G.O.(Ms).No.197, Declaration of Coimbatore Urban Planning Area, 2022 (2022)
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)] Department, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 197 on 11 November 2022 to declare 1,531.57 square kilometres covering 118 revenue villages in Coimbatore District as the Coimbatore Urban Planning Area. The declaration follows the 2022 amendment to the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, which came into force on 14 September 2022 and provided for specified planning areas and Urban Development Authorities.
What the document does
G.O. (Ms.) No. 197, issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu, Housing and Urban Development [UD4(2)] Department, formally specifies 118 revenue villages in Coimbatore District as the Coimbatore Urban Planning Area. Together, these villages cover 1,531.57 square kilometres.
The declaration was made under clause (48) of section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. That provision was inserted through the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Second Amendment) Act, 2022, which came into force on 14 September 2022.
Areas covered
The notification identifies the included land by taluk, village number and revenue village name. The listed villages are located in these taluks:
- Annur
- Coimbatore North
- Coimbatore South
- Kinathukadavu
- Madukarai
- Mettupalayam
- Perur
- Sulur
Examples include Saravanampatti, Kalapatti, Ganapathy, Singanallur, Kurichi, Vellalur, Karamadai, Thondamuthur, Perur, Kuniyamuthur and Karumathampatti. Some entries require particular attention to the description. For example, Veerapandi No.24 is included only in part, while some villages are identified with a named Town Panchayat.
Who should check the notification
G.O. (Ms.) No. 197 is relevant to property buyers, owners, developers and professionals dealing with land in any of the listed revenue villages. They should compare the property's taluk, revenue village name and village number with the notification, rather than relying only on a locality or postal address.
The notification establishes the planning area boundary. It does not state that ownership, title or possession of private land changes, and it does not specify any fee, land use conversion or development approval requirement.
Administrative and publication steps
G.O. (Ms.) No. 197 records that the Coimbatore Urban Development Authority had previously been constituted as an ad hoc body, along with an Advisory Council and a Planning Cell for plans and urban development projects.
The key publication directions are:
- The appended notification must be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
- The Coimbatore District Collector must republish it in the District Gazette.
- The Director of Translation must arrange a Tamil translation for publication.
- The Coimbatore District Collector must report the republication date to the Government.
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Common questions
How can I check whether my property is inside the Coimbatore Urban Planning Area?
Check the property's taluk, revenue village number and revenue village name against the appended notification. The declaration covers 118 revenue villages in Coimbatore District.
Does the declaration transfer my land to the Coimbatore Urban Development Authority?
No transfer of ownership, title or possession is stated. G.O. (Ms.) No. 197 specifies the listed villages as the Coimbatore Urban Planning Area.
Does the document impose a new fee or land use conversion charge?
G.O. (Ms.) No. 197 does not specify any fee, rate or land use conversion charge.
Is every part of each named village included?
The notification generally lists revenue villages by name and village number, but at least one entry, Veerapandi No.24, is expressly marked as included only in part. Property records should therefore be checked against the precise village description.
