026. The extension covers layouts formed on or before 20 October 2016 where at least one plot was sold and its sale deed registered on or before that date, and it leaves all existing conditions unchanged.
What the government order does
G.O. (Ms.) No. 70, issued by the Tamil Nadu Housing and Urban Development Department on 15 May 2025, extends the application period for regularising eligible unapproved layouts and plots until 30 June 2026. Applications can be submitted only through the online system.
The extension is subject to all conditions in the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots Rules, 2017. The government has not changed the conditions of the regularisation scheme through this government order.
Which layouts and plots are covered
G.O. (Ms.) No. 70 applies where all the following conditions are met:
- The unapproved layout was formed on or before 20 October 2016.
- At least one plot in that layout was sold.
- The sale deed for that plot was registered on or before 20 October 2016.
- The application complies with all existing requirements of the 2017 regularisation rules.
Where these conditions are satisfied, applications may be made for the layout and for both sold and unsold plots within it.
Who may be affected
G.O. (Ms.) No. 70 is relevant to owners and other eligible applicants seeking regularisation of plots or layouts that meet the stated date and sale conditions. A person considering the purchase of a plot in an unapproved layout may also need to check whether the layout falls within these eligibility conditions and whether a regularisation application has been made.
The government order does not state that every unapproved plot automatically becomes regularised. It only extends the time available to apply, and applications remain subject to the existing rules.
Previous deadline and further action
Earlier government orders had extended the application period until 29 February 2024. G.O. (Ms.) No. 70 now extends the period until 30 June 2026 without changing the scheme's existing conditions.
The Tamil Nadu Housing and Urban Development Department also states that an appropriate amendment relating to the scheme will be issued later under the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots Rules, 2017.
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Common questions
What is the last date to apply under this extension?
The application deadline is 30 June 2026.
Can I submit a regularisation application in person?
No. G.O. (Ms.) No. 70 states that applications for regularising plots and layouts under the scheme can be made only online.
Does the extension cover unsold plots in an eligible layout?
Yes. It covers both sold and unsold plots where the layout was formed on or before 20 October 2016 and at least one plot was sold with its sale deed registered on or before that date.
Has the government changed the regularisation conditions?
No. The deadline is extended without changing the existing conditions under the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots Rules, 2017. The government states that an appropriate amendment relating to the scheme will be issued later.
