G.O. (Ms.) No. 105, Amendment to the Planning Authority (Levy of Development Charges) Rules, 1975
The Tamil Nadu Housing and Urban Development Department issued Government Order G.O. (Ms.) No. 105 dated 8 July 2025, publishing a notification by the Governor of Tamil Nadu that amends the Planning Authority (Levy of Development Charges) Rules, 1975. The amendment extends the time allowed for paying a development charge from thirty days to sixty days and replaces Form 3, the notice of demand, to reflect the longer period.
What the amendment changes
Government Order G.O. (Ms.) No. 105 dated 8 July 2025 amends the Planning Authority (Levy of Development Charges) Rules, 1975. It does not replace the rules as a whole. The notification was ordered to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary, dated 8 July 2025.
The amendment was made by the Governor of Tamil Nadu under the powers cited in the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
Payment period
The amendment changes rule 10 by replacing the expression “thirty days” with “sixty days”. A person who receives a notice demanding development charges is therefore required to pay the assessed amount within sixty days from the date the notice is served.
This change gives the recipient an additional thirty days compared with the earlier wording of the rule.
Revised development charge notice
Government Order G.O. (Ms.) No. 105 also substitutes a revised Form 3, titled “Notice of Demand of Development Charge”. The form is linked to rule 9 and is addressed to the person required to pay.
The revised notice records:
- The door number and street of the land or building.
- The relevant division or ward.
- The resurvey number or town survey number.
- The village or town and the extent in hectares.
- The amount assessed as development charge.
- The requirement to pay the amount to the planning authority within sixty days from service of the notice.
Interest for delayed payment
The revised Form 3 warns that failure to pay within the specified sixty days will result in interest becoming payable on the outstanding amount. The stated interest rate is six per cent per annum.
Who may be affected
The amendment is relevant to owners or other persons who receive a Form 3 demand from a planning authority for development charges relating to land or a building. Buyers and property professionals reviewing such a demand should check the date on which the notice was served, because the sixty day payment period runs from that date.
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Common questions
How long do I have to pay a development charge after receiving the notice?
The amended rules allow sixty days from the date the notice is served.
What happens if I do not pay within sixty days?
The revised Form 3 states that interest at six per cent per annum will be payable on the outstanding amount.
Does G.O. (Ms.) No. 105 replace the entire Development Charges Rules?
No. It amends rule 10 and substitutes a revised Form 3 under the Planning Authority (Levy of Development Charges) Rules, 1975.
What property information should appear in the development charge demand?
The revised form provides for the door number, street, division or ward, resurvey or town survey number, village or town, extent in hectares and the assessed development charge.
