G.O.(Ms).No102, Reclassification Notification Powers for Local Planning Authorities
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(L.Re-1)] Department, by order of the Governor, issued G.O.(Ms).No.102 dated 18 August 2021 to streamline notifications for land use reclassification in master plans. It changes the earlier notification procedure by returning the power to issue variation notifications, after Government approval, to all Local Planning Authorities.
What the order governs
G.O.(Ms).No.102 dated 18 August 2021 governs the publication of variation notifications relating to conversion of land use in master plans. It deals with the administrative steps that follow a Government order granting reclassification, rather than granting reclassification to any particular property.
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(L.Re-1)] Department states that the change is intended to reduce delays and streamline the reclassification process.
How the procedure changed
The earlier procedure described in G.O.(Ms).No.102 involved the following stages:
- The Government examined individual proposals received from the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning.
- The Government issued an order granting reclassification, either with or without conditions.
- Local Planning Authorities were empowered to notify the resulting variations in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
- A later instruction required the Director of Town and Country Planning to send reclassification proposals with draft variation or reclassification notifications to the Government, allowing the Government itself to publish them.
The Government found that publication at Government level was taking more time because of administrative reasons. G.O.(Ms).No.102 therefore returns the power to issue variation notifications, based on Government orders granting reclassification, to all Local Planning Authorities under section 91 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
Publication deadline
The Director of Town and Country Planning must instruct all subordinate offices to issue the Gazette notification within fifteen days from the date of the relevant Government order. The Director must also ensure that Gazette notifications are published without delay.
The fifteen day direction applies to issuing the Gazette notification. The source does not state that a reclassification application itself must be examined or approved within fifteen days.
Who may be affected
G.O.(Ms).No.102 directly affects the Director of Town and Country Planning, district Town and Country Planning offices and Local Planning Authorities. Property owners, buyers and professionals dealing with proposed land use conversion in a master plan may be affected indirectly because the relevant Local Planning Authority is responsible for publishing the variation after Government approval.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms).No.102 reclassify my land automatically?
No. G.O.(Ms).No.102 sets out who must publish variation notifications after the Government grants reclassification. It does not identify or reclassify any particular property.
Who now publishes the land use variation in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette?
All Local Planning Authorities are given the power to issue the variation notification based on the Government order granting reclassification.
Must the Gazette notification be issued within a fixed period?
Yes. The Director of Town and Country Planning must instruct subordinate offices to issue the Gazette notification within fifteen days from the date of the Government order.
Does the fifteen day period cover approval of the reclassification application?
The source only applies the fifteen day direction to issuing the Gazette notification after the Government order. It does not provide a fifteen day period for examining or approving the application.
