How to Get DTCP Approval for Patta Land?

• Visit the DTCP office in your district along with an application to get DTCP approval.
• Carry land or property related documents such as - copy of lease deed, sale deed, patta copy, EC, NOC, etc. and submit them along with the application.
• Submit the required application fee.
• Someone from DTCP will visit your site and inspect it for legal as well as technical approvals.
• After careful scrutiny the approval order will be issued in the favour of your land or property.

I used to think that getting DTCP approval for patta land was a complex process. It is a little complex but if you follow the steps carefully, you can do it easily. However, If you face any difficulty getting DTCP approval for your patta land, you can contact a lawyer or real estate agent for assistance. They can help you to understand the process and prepare the required documents. I will tell you how to apply for DTCP approval through the offline process.

How to get approval for patta land?

1. Visit the DTCP office in your district.

2. Fill out an application form for DTCP approval.

3. Attach the required documents to the application form.

4. Submit the application form and documents to the DTCP office.

5. Pay the required application fee.

6. The DTCP office will inspect your land and verify the documents.

7. If the DTCP office is satisfied with the inspection and verification, they will issue you a DTCP approval certificate.

Here are the required documents for DTCP approval:

• Patta copy

• Encumbrance certificate

• Site plan

• Layout plan

• NOC from the local body

• Other documents as required by the DTCP office

I hope this helps you understand how to apply for DTCP approval.

The State government has given the Taluk and Gram Panchayats authority to approve the property's layout inside the village limits. They have the authority to approve any designs or residential properties that are proposed for development on less than an acre of land within village limits. Now let me tell you,

how to apply DTCP approval.

How to get DTCP approval for agricultural land in Tamilnadu?

I was going through the previously mentioned answers and I completely agree with the steps mentioned by Trisha. I’d like to highlight the steps with you all once again;

• To apply for DTCP approval, you will need to visit this website (

  http://www.tnlayoutreg.in/

  )

• This online form is divided into two sections:

1. You must complete the registration in the first phase.

2. In the second section, you must choose the correct regularisation type, such as "Application for Regularisation of Plot in a Layout" or "Application for Regularisation of Plot in a Subdivision."

Please keep in mind that each plot requires a separate application.

How to apply DTCP approval for the Panchayat-approved land via the offline process?

• The DTCP permit application form must be submitted with the site plan, layout plans, Encumbrance Certificate, and any supporting documentation.

• After you submit the request form and any pertinent papers, the Panchayat Executive will review them and, if necessary, seek additional information. Within 15 days, if everything is in order, your request is sent to the regional deputy director of town and country planning for the DTCPO.

• The Panchayat's application will be reviewed by the Director of Town and Country Planning, who will then provide the Panchayat Secretary a preliminary layout outlining the road plan and empty land with a request to notify you for division.

• Following receipt of the report from the Panchayat secretary and feasibility reports from the DTCPO's / Regional Deputy Director of Town Planning, the completed layout with L.P.No. will be sent to the Panchayat secretary along with the terms to be used for issuing the layout.

• The layout will be submitted to the council for approval if it is technically sound. The council has 90 days from the date it received the Director of Town and Country Planning's directives as its maximum time frame.

The price for DTCP approval per square foot varies from state to state. Due to the fact that the cost of approval varies depending on the region (rural vs. urban), the DTCP charge in Tamil Nadu ranges from Rs. 500 to Rs. 1,000. I’d like to conclude my answer here about

how to apply DTCP approval

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I was engaged with a builder to construct a building in Tamil Nadu. Construction of any project in Tamil Nadu will need approval by several local bodies. The Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) is one such local body. Its permission is mandatory to carry out any construction activity. The DTCP approval charges vary from state to state. 

• Site plan

• Copy of survey sketch/copy of village plan/copy of field measurement/book of survey number duly showing the proposed site

• Extract of masterplan

• Detailed plan showing existing features 

• Certificate from local authority (commissioner/panchayat secretary) showing width and nature/status of access roads

• Certificate from a competent authority, stating the proposed building is not near to any water bodies

• Registered ownership documents for the site, attested by a gazetted officer

• Payment details to the DTCP for inspection and technical scrutiny

• Proposed installation capacity (for industrial applications)

• Total project cost of plant and machinery (for industrial applications)

• Land conversion certificate issued by the revenue authority

• No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the fire and emergency services

• NOC from the state Pollution Control Board, if applicable

• NOC from the irrigation department, if applicable

• NOC from the revenue department, if applicable

• NOC from the forest department, if the site under reference abutting to forest

How to get DTCP approval for individual plot in Tamilnadu online?

For DTCP approval apply online, you will need to visit the DTCP website for the state of TamilNadu, which is,

The process of DTCP approval for single plot includes;

• All required documentation must be submitted along with the online application. 

• The local body will review the application and send it to the relevant Composite Local Planning Authorities (CLPA), New Town Development Authorities (NTDA), and Regional Office (RO) of Town and Country Planning.

• The application will be examined by the technical section at the CLPA/ NTDA/ RO with reference to the standards and specifications.

• The suggestions will be delivered to the DTCP office along with the site inspection report, a copy of the Master Plan, a copy of the Detailed Development Plan, and a particular recommendation and resolution.

• The Director must approve the road pattern for the layout based on the technical drawing after it has been reviewed by the technical section at the DTCP office. 

• On approval of the road pattern, the applicant is to handover the road and Open Space Reservation (OSR) to the respective local body.

• The Centage charges and Development charges would be calculated, and demand letter will be sent to the applicant to remit the same

• Fair copies of the technically approved layout will be created, numbered, and due entries will be made in the layout register upon receipt of the applicant's demand payment.

• Finally, after careful scrutiny the local body will accord final approval.

The local body will only give its final approval for a layout after the applicant has provided all necessary infrastructure, such as roads, water supplies, drainage systems, and streetlights, and has turned these over to the relevant local bodies via a prescribed deed that has been duly registered, either after the roads or streets have been properly formed or after the applicant has paid the local body's cost for the formation of the roads or streets.

The local body will inform the concerned Sub-Registrar that the documents should be registered after the layout has been approved.

I hope this clarifies your query about what is the procedure to get DTCP approval in Tamil Nadu.

A list of all approved plots is available on the state DTCP's official website's portal. If you want to learn more about DTCP approval, check out the webpage. As an alternative, you can also acquire information by going to the DTCP office.

How much cost for DTCP approval in Tamil Nadu?

The DTCP charge in Tamil Nadu varies from Rs. 500 to Rs. 1,000 because the cost for approval depends on the location (rural vs. urban).

I’d like to conclude my answer here about the DTCP approval, and the DTCP approval charges. I hope this helps:)

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DTCP stands for

The Department of Town and Country Planning. They are responsible for planned construction and development. They also stop illegal or unauthorised construction hence it is great to go for DTCP-approved sites. Before buying any property it is best to do the

DTCP approval check. At least one can be sure whether the site or plot is legal or not. When we bought a plot, we did the DTCP approval online check. I can share with you all the process here.

How to check DTCP approval in Tamilnadu?

You can do the DTCP checking online by visiting the land record portal of Tamil Nadu which is

• Click on Approvals next

• Then select building/layouts or more

• Once you click it you will get to see a list of places, applicant name and address

If you want detailed information about the approvals or want to know how it can be done offline, you can go through another portal or TCP which is

Here you can get the detailed DTCP

approval process.

DTCP approval means your land/site/layout/building is legal so you can carry on with your construction or updation. If you do not get it approved, you cannot buy or sell the property legally. If you apply for DTCP approval now, it will take 6 months to get approved hence apply for it as soon as you can.

So this is the DTCP approval check process.