NOC User Reference Document
The NOC User Reference Document is official guidance issued under the authority band identified as official_guidance, although the source does not name an issuing department, overall order number or document date. It lists circumstances in which concurrence, clearance, prior permission or a No Objection Certificate is required from specified authorities for reclassification, layout and building plan applications in Tamil Nadu. It affects applicants whose sites involve agricultural land, protected areas, transport infrastructure, utilities, quarries, water channels, monuments, defence land or other listed conditions.
What the guidance covers
The NOC User Reference Document identifies approvals that may be required when submitting reclassification, layout or building plan applications. The relevant authority depends on the location, proposed use and physical features affecting the site.
Location and land use requirements
- Agriculture: In non-planned areas, changing land use from agriculture to a non-agricultural purpose requires prior concurrence from the Joint Director of Agriculture. The source cites Housing and Urban Development [UD4 (3)] Department, G.O. (Ms). No. 79, dated 04.05.2017.
- Airport Authority of India or Indian Air Force: A No Objection Certificate is required where a site is within 20 km of an aerodrome reference point and the construction rises to 30 metres or more.
- Southern Railway: Development within 30 metres of a railway boundary requires railway clearance. Railway authorities may refuse consent if they consider the site necessary for railway purposes.
- District Collector: A building application connected with a religious institution must include a No Objection Certificate from the concerned District Collector.
- Defence authority: Prior clearance is required for sites within 500 metres of the boundary of a defence area or military establishment.
- Archaeological Survey of India or National Monuments Authority: Construction more than 100 metres and up to 300 metres from a protected monument requires prior permission from the competent authority.
Environmental and infrastructure checks
- Geology and mining: Applications within Hill Area Conservation Authority areas require a No Objection Certificate. Subdivisions, layouts and occupied structures are not permitted within 300 metres of a live quarry. If a quarry is claimed to be abandoned, a certificate may be required.
- Agricultural Engineering, Revenue Divisional Office and Forest: No Objection Certificates must be requested for application sites under Hill Area Conservation Authority purview.
- State Highways and National Highway: Sites abutting the relevant highway require a No Objection Certificate, including specified Hill Area Conservation Authority sites.
- Public Works Department or Water Resources Department: Permission is required to build a culvert across a water channel. Applications go to the concerned Regional Chief Engineers for processing.
- TANGEDCO: Construction affected by low tension or high tension overhead lines or underground cables requires its No Objection Certificate.
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation: Sites near oil or gas pipelines must comply with the authority's clearance distances and stipulations.
- Director of Fire and Rescue Services: Fire protection and extinguishing systems require a No Objection Certificate confirming compliance to its satisfaction.
Other listed cases
ELCOT is listed for information technology buildings seeking floor space index concessions. Tamil Nadu Housing Board clearance is obtained for clarity concerning its layouts, although the source states no specific guideline.
This summary is generated from the source document to help you find what is relevant. The PDF above is authoritative. For advice on your own property, use LandLens One or speak to a qualified professional.
Common questions
Do I need agricultural approval to build on agricultural land in a non-planned area?
Prior concurrence from the Joint Director of Agriculture is required when development in a non-planned area changes the use from agriculture to a non-agricultural purpose.
Can I build within 300 metres of a working quarry?
The guidance says no subdivision, building layout or residential, commercial, industrial or institutional structure for occupation may be made or constructed within 300 metres of an existing live quarry.
Does a site near an airport always require a No Objection Certificate?
The listed requirement applies when the site is within 20 km of the aerodrome reference point and the proposed construction rises to 30 metres or more.
What approval is needed if power lines or underground cables affect my site?
Construction can be permitted only after the applicant obtains a No Objection Certificate from TANGEDCO where the site abuts or is affected by low tension or high tension overhead lines or underground cables.
