G.O. (Ms.) No. 01, Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Levy of Infrastructure and Amenities Charges) Rules, 2008
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 01, dated 5 January 2021, to amend the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Levy of Infrastructure and Amenities Charges) Rules, 2008. The amendments redefine high rise buildings and special category buildings, define a site, and update the building categories used in the rules.
What the document does
G.O. (Ms.) No. 01 of the Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department, dated 5 January 2021, changes the definitions and terminology used under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Levy of Infrastructure and Amenities Charges) Rules, 2008. The notification was directed to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 5 January 2021.
The amendments were made under powers in the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. They do not provide charge amounts or rates in the supplied text.
Building classifications
The amended Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Levy of Infrastructure and Amenities Charges) Rules, 2008 use the following classifications:
- A high rise building is a building exceeding 18.30 metres in height.
- A special category building is a building measuring up to 18.30 metres in height and situated on a site, if it is a single building with more than two floors.
- A single building with not more than two floors is also a special category building if its total floor area is at least 300 square metres.
- More than one building on a site is treated as a special category building, irrespective of the number of floors in each building.
- A site means a parcel of land showing the placement of buildings, structures, parking areas, open space and landscaping.
Other changes to the rules
The amendments update the category names used elsewhere in the 2008 rules:
- The table in rule 4 is changed so that its first listed category is described as “High rise building”.
- The second listed category in that table is described as “Special category building”.
- Rules 6 and 7 replace earlier references to multistorey, commercial, information technology, group development and special buildings with references to high rise buildings and special category buildings.
Who may be affected
G.O. (Ms.) No. 01 may affect property owners, developers and professionals who need to classify a proposed or existing development for infrastructure and amenities charges. Height, floor area, number of floors and whether a site contains one or multiple buildings are relevant to deciding which amended category applies.
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Common questions
When is a building treated as a high rise building?
Under G.O. (Ms.) No. 01, a high rise building is a building exceeding 18.30 metres in height.
Can a building with only two floors be a special category building?
Yes. A single building with not more than two floors is a special category building if it measures up to 18.30 metres in height and has a total floor area of at least 300 square metres.
How are multiple buildings on one site classified?
More than one building on a site falls within the special category building definition, irrespective of the number of floors in each building, provided the buildings measure up to 18.30 metres in height.
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 01 specify the infrastructure and amenities charge rates?
No charge rates are stated in the supplied notification. It changes definitions and category descriptions used in the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Levy of Infrastructure and Amenities Charges) Rules, 2008.
