G.O. (Ms.) No. 105, Amendments to the Planning Authority (Levy of Development Charges) Rules, 1975
The Housing and Urban Development Department issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 105 on 8 July 2025, amending the Planning Authority (Levy of Development Charges) Rules, 1975. The amendment gives a person served with a development charge demand sixty days, instead of thirty days, to pay, and replaces Form 3 to reflect the longer period.
What the amendment changes
Government Order (Ms.) No. 105 of the Housing and Urban Development Department changes the payment period for development charges under the Planning Authority (Levy of Development Charges) Rules, 1975. The period stated in rule 10 is changed from thirty days to sixty days.
The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the amendment using powers under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. The appended notification was directed to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary, dated 8 July 2025.
Who may be affected
The amended Planning Authority (Levy of Development Charges) Rules, 1975 may affect a person who receives a development charge demand from a planning authority for specified land or a building. This may include an owner or another person responsible for paying the amount identified in the demand notice.
A property buyer or professional reviewing planning records should check whether the relevant land or building has been assessed for a development charge and whether a demand notice has been served.
Replacement demand notice
The amendment replaces Form 3, titled “Notice of Demand of Development Charge”. The replacement form records:
- The door number and street of the land or building.
- The division or ward.
- The resurvey number or town survey number.
- The village or town and the extent in hectares.
- The development charge assessed for payment.
- The date and place of the notice.
- The signature of the Member-Secretary or Executive Authority.
Payment deadline and interest
The replacement Form 3 requires the assessed development charge to be paid to the planning authority within sixty days from the date the notice is served.
If payment is not made within that period, interest at six per cent per year is also payable on the outstanding amount. The amendment does not state a standard development charge amount. The amount payable is entered separately in the demand notice for the particular land or building.
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Common questions
How long do I have to pay a development charge demand?
The amended rules and replacement Form 3 allow sixty days from the date the demand notice is served.
What happens if I do not pay within sixty days?
Interest at six per cent per year becomes payable on the outstanding amount.
Does Government Order (Ms.) No. 105 set a fixed development charge for every property?
No fixed amount is stated in the amendment. The planning authority enters the assessed amount in the Form 3 demand notice for the relevant land or building.
What property details should appear in the demand notice?
Form 3 provides for the door number, street, division or ward, resurvey or town survey number, village or town, and land extent in hectares.
