Layout Application Process flow and Building Plan Application Process flow
This official guidance, whose issuing department, order number and date are not identified in the supplied text, maps the online application workflows for layout approval and building plan approval. It shows registration, submission, scrutiny, inspection, fee payment, approval and local body sanction stages, including how applications are routed among local bodies, Directorate of Town and Country Planning offices and the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
What the guidance covers
The Layout Application Process flow and Building Plan Application Process flow explain the stages followed through an online approval system. The supplied text does not identify an issuing department, order number or publication date.
The workflows affect applicants and the architects, engineers or surveyors who submit layout or building proposals. They also describe actions by local bodies, Directorate of Town and Country Planning offices and the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
Layout application workflow
The layout process includes:
- Registration of architects, engineers, surveyors or applicants.
- Online submission of the layout application and plan.
- Payment of scrutiny fees through the payment gateway.
- Routing to the relevant Directorate of Town and Country Planning sub office or Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority under the applicable business rules.
- Verification of ownership documents and an inspection, followed by upload of the inspection report.
- Review of documents, the road plan and OSRA design.
- Clarifications or an OSRA plan being shared with the applicant if there is a deviation.
- The applicant handing over the park area and roads to the local body.
- The local body acknowledging the gift deed and approving it.
- Generation and payment of approval fee demands.
- Layout approval by the Directorate of Town and Country Planning sub office, head office or Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
- Final layout sanction by the relevant local body, identified in the flow as CMA, DTP, RP or GCC.
The routing limits shown are Directorate of Town and Country Planning sub office up to 1 hectare, TP or CMA up to 2 hectares in panchayat areas, and Directorate of Town and Country Planning head office above 2 hectares.
Building plan workflow
The building plan process begins with registration, online submission and plan upload. A scrutiny engine carries out a preliminary check, scrutiny fees are paid, and the application is routed to the concerned authority.
The flow lists these routing criteria:
- Local bodies, residential proposals below 10,000 square feet, up to 8 dwelling units and ground plus 2 floors, and commercial proposals of 2,000 square feet and ground plus 1 floor.
- Directorate of Town and Country Planning sub offices, proposals above 10,000 and below 15,000 square feet, with height up to 18.3 metres.
- Directorate of Town and Country Planning head office, proposals above 15,000 square feet and other cases outside Chennai limits.
- Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, proposals above 10,000 square feet and above 18.3 metres in height within Chennai limits.
Documents and NOC documents are verified, approval fee demands are generated and paid online, planning permission is issued, and the local body completes inspection and document review before providing the building licence.
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Common questions
Can I submit a layout application online?
Yes. The workflow provides for online submission of the layout application with the plan after registration, followed by online payment of scrutiny fees.
Will ownership documents be checked for a layout application?
Yes. The relevant office scrutinises documents to verify ownership details, and the Directorate of Town and Country Planning sub office or Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority also conducts an inspection.
Which office handles a layout larger than 2 hectares?
The workflow assigns layout applications above 2 hectares to the Directorate of Town and Country Planning head office.
Does planning permission automatically provide the building licence?
The workflow shows separate stages. Planning permission is provided by the Directorate of Town and Country Planning head office, a sub office or the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, while the building licence follows local body inspection, document review and generation of the approval fee demand.
