Plan approval for buildings

According to the guidelines of Director of Town and Country Planning, the local bodies within the local planning area have been delegated powers to issue planning permission.

The local bodies could issue permission for residential buildings up to 200 sq mt and for commercial buildings up to 100 sq mt. They should not issue permission for buildings more than the said area.

Residential layouts having an extent up to 5.0 acres should obtain approval from the local planning authority and for more than 5.0 acres the approvals should be obtained from the Director of Town and Country Planning, Chennai, through local planning authority.

Thirteen housing colonies and group houses in 10 locations in the district have been notified as those without the approval of the local planning authority. The public have been advised to refrain from purchasing plots in unauthorised layouts and apartments and group housing buildings developed by landowners without any approval.

Source: The Hindu