G.O.(Ms.) No.56, Automated Building Plan Approval System / Single Window Approval, 2022
The Housing and Urban Development [UD-3(2)] Department issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 56 dated 18 April 2022, permitting the first phase of the Single Window Online System for planning permission applications under the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and the Director of Town and Country Planning. The system was directed to go online by 1 May 2022, with relevant no objection certificate agencies and local bodies joining in phases according to readiness.
Purpose and rollout
The Housing and Urban Development [UD-3(2)] Department issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 56 dated 18 April 2022 to streamline planning permission approvals through an online single window process. The first phase covers the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and the Director of Town and Country Planning.
Key directions include:
- The first phase was permitted to go live from 1 May 2022.
- The Director of Town and Country Planning was directed to begin immediate trials through all Local Planning Authorities and ensure that the whole system went online by that date.
- No objection certificate agencies are to be integrated according to their readiness.
- Urban Local Bodies and Rural Local Bodies are to join the portal in phases.
- Participating departments should issue clear no objection certificate guidelines, provide their document and data requirements, develop compatible online portals, and train personnel.
- The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and the Director of Town and Country Planning must send monthly implementation progress to the Government.
Who is affected
The Single Window Online System affects applicants submitting planning permission applications to the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority or authorities under the Director of Town and Country Planning. The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority reported that trial applications were uploaded online without requiring hard copies of plans and documents.
Property owners, developers and professionals may also be affected when a proposed building or site requires clearance from one or more agencies listed in the annexure.
No objection certificate triggers
The annexure identifies location, building type and land related circumstances that may require agency clearance. Examples include:
- Buildings exceeding 30 metres in height, through the Airports Authority of India.
- Sites within 100 metres of the Indian Air Force station at Tambaram.
- Sites within 50 metres from the centreline of a Chennai Metro Rail Limited corridor.
- Sites within 30 metres of a railway boundary.
- Sites near protected monuments, within heritage precincts, or within the limits of centrally protected monuments or sites.
- Coastal Regulation Zone sites and projects with more than 20,000 square metres of total built-up area.
- Industrial buildings, hospitals, petrol bunks, underground diesel tanks and certain information technology developments.
- Lands affected by Tamil Nadu Housing Board acquisition or proposed National Highways Authority of India road acquisition.
- Certain dry land, land reclassification, non-cultivated land, bore well and watercourse matters in non-planning areas.
- Hill Area Conservation Authority areas in Ooty and Kodaikanal.
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Common questions
Can I submit a planning permission application online under this system?
The first phase authorised online planning permission processing under the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and the Director of Town and Country Planning from 1 May 2022.
Do I still need to submit hard copies of plans and documents?
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority reported that trial applications were uploaded without hard copies of plans and documents. The government permitted the first phase of that online system to go live.
Will every required no objection certificate be available through the portal immediately?
Not necessarily. No objection certificate agencies are to be integrated according to their readiness, while Urban Local Bodies and Rural Local Bodies are to join in phases.
Does a site near a railway or Chennai Metro corridor require clearance?
The annexure lists Southern Railway for sites within 30 metres of a railway boundary and Chennai Metro Rail Limited for sites within 50 metres from the centreline of its corridor.
