Greater Chennai Corporation is issuing planning permits under the Delegation of Powers issued by the Member-Secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority for the Non-High Rise up to an height of 12.0 m [Stilt + 3 floors (or) Ground + 2 floors - dwelling unit not exceeding 16 Kitchen units and commercial area not exceeding 300 sq.m floor area]. Industrial building & Institutional building up to a height of 18.30 meters.
Greater Chennai Corporation issues building permit to all type of buildings including for which the planning permissions are issued by C.M.D.A.
The application in this regard are to be submitted in respective Zonal Officer / Head Quarters.
As Below,
Chennai Corporation
Description |
Place where applications to be received |
Powers Delegated to Sanction |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Planning permission / Building Permit for Residential & Commercial buildings up to 5,000 sq.ft FSI area | Respective Zonal Office | Zonal Executive Engineers (stilt + 2 floors) Regional S.E. (stilt + 3 floors) |
| 2. Planning permission for Demolition Application (unlimited area). | Respective Zonal Office | Zonal Executive Engineers |
| 3. Planning permission for subdivision or layout of land | Headquarters, Works Department | Chief Engineer (SWM & TP) |
| 4. All planning permission / Building permit for Residential and commercial development above 5,000 sq.ft upto 10,000 sq.ft FSI area. | Headquarters, Works Department | Chief Engineer (SWM & TP) |
| 5. All Planning Permission / Building Permit for Institutional buildings up to 18.30 m height and unlimited area. | Headquarters, Works Department | Chief Engineer (SWM & TP) |
| 6. Reclassification application for change of land use | Headquarters, Works Department | To obtain orders from the Commissioner, for forwarding to C.M.D.A. |
| 7. Building Application (Planning Permission Approved by CMDA) with unlimited area | Headquarters, Works Department | Chief Engineer (SWM & TP) |
The structural design details to be enclosed are to be certified by the Registered Structural Engineer. Based on the design furnished by the Structural Engineer the approval is issued. If it is found that the design details and execution of work is not as per the standards during construction or after construction the Structural Engineer and the applicant shall be held responsible and the registration of the Structural shall for summarily rejected.
The Structural design shall be vetted by Anna University / IIT / Public Works Department for High Rise Buildings.
To make the processing of the planning permission application easier the whole system of processing are computerized. Each and every stage of the processing of the applications are being entered in computer. The applicants / land owners can view the various stage of their application in the website of Greater Chennai Corporation by referring the application number allotted to them while submission.
Moreover SMS alerts / e-mails are sent to the applicants / land owner
at each stages. The applicant can act immediately if a letter is sent
requesting to furnish additional documents / particulars by seeing the
SMS alerts / e-mails. Further if it is sanctioned, the necessary fees to
be paid are made known, so that the applicant can make the
payment immediately and obtain the permits.
The plans are submitted online for checking for provisions in Tamil
Nadu Combined Development & Building Rules, 2019 and any
correction required are informed through online. The applicants shall
make the necessary corrections and submit the plan for scrutiny. The
Auto-DCR software is used for scrutiny of the plan submitted online.
A Checklist is used for verification of the documents while submission of the planning permission application.
The site for which the planning permission applications / building applications are submitted by the applicant will be inspected by Officials of Greater Chennai Corporation within 7 days from the date
of submission of the planning permission application / building application.
If any documents / clarification are further required, it is intimated in online and applicant has to furnish the same in online. On receipt of the requested documents / clarifications the application is further processed and approval issued.
If the requested documents / clarification are not furnished by the applicant within the prescribed time the application is returned unapproved, stating the reason for the same.
On receipt of the payment for the demand advice the planning permit / building permit are issued. The SMS alerts / email are sent to the applicant once the permit are ready.
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