CHENNAI: The concrete jungles in Chennai’s suburbs and other cities in Tamil Nadu have only got denser with the relaxation of building rules.
According to the old norms, if plot size (within Directorate of Town and Country Planning limits) exceeded 2,500 square metres, 10% of land should be handed over to local bodies through a gift deed. This Open Space Reservation (OSR) land should be used for developing parks, playgrounds, and recreational facilities for public use.
However, according to the new Tamil Nadu Combined Building Rules (TNCBDR) 2019, OSR is not mandatory for plots less than 3,000sqm. In case the plot is between 3,000sqm and 10,000sqm, the builder can either gift the 10% OSR to local bodies or pay the guideline value of equivalent land to the registration department.
