Commissionerate of Town and Country Planning Site Inspection Checklist

What the checklist covers

The Commissionerate of Town and Country Planning Site Inspection Checklist is an official inspection form for applications involving buildings, layouts or change of land use. It applies to sites in planning areas and non-planning areas.

The inspection details record:

• Inspection date and applicant name.
• Whether the proposal concerns a building, layout or change of land use.
• Whether the site is in a planning area or non-planning area.
• The applicable Master Plan or Detailed Development Plan, and Master Plan land use.
• Whether land in a non-planning area is dry or wet.
• Whether the site is vacant, has an existing building or is under construction.

Roads and site verification

The Commissionerate of Town and Country Planning checklist requires the inspecting officer to verify whether an access road is available and confirm its width on the ground. It also records the road name, whether the road falls in a revenue subdivision or approved layout, its public or private status, and the authority maintaining it.

Site verification covers:

• Whether dimensions match the submitted plan or layout.
• Survey number and subdivision number.
• Existing structures and any encroachments.
• Boundary details on all four sides.
• Site level in relation to the existing road.

Surroundings and distance checks

The inspection form records whether a water body, canal or surplus course is nearby, whether an HT or LT line passes through the site, and whether the site falls within a CRZ Area or ASI Area.

Distances must be recorded in metres from the site to live quarries and crushers, burial or cremation grounds, railway lines, Metro Railway, water bodies, airports, sanitary landfills and windmills.

Buildings, deficiencies and final remarks

For existing buildings, the Commissionerate of Town and Country Planning checklist checks location and measurements against the approved plan, unauthorised construction, setbacks and whether actual use conforms to approved use. Space is provided to describe violations or unauthorised construction.

Common deficiencies recorded include:

• A revised plan or layout being required because dimensions do not match.
• Existing structure details not being furnished.
• Access road details not matching records.

The form concludes with final inspection remarks and spaces for the inspecting officer's signature, name, designation and date.