G.O. (Ms.) No. 107, Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019 (2025)
The Government of Tamil Nadu Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 107 dated 16 July 2025, amending the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019 for planning permission and building permit applications involving redevelopment schemes. It requires the relevant promoter or applicant to submit an authenticated redevelopment scheme and recognises a redevelopment scheme promoter in the prescribed application forms.
What the amendment covers
G.O. (Ms.) No. 107 dated 16 July 2025 amends the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019. The Government of Tamil Nadu Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department directed that the appended notification be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary dated 16 July 2025.
The changes deal with applications for planning permission and building permits where an apartment property is being handled through a redevelopment scheme. They also address applications to modify plans for projects registered with the Real Estate Regulatory Authority.
Meaning of redevelopment scheme
The amended Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019 define a redevelopment scheme as a scheme proposed for implementation according to a detailed redevelopment report and authenticated by the authority under rule 12 of the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Rules, 2024.
This definition connects the building permission process with the authenticated redevelopment documentation prepared under the apartment ownership rules.
Who must apply
The amended application requirements identify the responsible applicants:
- For a redevelopment scheme, the promoter engaged under rule 10 of the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Rules, 2024 must apply online.
- The online application must include an authenticated copy of the redevelopment scheme.
- If plans are modified for a project registered with the Real Estate Regulatory Authority, the person specified in clause (ii) of sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 must submit the modification application.
Documents and forms
The amended Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019 change the supporting documents and prescribed forms used for development applications:
- Form B in Annexure II continues to require proof of ownership, detailed plans, specifications, a site plan, a key plan and a topographical plan.
- The topographical plan must show existing developments within a radius of 100 metres and be drawn to a scale of 1:500.
- For execution of a redevelopment scheme, an authenticated copy of the redevelopment scheme must accompany Form B.
- Form B now allows the applicant's right over the land to be supported by documentary evidence or an authenticated copy of the redevelopment scheme.
- Form C in Annexure III now includes a promoter of a redevelopment scheme after the category of lease holder.
Who may be affected
The changes may affect apartment owners undertaking redevelopment, promoters engaged for redevelopment schemes, builders, planning professionals and applicants seeking permission to modify plans for projects registered with the Real Estate Regulatory Authority.
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Common questions
Who must submit the planning application for an apartment redevelopment scheme?
The promoter engaged under rule 10 of the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Rules, 2024 must apply online and include an authenticated copy of the redevelopment scheme.
What is treated as a redevelopment scheme under these rules?
It is a scheme proposed according to a detailed redevelopment report and authenticated by the authority under rule 12 of the Tamil Nadu Apartment Ownership Rules, 2024.
Must the authenticated redevelopment scheme be enclosed with Form B?
Yes. For execution of a redevelopment scheme, an authenticated copy of the redevelopment scheme must accompany Form B in Annexure II.
Who applies when plans for a Real Estate Regulatory Authority registered project are modified?
The application must be submitted by the person specified in clause (ii) of sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016.
