Housing and Urban Development Board on Thursday released two government orders, delegating more powers to the District Officers in the Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) and the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) for granting planning permissions for buildings.
The government orders follow the announcements made for the same by Housing and Urban Development Minister S. Muthusamy in the Assembly on Wednesday.
According to the orders issued by Principal Secretary of the department Hitesh Kumar S. Makwana, District Officers in the DTCP will be able to grant planning permission for non-high-rise buildings for residential, commercial and industrial use with built-up area up to 40,000 square feet. Until now, such buildings required the approvals of the Assistant Directors, Deputy Directors and Joint Directors depending on the built-up area.
