G.O.(Ms).No.01, Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Levy of Infrastructure and Amenities Charges) Rules, 2008
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department issued Government Order G.O.(Ms).No.01, dated 5 January 2021, amending the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Levy of Infrastructure and Amenities Charges) Rules, 2008. The amendments replace earlier building categories with definitions for high rise buildings and special category buildings, define the term site, and update the related wording in the charging rules.
What the document does
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department issued Government Order G.O.(Ms).No.01, dated 5 January 2021. The appended notification amends the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Levy of Infrastructure and Amenities Charges) Rules, 2008, under powers stated in the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. The notification was directed to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 5 January 2021.
Building categories introduced
The amendments replace definitions in rule 2 and establish the following categories:
- A high rise building is a building exceeding 18.30 metres in height.
- A special category building is a building measuring up to 18.30 metres in height and situated on a site, where it is either a single building with more than two floors, a single building with not more than two floors and a total floor area of at least 300 square metres, or more than one building regardless of the number of floors.
- A site is a parcel of land showing the placement of buildings, structures, parking areas, open space and landscaping.
Changes to the charging rules
The Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning (Levy of Infrastructure and Amenities Charges) Rules, 2008 are updated in several places:
- In the table in rule 4, the entry at serial number 1 is replaced with “High rise building”.
- In the same table, the entry at serial number 2 is replaced with “Special category building”.
- Rule 6 replaces the earlier list covering multistorey, commercial, information technology, group development and special buildings with “a high rise building or a special category building”.
- Rule 7 makes the same replacement in its relevant wording.
Who may be affected
The amended definitions are relevant to owners, buyers, developers and professionals dealing with buildings that exceed 18.30 metres, buildings with more than two floors, buildings of at least 300 square metres in the stated circumstances, or sites containing more than one building. The notification changes how building types are named and grouped under the infrastructure and amenities charges framework. The source text does not specify a new charge rate or fee amount.
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Common questions
What counts as a high rise building under this amendment?
A high rise building is a building exceeding 18.30 metres in height.
Can a building with only two floors be a special category building?
Yes. A single building with not more than two floors is a special category building if its total floor area is at least 300 square metres and its height is up to 18.30 metres.
Does a site with more than one building fall within the special category?
Yes. More than one building on a site is included in the special category, irrespective of the number of floors, where the buildings measure up to 18.30 metres in height.
Does G.O.(Ms).No.01 specify a new infrastructure and amenities charge amount?
No new rate or fee amount is stated in the supplied notification. It changes definitions, category names and related wording in the charging rules.
