G.O.(Ms).No. 58, Amendment to Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department issued G.O.(Ms).No. 58 dated 5 March 2024, by order of the Governor of Tamil Nadu, to amend the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019. The amendment sets different minimum access road widths for residential layout developments according to the type of local body and adds four Ariyalur district village panchayats to the list of Peri-Urban Village Panchayats.
What the amendment governs
G.O.(Ms).No. 58 dated 5 March 2024 changes the minimum width of access roads required for residential layout developments under the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019. The applicable width now depends on whether the proposed layout is in the Chennai Metropolitan Area, a Peri-Urban Village Panchayat, a Municipal Corporation, a Municipality, a Town Panchayat or another Village Panchayat.
The notification was directed to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary dated 5 March 2024.
Minimum access road widths
The amendment substitutes the earlier expression prescribing 7.0 metres for residential layout developments with the following area based requirements:
- 7.0 metres for residential layout developments in the Chennai Metropolitan Area.
- 7.0 metres for residential layout developments in Peri-Urban Village Panchayats listed in Annexure-XXV.
- 7.0 metres for residential layout developments in all Municipal Corporations and Municipalities.
- 6.5 metres for residential layout developments in all Town Panchayats.
- 6.0 metres for residential layout developments in all Village Panchayats other than Peri-Urban Village Panchayats.
New list of Peri-Urban Village Panchayats
G.O.(Ms).No. 58 adds Annexure-XXV to the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019. The annexure lists four Peri-Urban Village Panchayats in Ariyalur district:
- Kayarlabath, Ariyalur Block.
- Valajanagaram, Ariyalur Block.
- Edaiyar, Jayankondam Block.
- Thularankurichi, Jayankondam Block.
Residential layout developments in these four village panchayats are therefore placed within the 7.0 metre access road category specified for Peri-Urban Village Panchayats.
Who should check the amendment
The revised standards are relevant to anyone proposing, reviewing or assessing a residential layout development in Tamil Nadu. The local body classification of the site must be identified before selecting the applicable minimum access road width. The source does not state how the amendment applies to layouts approved before the notification.
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Common questions
What is the minimum access road width for a residential layout in a Town Panchayat?
The amendment specifies a minimum width of 6.5 metres for residential layout developments in all Town Panchayats.
What width applies to a residential layout in an ordinary Village Panchayat?
The minimum width is 6.0 metres for residential layout developments in Village Panchayats other than listed Peri-Urban Village Panchayats.
Which Ariyalur district villages are treated as Peri-Urban Village Panchayats?
Annexure-XXV lists Kayarlabath, Valajanagaram, Edaiyar and Thularankurichi. Residential layout developments in these panchayats fall within the 7.0 metre access road category.
Does the 7.0 metre requirement apply throughout Chennai Metropolitan Area?
Yes. The amendment specifies 7.0 metres for residential layout developments in the Chennai Metropolitan Area.
