G.O. (Ms.) No. 58, Amendment to Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019
The Housing and Urban Development Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 58 on 5 March 2024 to amend the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019. The amendment sets different minimum access road widths for new residential layouts based on the type of local area and adds a list of Peri-Urban Village Panchayats.
What the amendment does
The Housing and Urban Development Department issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 58 on 5 March 2024. It replaces the single minimum access road width previously stated for residential layout developments with different requirements for different local authority areas.
The notification was ordered to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary, dated 5 March 2024. The source does not state a separate commencement date for the amendment.
Minimum access road widths
G.O. (Ms.) No. 58 changes the access road requirement for new residential layouts as follows:
- 7.0 metres in the Chennai Metropolitan Area.
- 7.0 metres in Peri-Urban Village Panchayats listed in Annexure XXV.
- 7.0 metres in all Municipal Corporations and Municipalities.
- 6.5 metres in all Town Panchayats.
- 6.0 metres in all Village Panchayats other than the listed Peri-Urban Village Panchayats.
The classification of the site is therefore important when checking whether access to a proposed residential layout meets the rules.
Peri-Urban Village Panchayats
G.O. (Ms.) No. 58 adds Annexure XXV to identify Peri-Urban Village Panchayats that must follow the 7.0 metre requirement. The list is organised by district, block and Village Panchayat.
The reproduced entries include Kayarlabath, Valajanagaram, Edaiyar and Thularankurichi in Ariyalur district. They also include multiple panchayats in Chengalpattu district, such as Urapakkam, Vandalur, Medavakkam, Perumbakkam, Kelambakkam, Navalur, Siruseri and Thalambur. Coimbatore entries shown include Malumichampatti, Seerapalayam, Keeranatham, Chinniampalayam and Neelambur. The supplied text also shows Vadakuthu and Anguchetipalayam in Cuddalore district.
Who should check it
G.O. (Ms.) No. 58 is relevant to landowners, layout developers, buyers of plots in new residential layouts, planning professionals and local authorities. Before relying on the lower width applicable to an ordinary Village Panchayat, they should check whether the Village Panchayat appears in Annexure XXV and is therefore treated as peri-urban.
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Common questions
What road width is required for a new residential layout in a Municipality?
G.O. (Ms.) No. 58 requires a minimum access road width of 7.0 metres for residential layout developments in all Municipalities.
Does every Village Panchayat have the same access road requirement?
No. Listed Peri-Urban Village Panchayats require 7.0 metres, while other Village Panchayats require 6.0 metres.
What is the minimum access road width in a Town Panchayat?
The amendment specifies 6.5 metres for residential layout developments in all Town Panchayats.
When was G.O. (Ms.) No. 58 issued and published?
The Housing and Urban Development Department issued it on 5 March 2024 and directed publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary, dated 5 March 2024. The source does not provide a separate commencement date.
