ABSTRACT

Rules – Regularisation of Unapproved Plots and Layouts Rules, 2017-under

section 113 read with section 122 of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country
Planning Act, 1971 – Notification – Issued.
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Housing and Urban Development [UD4(3)] Department
G.O.(Ms).No.78 Dated:04.05.2017
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ORDER:
The appended Notification will be published in the Tamil Nadu
Government Gazette Extraordinary dated the 4th May, 2017.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

DHARMENDRA PRATAP YADAV
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.
To
The Works Manager,
Government Central Press, Chennai - 600 079.
The Secretary to Governor,
Raj Bhavan, Chennai – 600 022.
The Additional Chief Secretary to Government,
Finance Department, Chennai- 600 009
The Principal Secretary to Government,
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Chennai-600 009.
The Principal Secretary to Government,
Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Chennai-600 009.
The Additional Chief Secretary to Government,
Commercial Tax and Registration Department, Chennai-600 009.
The Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, Chennai – 600 009.
The Principal Secretary to Government, Agriculture Department,
Chennai – 600 009.
The Secretary to Government, Law Department, Chennai – 600 009.
All District Collectors.
The Commissioner of Town and Country Planning, Chennai-600 002.
The Member Secretary,
Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Chennai – 600 008.
Copy to:
The Chief Minister’s Office, Chennai- 600 009.
The Secretary to Chief Minister, Chennai – 600 009.
The Senior Personal Assistant to Minster (Hg&UD), Chennai – 600 009.
The Public (SC) Department, Chennai-600 009.
SF/SC.
//Forwarded By order//
 ANNEXURE

NOTIFICATION.

WHEREAS it is noticed that a large number of unapproved layouts and

sub-divisions have been developed all over the State in both urban and rural
areas without adequate infrastructure and public amenities and most of the plots
in such layouts and sub-divisions have been purchased by poor and innocent
people and there is no way to convert these layouts and sub-divisions or plots
back to their original use;

AND WHEREAS it is expedient to regularise the plots in such unapproved

layouts or sub-divisions so as to protect the interests of those innocent
purchasers and to provide basic infrastructure facilities;

AND WHEREAS it is also observed that regularisation of sold out plots

alone without considering the layout or sub-division as a whole will result in
discontiguous pockets of development, causing enormous difficulty to the Local
Bodies to provide services to the regularised plots in isolation and therefore, it is
considered necessary to regularise these unapproved layouts and sub-division in
their entirety by insisting to widen the roads, improve circulation, reserve areas
for open space and public purpose to the extent feasible in each layout;

NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 113 of

the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act,1971 (Tamil Nadu Act 35 of 1972), the
Governor of Tami Nadu hereby exempts all unapproved layouts, where any or all plots
are sold and registered on or before the 20th October 2016 and all unapproved plots
which are sold and registered on or before the 20th October 2016 from the operation of
all the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act,1971(Tamil Nadu
Act 35 of 1972) and makes the following rules for regularization of such unauthorized
layouts and plots under section 122 of the said Act.

RULES.

1. Short title, application and commencement. – These rules may be called

the Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots Rules,
2017.

2. Definitions.– In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(1) “Act” means the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971
(Tamil Nadu Act 35 of 1972);
(2) “Competent Authority” means,-
(i) for regularisation of unapproved individual plot in a sub-division or
layout-
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(a) in case of a City Municipal Corporation, the

Commissioner;
(b) in case of a Municipality, the Commissioner;
(c) in case of a Town Panchayat, the Executive Officer; and
(d) in case of a Village Panchayat, the Block Development
Officer (Village Panchayats);
(ii) for regularization of layout,-

(a) in the Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area, the Member-

Secretary of Chennai Metropolitan Development
Authority;
(b) in any other areas, the Member-Secretary of the Local
Planning Authority or the Regional Planning Authority or
the New Town Development Authority functioning under
the control of Town and Country Planning Department or
the Regional Deputy Director or Assistant Director of the
Town and Country Planning Department, as the case
may be, in whose jurisdiction the layout exists;

(3) “Development charge” means the amount to be collected towards the

cost of providing amenities and infrastructure facilities in urban and
rural areas within the jurisdiction of the Local Authorities at the rates
specified in rule 10;

(4) “Development Control Regulations” means the development control

regulations for the areas other than the Chennai Metropolitan Planning
Area;

(5) “Development Plans” means Master Plans, Regional Development

Plans, New Town Development Plans, Detailed Development Plans
and Town Planning Schemes in force in the respective planning area;

(6) “Development Regulations” means the development regulations for the

Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area forming part of the Second Master
Plan for the Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area;

(7) “Guideline value” means the guideline value of the land fixed by the
Registration Department prevailing as on 1st August, 2007 for the plots
registered upto 31st March, 2012 and for the plots registered on or
after 1st April, 2012, the prevailing guideline value as on the date of
notification of these rules. For the unsold plots in the layout, the
value fixed by the Registration Department on the date of issue of
in-principle approval of layout framework;
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(8) “Layout” means,–

(i) division of land into plots exceeding 8 (eight) in numbers in
Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area;

(ii) division of land into plots by introducing a new road or street in

areas other than Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area;

(9) “Layout framework” means Layout plan approved by the Competent

Authority specified in rule 2(2)(ii) with or without changes, showing the
changes made to the as on ground layout plan submitted by the layout
Promoter / Society / Association or prepared suomotu as per rule 5(4)
for the purpose of improving the layout.

(10) “Layout Promoter” means a person whether owner or authorized

person of any land including a registered co-operative society and an
Association, who has developed land into a layout for the purpose of
selling the plots in the said layout;

(11) “Local Authority” means all City Municipal Corporations, Municipalities,

Town Panchayats, Panchayat Unions and Village Panchayats;

(12) “Plot holder” means a person in whose name the plot is registered with
a registered sale deed or title deed executed on or before the 20th
October, 2016;

(13) “Plot or Unapproved plot” means a plot in an unapproved layout or

sub-division;

(14) “Regularisation charge” means a charge to be paid for regularising the

unapproved plot or the unapproved sub-division as provided in rule 9;

(15) “Regularisation of unapproved layout” means the regularization of

unapproved layout framework. Such regularisation of unapproved
layout framework will not automatically regularise the individual plot in
the layout. The individual plot owner / promoter (in the case of unsold
plots) shall, after regularization of unapproved layout framework, apply
for regularization of his plot/plots separately.

(16) “Sub-division” means,–

(i) division of land into plots not exceeding eight in numbers in the
Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area;
(ii) division of land abutting an existing road or street into plots
without introducing any new road or street in an area other than
Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area;

(17) “Unapproved layout or sub-division” means a layout or sub-division of

land made without the prior approval or concurrence of the Director of
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Town and Country Planning or the Chennai Metropolitan Development

Authority, as the case may be;

(18) Words and expression used, but not defined in these rules, shall have
the same meaning assigned to them in the Tamil Nadu Town and
Country Planning Act, 1971 (Tamil Nadu Act 35 of 1972).

3. Cut-off date for considering regularisation of unapproved plots and

layouts.– Only those unapproved layouts where a part or full number of
plots have been sold through a registered sale deed as on 20th October,
2016 shall be considered for regularization under these rules. Similarly, all
plots including unsold ones are eligible for regularization in layouts where at
least a part of the total number of plots have been sold through a registered
sale deed as on 20th October, 2016. Individual plot in a sub-division
registered by a sale or title deed as on 20th October, 2016 shall also be
eligible for regularization. As proof and evidence, the plot holder or the
layout promoter is required to furnish copies of the sale deed or title deed
for the plots sold. Agreement for sale or General Power of Attorney shall
not be considered as evidence for proof of sale of plot.

4. Restrictions for regularization of unapproved plots and layouts. –

(1) No plot or layout in part or whole, which is located in public water body
like Channel, Canal, Tank, Lake, River, etc. shall be eligible for
regularization.

(2) No plot or layout in part or whole in Government Poramboke land shall

be eligible for regularisation.

(3) No plot or layout in Open space reservation(OSR) land, Park or Play-

field reserved in any approved layout or sub-division shall be
considered for regularization.

(4) Vacant plots blocking access to surrounding lands which do not have
any other means of access are not eligible for regularisation.

(5) No plot or layout in part or whole, lying in the lands affected by the
alignments of proposed road or rail corridors and street alignments
specified in the development plans shall be regularised.

(6) No plot with any encroachment on to a public road or street or on any

other land over which the applicant does not possess ownership right
and lands affected by the repealed Tamil Nadu Urban Land (Ceiling
and Regulation) Act, 1978 (Tamil Nadu Act 24 of 1978) shall be
considered for regularisation.
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(7) No plot or layout in part or whole, lying in the lands below the
alignment of high tension and extra high voltage electric line including
tower lines shall be regularised.

5. Compulsory application for regularization.– (1) It shall be compulsory for

all the individual plot owners and layout promoters eligible under rule 3 to file
an application on-line in Form-I for regularisation to the Competent Authority
concerned within six months from the date of commencement of these rules
along with the fees and charges as per the self assessment made and
annexed with the application. The Competent Authority shall process the
application and pass orders of regularization on-line.
Provided that the application for individual plot regularization in a layout shall
be considered for regularization only after in principle approval of the layout
framework is issued by the Competent Authority. Accordingly, all the
individual plot owners in an unapproved layout shall apply for regularization of
their plots along with a sketch of the layout.

(2) Application for regularization of unapproved layout can also be made by

the Layout Promoter / Registered Co-operative society / Association of
the plot holders in an unapproved layout where more than two-thirds of
the total number of plots in the layout have been sold before the cut-off
date.

(3) Within 15 days from the date of notification of these rules the Competent
Authority specified in rule 2(2)(ii) shall call upon the Competent Authority
specified in rule 2(2)(i) to furnish a certified list of unapproved layouts
formed within its jurisdiction along with the details of name of the
revenue village, survey numbers or ward numbers, town survey
numbers, name of the local body, as the case may be covered by the
layout and its extent.

(4) Upon receipt of the list of unapproved layouts, the Competent Authority
specified in rule 2(2)(ii) shall suo-motu prepare and approve and give
in-principle approval for the layout framework as existing on ground by
employing the services of licensed surveyors for those layouts which are
covered in the list furnished by the Competent Authority specified in rule
2(2)(i) but not applied for regularization by any of the layout
Promoter/Registered Co-operative Society/Association of plot owners.

(5) The Layout Promoter / Registered Co-operative society / Association

applying for regularization of the layout shall be jointly and severally
responsible for undertaking the rectification of deficiencies in such
unapproved layout and to comply with the conditions as directed by the
Competent Authority concerned, and pay the required fees and charges
as prescribed in these rules by the Competent Authority.
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(6) Application for regularisation of unapproved individual plot in a layout or

sub-division shall be made to the Competent Authority concerned as
specified in rule 2(2)(i).

(7) Application for regularisation of unapproved layout shall be made to the

Competent Authority concerned as specified in rule 2(2)(ii).

(8) An application made by any person for regularisation of plot or layout

who does not have any right over the land shall be summarily rejected.

(9) The application shall be accompanied by the following documents,

namely:-

(a) For regularisation of unapproved individual plot in a sub

division or layout:
(i) Three copies of plan showing the site plan with dimensions of
the plot or sub division as per the patta or Field
Measurement Book (FMB) sketch, and the width of the
access road duly signed by both the applicant who has the
right over the land and the Licensed Surveyor or other
professionals prescribed in the relevant Act or Building
Rules;

(ii) A copy of layout plan showing the plot proposed for

regularization, dimensions of the plots, road network, width
of the roads, dimensions of public open spaces and public
purpose plots along with survey field numbers of the village
covered by the layout;

(iii) A copy of topo sketch showing the location of layout and

connectivity of the layout to the public road and physical
features surrounding the layout;

(iv) A self attested copy of sale deed or title deed for the plot.

(v) A copy of patta, Permanent Land Record (PLR) or Town

Survey Land Record (TSLR) extract in favour of the applicant
shall be furnished. If the patta, Permanent Land Record
(PLR) or Town Survey Land Record (TSLR) in favour of the
applicant has not been obtained, then, the same in favour of
the previous owner of the land shall be furnished;

(vi) Encumbrance certificate issued by the Registration

Department covering the plot transaction issued not more
than a week before the date of application;

(vii) In case of plot falling in agriculture land, a certificate or status

report from the Tahsildar of the concerned Taluk that the
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layout is not obstructing the waterways on the common field

irrigation channels on the ground and flood level or
inundation status.

(b) For regularisation of unapproved layout:

(i) Five copies of layout plan showing the dimensions of the

plots, road network, width of the roads, dimensions of public
open spaces, public purpose plots and the survey field
numbers of the village covered by the layout and marking the
plots sold in the layout before the commencement of these
rules;

(ii) A copy of the topo sketch plan showing the public access to
the layout, width of the access road and the surrounding
physical features within a radius of 500 metres from the
layout;

(iii) Encumbrance Certificate (EC) issued by the Registration

Department covering all the survey field numbers of the
layout for the period from the date of commencement of sale
of plot to the date not more than a week before the date of
application;

(iv) A self attested tabular statement showing the details of the

plots sold including plot number, dimensions and its extent,
date of sale, document number, name of the purchaser
tallying with the encumbrance certificate and the details of
unsold plots in case where the application is made by the
layout promoter;

(v) Self attested copy of ownership document in favour of the

owner of the land in which the layout has been formed in
case where the application is made by the layout promoter;

(vi) Latest Patta, Permanent Land Records (PLR) or Town

Survey Land Records (TSLR) and Field Measurement Book
(FMB) sketches for the survey fields covered in the entire
layout;

(c) A self declaration in Form-II to the effect that the layout is not
attracted under the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Urban Land
(Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1978 (Tamil Nadu Act 24 of 1978)
and the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land)
Act, 1961 (Tamil Nadu Act 58 of 1961);

(d) In case of applications submitted by layout Promoter / Society /

Association, an undertaking in a non-judicial stamp paper of value
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not less than twenty rupees in Form-III agreeing to undertake the

rectification works as directed by the Competent Authority and
remit the development charges, regularisation charges and Open
space reservation charges as applicable as assessed by the
Competent Authority; In suo-motu cases specified in rule 5(4), the
plots falling in spaces specified for rectification in the layout by the
competent authority will not be regularized to the extent of
required rectification.

(e) Any other document as may be required by the Competent

Authority;

6. An application under these rules shall be in conformity with the

following, namely:-

1) The Civil Aviation Regulations of the Ministry of Tourism and Civil

Aviation under the Aircraft Act, 1934 (Central Act XXII of 1934);

2) The Ministry of Defence Regulations for developments in the vicinity of

the Air Force Stations within 100 metres around the areas notified
under the Works of Defence Act, 1903 (Central Act 7 of 1903);

3) The Coastal Zone Regulations of the Ministry of Environment and

Forest under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (Central Act 29 of
1986), notified in the Gazette of Government of India Extraordinary,
Part-II, Section 3, sub-section (ii), dated 6th January, 2011;

4) The Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Hill Stations) Building Rules,

1993;

5) Annexure-XI to the Development Regulations of Chennai Metropolitan

Planning Area in respect of Aquifer Recharge Area;

6) Annexure-XII to the Development Regulations of Chennai Metropolitan

Planning Area in respect of Red Hills Catchment Area;

7) Areas notified under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites

and Remains Act, 1959 (Central Act 24 of 1958), and the Tamil Nadu
Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and
Remains Act, 1966 (Tamil Nadu Act 25 of 1966).

7. Guidelines for regularization.– The unapproved individual plot and the

unapproved layout seeking regularization should conform to the
following, namely:-
(a) The individual plot in a layout or sub-division seeking regularisation
should have been sold or transferred in favour of the applicant by a
registered sale deed executed before the date of coming into force of
these rules.
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(b) The unapproved layout seeking regularization shall be a contiguous

piece of land.

(c) Any plot for regularisation shall abut a public road or gain access
from a public road through a passage over which the applicant has
the right to access.

(d) The layout applied for regularisation shall gain access from a public
road of minimum width of 4.8metre in case of Corporations and
Municipalities and 3.6metre in case of Town Panchayats and Village
Panchayats.

(e) In case of individual plot :

(i) All plots in a layout for which in-principle approval of layout frame
work is granted by the Competent Authority specified in rule 2(2)(ii)
under these rules shall be eligible for regularization.
(ii) The individual plot in a sub division, shall be regularized
irrespective of the building violations in the residuary plot.
(iii) The individual plot in a layout shall be regularized only to the extent
it tallies with the plot dimensions and abutting road width in the in-
principle approved layout framework.
(iv) The applicant shall to the extent any part of a plot in an in principle
approved layout framework is required for road widening or
providing access to the surrounding areas shall be gifted to the
local body through a registered gift deed as required by the
Competent Authority.

(f) In case of layouts where less than one-third of the total number of
plots in the layout have been sold before the cut off date:
(i) The layout shall conform to the Development Regulations or
Development Control Regulations, as the case may be, and the
land use prescribed in the Master Plan except the width of the
access road and conversion to other purpose from Agriculture
usage in non-planned area.
(ii) The procedures normally followed in the regular applications for
approval of layout shall apply.
(g) In case of layouts where one-third and above and upto two-third of the
total number of plots in the layout have been sold:

(i) The layout shall conform to the Development Regulations or

Development Control Regulations, as the case may be, to the extent
feasible and shall be eligible for exemptions in respect of road width,
land usage, etc., to the extent conformity is not feasible.
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(ii) The layout pattern in respect of the unsold portions may be

reorganised if required to improve the circulation.

(iii) The reservation of land for Open space reservation and public
amenities shall be provided by amalgamating or altering the unsold
plots. Only in cases where it is not feasible to reserve the land for
Open space reservation, equivalent guideline value shall be collected
for the shortage area.
(iv) In layouts where a portion or whole of the layout is formed in
agricultural lands in areas other than planning areas, the Competent
Authority shall examine whether any common irrigation field channel
has been obstructed or encroached or removed due to the formation
of layout and also the level of inundation to decide on the in principle
approval of the layout framework.

(v) In case of layouts still possessing some unsold plots under layout
regularization scheme, the promoter shall hand over minimum space
in the layout to provide common amenities e.g., Over head water
tank, Electricity transformer etc., as required by the Local Planning
Authority.
(h) In case of layouts where more than two-third of the total number of plots
have been sold before the cut-off date:
(i) The layout shall be regularised „as is where is‟ condition except for
the restrictions in rule 4.

(ii) The reservation of land for Open space reservation shall be provided
if feasible by amalgamating or altering the unsold plots. In such
cases either the promoter or all the plot owner shall give No
Objection Certificate for such modification or reservation. Only in
cases where it is not feasible to reserve the land, equivalent
guideline value in lieu of Open space reservation shall be collected
for the shortage area.

(iii) In layouts where a portion or whole of the layout is formed in

agricultural lands in areas other than planning areas, the Competent
Authority shall examine whether any common irrigation field channel
has been obstructed or encroached or removed due to the formation
of layout and also the level of inundation and to decide on the in
principle approval of the layout framework.

(iv) In case of layouts still possessing some unsold plots under layout
regularization scheme, the promoter shall hand over minimum space
in the layout to provide common amenities e.g., Over head water
tank, Electricity transformer etc., as required by the Local Planning
Authority.
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8. Effect of regularization – Plots regularised under these rules shall be

deemed to be regularised for residential usage irrespective of the land use
zone in the development plans concerned.

9.
\ Regularisation Charge – (1) Regularisation charge shall be assessed and
levied separately for the plot or layout for regularisation under these rules at
the rates given below:-

The regularisation charge per square meter of the plot area shall be-
(i) Rs.100/- in City Municipal Corporation area;
(ii) Rs.60/- in Municipal area; and
(iii) Rs.30/- in areas covered under Town Panchayats and Village
Panchayats areas.
The above regularisation charges shall be remitted into Government
account.
10. Levy of Development Charge – Development charge shall be collected for
the plot or layout to be regularized at the rates given below:-
The Development Charge per square metre of the plot area shall be,-
(a) Rs.600/- in City Municipal Corporation Area;
(b) Rs.350/- in Special and Selection Grade Municipal Area;
(c) Rs.250/- in Grade-I and Grade-II Municipal Area; and
(d) Rs.150/- in Town Panchayat.
(e) Rs.100/- in Village Panchayat Area.
The development charges so collected shall be remitted to the account of
the respective local bodies.
11. Charges for Open space reservation (OSR) Area – (1) For regularization
of plot in a sub-division, the Open space reservation area requirement as
per the Development Regulations or Development Control Regulations, as
the case may be, shall be calculated and charged proportionate to the plot
area applied for regularization.

(2) For regularisation of layout, open space reservation area charge shall
be collected for 10% of the layout area as per the guideline value specified
in clause (7) of rule 2, if 10% of open space reservation area is not
available. However, if part of the required 10% open space reservation area
is available in the layout then such available area shall be deducted in the
calculation of open space reservation area requirement and charges levied
accordingly.
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(3) Open space reservation area charges shall be remitted in the accounts
of the competent authority specified in Rule 2(2)(ii) as per the existing
norms followed by the said competent authority.
12. Scrutiny fees.– Scrutiny fee at the rate of Rs.500/- per plot shall be
collected by the competent authority specified in rule 2(2)(ii).
13. Removal of doubt: The Regularization Charges, Open space reservation
area charges and Development Charges specified in these rules are
inclusive of the normally leviable charges by the Chennai Metropolitan
Development Authority / Directorate of Town and Country Planning and
Local Authority under the relevant laws and therefore they shall not collect
any other charges other than the charges specified in these rules for issue of
regularization order for the plot.
14. Processing of the application – (1) The Competent Authority specified in
rule 2(2)(i) on receipt of application for regularization of a plot in a sub
division, shall carry out inspection, confirm the status of access road,
examine the application as per these rules, call for any additional details or
particulars if necessary and decide on the regularization of the plot. The
Competent Authority shall certify that the plot forms part of a sub division and
not a layout before regularization of the plot. If the plot is found
regularisable, a demand notice for payment of Regularisation Charges,
Development Charges and Open space reservation Charges shall be issued.
On receipt of the charges, the Competent Authority shall issue regularization
order along with a copy of plan showing the plot regularized.
(2) The Competent Authority specified in rule 2(2)(i) shall process the
application for regularization of the individual plot in a layout only after in
principle approval of layout framework is granted by the Competent
Authority specified in rule 2(2) (ii) for the layout.
(3) The Competent Authority specified in rule 2(2)(ii) shall on receipt of
application for regularization of layout, shall carry out inspection,
examine the application as per these rules, call for any additional details
or particulars which are relevant to consider, if necessary and decide on
the in-principle approval of layout framework.
Provided that if the additional details or particulars called for by the
Competent Authority are not furnished within sixty days from the date of
receipt of the communication by the applicant, the application shall be
rejected.
(4) In case of applications submitted to the Competent Authority specified in
rule 2(2)(ii), the rectification in the layout directed by the Competent
Authority shall be completed to the satisfaction of the Competent
Authority specified in rule 2(2)(ii) including handing over of open space
reservation land and roads, if any, to the concerned local authority.
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(5) If the layout is in accordance with these rules, upon intimation received
from the Competent Authority specified in rule 2(2)(i) of the satisfactory
rectification of the layout and the handing over of Open space
reservation land and roads the Competent Authority specified in rule
2(2)(ii) shall grant in principle approval to the layout framework and
forward a copy of the thus approved layout framework to the Competent
Authority specified in rule 2(2)(i).
(6) On receipt of the in-principle approval of the layout framework from the
Competent Authority specified in rule 2(2)(ii), the Competent Authority
specified in rule 2(2)(i) shall ensure that the individual plot applied for
regularization tallies with the corresponding plot in the in-principle
approved layout framework in respect of the plot dimensions and width
of abutting road and issue demand notice for payment of Regularization
Charges, Development Charges and Open Space Reservation
charges.
(7) If the payment is made as per the demand notice, the Competent
Authority specified in rule 2(2)(i) shall issue regularisation order for the
plot along with a copy of plan showing the individual plot so regularised.

(8) (a) In case of layout plans prepared suo-motu as given in rule 5(4), the
Competent Authority specified in rule 2(2)(ii) shall examine the layout
in accordance with the guidelines in rule 7 and propose necessary
changes if any required and estimate the scrutiny fees, regularistion
charges, development charges, OSR charges and the cost of
improvement works for the entire layout. The charges and fees which
shall be collected from each plot owner of the layout on pro-rata basis
shall also be estimated.
(b) The Competent Authority specified in rule 2(2)(ii) shall incorporate the
changes or rectification works in the layout plan and grant in-principle
approval for layout frame work. The in-principle approved layout
frame work plan and the charges and fees to be collected from each
plot owner on pro-rata basis shall be forwarded to the Competent
Authority specified in rule 2(2)(i).
(c) On receipt of the in principle approved layout framework and the
details of charges to be collected, the Competent Authority specified
in rule 2(2)(i) shall confirm the ownership right of the plot owner,
collect the charges applicable for the plot and issue approved
regularized plan for the plot. The Competent Authority specified in
rule 2(2)(i) shall undertake the improvement works on behalf of the
layout promoter or plot owners. The roads shall be taken over suo-
motu for maintenance under the appropriate provisions of the local
bodies Acts and rules made thereunder.
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(9) Regularisation of unapproved layout framework will not automatically

regularise the individual plot in the layout. The individual plot
owner/promoter (in the case of unsold plots) shall, after regularization
of the layout framework, apply for regularisation of his plot/plots
separately.
(10) On receipt of the demand notice for payment of charges and fees, the
applicant is liable to pay all the charges and fees to the Competent
Authority as per the demand notice within thirty days from the date of
communication of the said demand notice. If the payment is not made
within the time stipulated above, it shall attract interest at the rate of six
per cent per annum. If the said amount is not remitted within ninety
days from the date of receipt of the said demand notice, the application
shall be summarily rejected.
(11) In case of applications which are found to be not in accordance with
these rules or in compliance with the directions issued by the
Competent Authority, orders shall be issued rejecting such
applications.
(12) The Competent Authority specified in rule 2(2)(i) shall forward the copy
of the in-principle approved layout framework alongwith the gift deed
for the roads and the Open space reservation to the concerned
Tahsildar for carrying out mutation in the revenue records especially in
respect of Open space reservation and roads.
15. Consequences of non-regularisation.– Where no regularization is
ordered under these rules for an unapproved plot or layout; then-
(a) no electricity, water supply, drainage and sewerage connections shall
be extended to such unapproved plot or layout;
(b) such unapproved plot or layout shall not be registered under the
Registration Act, 1908 (Central Act 9 of 1908) by the Registration
Department; and
(c) no building approval shall be given by the authorities concerned for
such unapproved plot or layout.
In order to give effect to the consequences indicated above, the
Departments concerned shall make necessary amendments in their
respective Acts.

16. Amount levied towards development charges to be kept in separate

account.– The development charge collected by the respective local
bodies shall be credited into a separate account and shall be used to fund
amenities and infrastructure development programs within the local body
jurisdiction including meeting of the State share under the centrally
sponsored schemes.
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17. Appeal.– (1) Any person aggrieved by an order passed by the Competent
Authority in Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area may prefer an appeal to
the Government and in other areas to the Director of Town and Country
Planning within thirty days from the date of receipt of the order:
Provided that the Government or the Director of Town and Country
Planning, as the case may be, may admit an appeal preferred after the
expiration of thirty days, if they are satisfied that the appellant had sufficient
cause for not preferring the appeal within the said period.
18. Revision.– Any person aggrieved by an order passed by the Director of
Town and Country Planning in any area not covered under the Chennai
Metropolitan Planning Area may prefer revision to the Government within
thirty days from the date of receipt of the order:
Provided that the Government may admit a revision preferred after the
expiration of thirty days, if they are satisfied that the appellant had
sufficient cause for not preferring the revision within the said period.
19. Review. – Any person aggrieved by an order passed by the Government
in an area covered under the Chennai Metropolitan Planning Area may
prefer review to the Government within thirty days from the date of receipt
of the order by explaining new grounds for reviewing the order:
Provided that the Government may admit a review preferred after the
expiration of thirty days, if they are satisfied that the applicant had
sufficient cause for not preferring the review within the said period.
20. Disclaimer.– Regularisation of plot under these rules shall not be deemed
to be a regularisation of the building constructed in the plot and does not
confer any right on the applicant or owner of the plot to obliterate the
action taken against such buildings under sections 56 and 57 of the Act.
21. Transitory provisions.– (1) All appeals or applications which are pending
before any Committee or the Government, as the case may be, and eligible
for regularisation under these rules, then, the Committee or the
Government, as the case may be, shall transfer those appeals or
applications to the Competent Authority and the Competent Authority shall
deal with such cases in accordance with these rules.
(2) Any person whose application was rejected or refused under the
relevant rules prevailing in the respective areas, immediately before the
date of coming into force of these rules, shall make an application afresh to
the Competent Authority by satisfying the provisions of these rules.

DHARMENDRA PRATAP YADAV

SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.

//True Copy//
 FORM I
Application for regularisation of plot and layout
[See rule 5 (1)]
From

To
The Competent authority,

Sir
I hereby apply for regularisation of plot / layout under the provisions of the
Tamil Nadu Regularisation of Unapproved Plots and Layouts Rules 2017. The
details of the plot / layout proposed for regularization are furnished in the
following table:

Sl.
Subject. Details.
No.
1) Name of the applicant.
2) Name of the layout, if any.
3) Plot number(s).
4) Name of the Village and
Panchayat.
5) Panchayat Union.
6) Name of the Corporation /
Municipality/Town
Panchayat.
7) Ward No. and Block No.
8) Taluk.
9) District.
10) Survey Numbers of the plot
or sub-division or layout
applied for regularization.
Plot Number (s) Wet land Dry land

SF.No. / Extent SF.No. / Extent

R.S.No./ in acre R.S.No./ in acre
TS No. / Sq.m TS No. / Sq.m
(a)
(b)
Total extent:
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11) Total number of plots in the

layout.
12) Total number of plots sold in
the layout.
13) Total number of plots in the
layout with building.
14) OSR area required in sq.m
(10% of the total layout area).
15) Extent of OSR land provided
in the layout in sq.m.
16) Whether the OSR land in the Yes / No, Extent……………..sq.m.
layout was handed over to
the local body.
17) Whether the roads in the Yes / No, Extent……………..sq.m.
layout handed over to the
local body.
18) Date of registration of plot(s).
Plot Plot No (s)
Dat Date of Registration
(Strike out whichever is not applicable)
I also forward herewith the following particulars:-
1) Demand draft or Banker‟s cheque from any Nationalised / Scheduled
Bank or payment through NEFT/RTGS, towards scrutiny fee at the rate
of Rs.500/- (Rupees five hundred only) per plot and Regularisation
charges drawn in favour of the Competent Authority, payable at the
local branch of the Bank.
2) A self declaration in a non judicial stamp paper of value not less than
twenty rupees, that the plot or layout is not attracted under the provisions
of the Repealed Tamil Nadu Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act,
1978 (Tamil Nadu Act 24 of 1978) and the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms
(Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961 (Tamil Nadu Act 58 of 1961).
3) An undertaking in a non-judicial stamp paper of value not less than
twenty rupees agreeing to undertake the rectification works as directed
by the Competent Authority and remit the development charges,
regularisation charges and Open space reservation land charges as
applicable and as assessed by the Competent Authority.
(strike out whichever is not applicable)

I, …………… the plot holder / Layout promoter / registered Co-perative

Society / Association being the owner / legal representative of every part of the
land to which the accompanying application relates request to accord
regularization of plot / layout.
Date :
Signature of the applicant.
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Encl:
1) Self Assessment Working Sheet.
2) Declaration
3) Undertaking

Self Assessment Working Sheet Calculation of Regularisation Charge,

Development Charge, OSR land Charge and Scrutiny Fees (Fill up the table
applicable)
For Individual Plot: (Tick those applicable)
(a) Plot Area in sq.m
(b) Regularisation charge
(a) x Rs.100/ sq.m for Corporation Area /
Rs.60/sq.m. for Municipal Area / Rs.30/sq.m for
Town Panchayat and Village Panchayat Areas.
(c) Development Charge
(a) x Rs.600/sq.m for Corporation Area /
Rs.350/sq.m in Special and Selection Grade
Municipal Area, Rs.250/sq.m. in Grade-I and
Grade-II Municipal Area, Rs.150/sq.m. for Town
Panchayat and for Village Panchayat Areas
Rs.100/sq.m.
(d) Guide Line Value(GLV) as on 01.08.2007 /
01.04.2012 / Value fixed by the Registration
Department on the date of issue of in-principle
approvl of layout framework for issue of
regularization order in Rs. /sq.m.
(e) OSR land Charges
(a) X 10/100 x (d)
(f) Scrutiny Fee of Rs.500/plot

(g) Total Charges (b) + (c) + (e) + (f)

For Layout
(a) Total Plot Area in sq.m.

(b) Regularisation Charge.

(a) x Rs.100/sq.m. for Corporation Area/
Rs.60/sq.m. for Municipal Area / Rs.30/sq.m. for
Town Panchayat and Village Panchayat Areas.
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(c) Development Charge.

(a) x Rs.600/sq.m. for Corporation Area/
Rs.350/sq.m. for Special and Selection Grade
Municipal Area / Rs.250/sq.m. for Grade I and
Grade II Municipal Area / Rs.150/sq.m. for Town
Panchayat and Rs.100/sq.m. for Village Panchayat
Areas.
(d) OSR area required in sq.m. (10% of the total
layout area).
(e) OSR area provided in sq.m.
(f) Shortage OSR area in sq.m.
(g) Guide Line Value(GLV) as on 01.08.2007 /
01.04.2012 / Value fixed by the Registration
Department on the date of issue of in-principle
approval of layout framework for issue of
regularization order in Rs. /sq.m.
(h) OSR area Charge.
(f) X (g)
(i) Scrutiny Fee.
Number of plots x Rs.500
(j) Total Charge (b) + (c) + (h) + (i)
Payment Detail.
(1) Demand Draft No and Date
(Drawn on Nationalised / Scheduled Bank
(2) Bank / Branch
(3) Charges if remitted through NEFT/RTGS
Name of the Account Holder:
Account No:
Bank / Branch
Amount:
Date
IFSC Code:

//True Copy//
 Form - II
Format of Declaration
(See rule 5 (7) (c)

I ………………………………………….S/o.,D/o………………….……………
am the applicant for the plot(s) bearing no.s .……………………………………. in
T.S.No/R.S.No/S.No ………….………………………….Ward No……………Block
No……………………..of ……….………….. Village ……………………………Taluk
………………………….District solemnly affirm that the plot / layout applied for
regularization under these rules is not attracted under the provisions of the
Repealed Tamil Nadu Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1978 (Tamil
Nadu Act 24 of 1978) and Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on
Land) Act, 1961 (Tamil Nadu Act 58 of 1961).

I understand that if the above said land is declared otherwise, the plot/
layout if regularized shall be cancelled.

Date Name and signature of the applicant

//True Copy//

Section Officer
 Form - III
Format of Undertaking in Rs.20/- non judicial stamp paper
(For regularization of unapproved layout)
(see rule 5 (7)(d)

I…………………………………………….S/o.,D/o………………………………..
am the applicant for the plot(s) bearing no(s) ………...………….. in
T.S.No/R.S.No/S.No…………………………………Ward No……………..Block
No…………….………….. of …………………… Village ……………………………
Taluk…………………….. District

Hereby agree to undertake the rectification works as directed by the

Competent Authority and remit the development charges, regularisation charges,
Open space reservation charges and Scrutiny Fees as applicable and as
assessed by the Competent Authority

Date Name and Signature of the applicant

//True Copy//

Section Officer