G.O.(Ms).No. 133, Self Certification Scheme for Building Permission, 2024
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O.(Ms).No. 133 dated 18 July 2024, amending the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019 to introduce a self-certification scheme for specified residential buildings. The scheme covers eligible plots up to 2,500 square feet and residential buildings up to 3,500 square feet, with no more than two dwelling units, ground or ground plus one floor, and a maximum height of 7 metres.
What the amendment does
G.O.(Ms).No. 133 dated 18 July 2024, issued by the Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu, adds definitions, an online application process and Annexure XXVI to the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019. The appended notification was directed to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary dated 22 July 2024.
Self-certification means a declaration by the applicant that the building plan and site plan comply with the applicable Acts, rules and other laws. Applications must be submitted online through the self-certification module.
Who can use the scheme
The self-certification scheme is available to a landowner, leaseholder or power of attorney holder who has the right to develop the land. It applies where the proposal meets all of these limits:
- Plot area up to 2,500 square feet.
- Built-up area up to 3,500 square feet.
- Residential use only.
- Up to two dwelling units.
- Ground floor or ground plus one floor.
- Maximum height of 7 metres.
Eligible sites include plots in approved layouts, approved subdivision plans, natham, layouts regularised under the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots Rules, 2017, and plots registered by a deed before 20 October 2016.
Where the scheme does not apply
The self-certification scheme does not apply to:
- Coastal Regulation Zone areas, Hill Area Conservation Authority areas, and development prohibited or restricted areas identified in the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019.
- Land classified for agriculture, institutional, special and hazardous, non-urban, open space or recreational use.
- Sites affected by street alignment, road widening, roads, public-purpose reservations, Master Plans, New Town Development Plans, Detailed Development Plans or Grid of Roads plans in planning areas.
Application documents and building controls
Applicants must upload site photographs, ownership documents, Patta or Town Survey Land Register records, relevant layout or subdivision records, and plans signed by an architect or registered engineer. The building and site plans must be prepared as two A4 sheets containing the prescribed floor plans, measurements, setbacks, parking, services, area statement, terrace plan, elevation, cross-section, specifications and key plan.
The regulations specify a permissible floor space index of 2.0. Minimum road width is 1.5 metres in continuous building areas and economically weaker section areas, and 3 metres in other areas. Front and side setback requirements vary by area and plot width.
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Common questions
Can I use self-certification for a ground plus two-floor house?
No. The scheme is limited to a ground-floor building or a ground plus one-floor building, with a maximum height of 7 metres.
Can a power of attorney holder submit the application?
Yes. A landowner, leaseholder or power of attorney holder may apply if they have the right over the land to develop it.
Is every residential plot eligible for self-certification?
No. The plot must fall within one of the eligible categories, and the scheme excludes specified restricted areas, land-use classifications, road alignments and public-purpose reservations.
Who must sign the building plans?
The uploaded building and site plans must be duly signed by an architect or registered engineer. The prescribed drawing sheets must also contain the applicant's signature.
