TIRUCHI: The Directorate of Town and Country Planning has delegated powers to local bodies to grant plan approvals for residential buildings up to 4,000 square feet and for commercial buildings up to 2,000 square feet.
Till now, local bodies had powers to grant plans approvals for residential buildings up to 2,000 square feet and for commercial buildings up to 1,000 square feet.
The move comes as a follow-up to a commitment given by the government in the Assembly during the Housing and Urban Development Department grants for 2010-11. It was announced that local bodies in places other than the Chennai Metropolitan area would be delegated powers to grant plans up to 4,000 sq.ft.
In an executive order dated May 25, the Director of Town and Country Planning said local bodies under Local Planning Authority/New Town Development Authority had been given powers to grant plan approvals and technical sanction (if the local body was under unnotified master plan) for residential buildings up to 4,000 square feet with four units in ground plus two floors and for commercial buildings up to 2,000 square feet in ground and first floor. The order has come into effect from June 1, according to an official press release.
The approvals can be granted as per Sec.49 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 and subject to all existing rules under the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, Tamil Nadu Panchayats Building Rules and layout rules.
Sources in the Tiruchi Corporation said that local bodies stand to benefit from the order as it could bring in more revenue.
This would also save much trouble for applicants who had to go through three agencies to get the approvals.
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