GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

Local Self Government (RD) Department

NOTIFICATION

G. O. (Ms.) No. 280/08/LSGD.

Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 25th, October 2008.

WHEREAS, the Government have, vide notification issued under

G.O. (Ms.) No. 236/86/LAD dated 20th November 1986 sanctioned the Development

Plan (General Town Planning Scheme) for Palakkad Town under section 14 of the

Town Planning Act, 1920.

AND WHEREAS, Government have notified the said scheme as per notification

issued as G.O. (Ms.) No. 236/86/LAD dated 20th November 1986.

AND WHEREAS, it is required to vary the said Scheme for the purpose of making

the zoning regulations compatible to the present development scenario to the extent

possible as an immediate measure, until the scheme is further varied after detailed

studies.

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section

15 of the Madras Town Planning Act, 1920, the Government of Kerala hereby propose

to issue a notification varying the said Town Planning Scheme to the extent required,

a draft of which is appended as required by sub-rule (i) of rule 72 of the Rules under

the Madras Town Planning Act, 1920.

Notice is hereby given that the said draft will be taken up for consideration within

sixty days from the date of publication and any person interested in the scheme may

submit in writing his objections and suggestions, if any, thereon within the said date.

Objections and Suggestions in this regard shall be addressed to the Town Planner,

Town & Country Planning Office, Civil Station, Palakkad (P.O.) (On behalf of the

Secretary to Government, Local Self Goverment Department, Goverment of Kerala)

in the prescribed format appended herewith as appendix X together with enclosures if

any applicable. The envelope containing the objections and suggestions need to be

superscribed as ‘Development Plan for Palakkad-Variation 2008-Objections and

Suggestions’. The Name and Address of the person need to be written on the bottom

left corner of the envelope.

Kerala Gazette No. 46 dated 18th November 2008.

PART I

G. 931/2008/DTP.

DRAFT

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 15 of the Madras

Town Planning Act, 1920 the Government of Kerala hereby vary the Development

Plan for Palakkad sanctioned under section 14 of the said Act in G.O. (Ms.)

No. 236/86/LAD dated 20th November, 1986 as indicated below namely:-.

VARIATION

In the said Development Plan, for “Section VII” in the provision “Zoning

Regulation” the following shall be substituted, namely:-

SECTION VII

Zoning Regulations

1. The implementation and enforcement of the Development Plan for Palakkad

shall be in confirmity with the Zoning Regulation prescribed hereunder.

These regulations shall guide the granting or refusal of permission for Land

Development. All future considerations within the boundary prescribed in

the Development Plan for Palakkad shall prevail over the provisions of Kerala

Municipal Building Rules in force.

2. For the implementation and enforcement of the proposal envisaged in the

Development Plan for the town, areas have been zoned under various uses

such as residential, commercial, industrial, public and semi-public etc. Details

regarding the nature of uses ‘permitted’, uses ‘restricted’ and uses ‘prohibited’

in each zone are given below. In addition to the above, guidelines for

regulating Developments are also provided herein.

3. Uses ‘permitted’ in a zone cover the uses that can be normally accommodated

in the relevant zone. In some cases it may be possible to permit some other

uses also which are not likely to affect the quality and environment in a zone

specified for a particular use. Such cases have to be individually studied

based on their performance characteristics and special location factors. Such

cases which come under this category are classified as “Uses

restricted”. “Uses prohibited” enlists the various objectionable uses in each

zone which shall not be permitted under normal circumstances.

4. Zoning Regulations are not intended to prohibit existing uses that have been

lawfully established prior to the enforcement of these regulations. They are

essentially intended to help the competent authority in decisions regarding

granting or refusal of planning permissions for land use conversions and

construction of buildings/structures or any other matter specifically mentioned

in these regulations.

5. Existing areas and structures of archaeological importance, agricultural

uses and religious uses may be permitted to continue in all zones and shall

not constitute non-conforming uses.

6. In addition, based on the sub-section (m) and (n) of section 4 of Madras

Town Planning Act, 1920 ME, the regulation are also proposed to conserve

the heritage character of the Kalpathy Area in Palakkad, with due regard to

the historical significance and architectural character of the area.

No.

Land use

Uses permitted

Uses restricted by the executive authority with

the concurrence of

Uses prohibited

Town Planner of the

State, Town Planning

Service having jurisdic-

tion over the area

Chief Town

Planner

All Residences, Residential

Flats/ Apartments, Residen-

tial Uses incidental to Other

Main Uses, Night Shelters,

Orphanages/Old Age Homes/

Dharmasala, Residential

Quarters, Farm Houses,

Asra-mam/Madams, Retail

Shops with total plinth area

upto 100m²Professional

Office with floor area limited

upto 200m² ATMs, Day care

and Creche, Nursery/Kinder

Garten/Primary School,

Electric sub-station, Clinics

and Nursing Home(Out-

Patients only), Totlots, Parks,

Open Air Theatre, Traffic

Park, Police Station, Fire

Commercial

Office/

Establishment with total

floor area limited to

200m², Banking and

Financial Institutions

with total floor area

limited

200m²

Cybercafe, Restaurants/

Canteen upto 100m²,

Beauty Parlour, Weigh-

bridge, Cottage Industries

of non-nuisance nature,

Small Automobile workshop

for 2/3 wheelers enga-

ging not more than 5

workers, Printing Press,

Information Technology

Hard wares/ Electronic

Industries, Local, State

Station, Public utility

Building, Library, Reading

Room, Play Ground, Plant

Nursery, Agriculture and

Horticulture, Pastures and

Grazing Grounds, Fodder

Cultivation, Seed Farms,

Pump Houses, Wells and

Irrigation Ponds, Small

Service Industries of non

nuisance

nature

(see

Annexure I) engaging not

more than 5 workers with

power limited to 3 Horse-

power, Existing monuments

of Archeological importance.

Hostels

and

Boarding houses

for

Student/

Women, Motels,

Hotels,

Fuel

filling station, IT/

Software

Unit,

Water treatment

plants 5 Million

Liters per day and

above, Bakeries

and confectioneries

upto 200m², Godowns/

Warehouses /Stora-

ges upto 100m²,

Automobile work-

shop with power

limited upto 10

H o r s e p o w e r ,

Service industries

engaging not more

than 9 workers

with power, limited

to 10 Horse

powers, 19 workers

without

power,

General Educational

Institute, Specia-

lized and Professi-

onal

Institute,

Research & Develop-

ment Institutes,

Hospitals upto 10

bed (with mini-

mum plot area

having 0.2 hectre

and coverage and

FAR limited to

30 % and 1 res-

pectively) Secon-

d a r y / H i g h e r

Secondary Schools,

Vocational Training

Institute, Technical

training Centres/

P o l y t e c h n i c s ,

Diagnostic Centre,

Radio and Tele-

vision Stations,

Museum, Dairy

farms, Plant rooms

incidental

existing houses.

Any other uses

not specified in

items in column

(3), (4) and (5).

and Central Government

Offices, Public Sector

Offices, Postal and

Telegraph

Offices,

General and Head Post

Office,

Telephone

Exchange, Transmission

Towers and Wireless

Station, Social Welfare

Centres, Swimming Pool,

Community Hall, Cultural

and Information Centres,

Zoological and Botanical

Gardens, Bird Sanctury,

Parking plaza, Taxi/Jeep

stand, Autorickshaw

Stand,

Smokehouse

attached to Residential

Buildings, Storage of

Agricultural produces

and Seeds, Green houses,

water Treatment plant

below 5 Million Liters

per Day.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

1 Residential

use zone

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Retail shops, Wholesale

shops, Professional Offices,

Commercial

Offices/

Establishments, Studios,

Banking/ Financial Insti-

tutions, ATMs, Cybercafe,

Restaurant/Canteen, Bakeries

and confectioneries, Theatre,

Movie halls, Hotels, Motels,

Lodging houses, Beauty Parlour,

Formal Markets, Gymna-

sium/ Yogacentres, Godo-

wns/Warehouses/Storage of

non hazardous materials,

Shopping Complex and

Super markets, Shopping

malls/Multiplex/Hyper

market, Bear pubs/Parlour,

Liquor bars, Automobile

show rooms, weigh bridges,

Information Technology/

Software units, Cottage

industries,

Automobile

workshops, Cold Storage,

Service Industries of non-

nuisance

nature

(See

Annexure I) engaging not

more than 10 workers with

power limited to and 15

Horsepower,Water treatment

plants below 5 million Litres

per Day, Local State and

Central Govt. Offices, Public

Sector Offices, Day care and

Creche Residences with total

floor area limited up to

300m²,Residential uses

incidental to main use,

Hostels and Boarding houses

for students/women, Night

shelters, Orphanages, Old

age homes/Dharmasala,

Guest Houses Lodges,

Farm Houses,

Nursery/

Kinder garten/ Primary

School,

Commu-

nity Halls, Cultural and

Information Centre, Public

Utility Buildings, Electric

Sub-Station, Clinics (Out

p a t i e n t ) , D i a g n o s t i c s

Centres, Hospitals and

Health Centres-inpatient (up

to 10 beds), Totlots, Parks,

Fair ground, Open Air

Theatres, Traffic park, Play

ground, Parking plaza, Plant

Ashramam/Madam,

Staking yards, Auto-

mobile service stations

(Light vehicles), Indoor

games Stadium, Gymna-

sium, Swimming pool,

Exhibition Centre and Art

galleries, Taxi/Jeep stand

and Auto rickshaw stand.

Fuel filling Sta-

tions, Automobile

service stations for

heavy vehicles,

Water treatments

plants 5 Million

Liters per Day and

above, Industrial

estate and Industrial

parks, Medium and

heavy industries,

C o u r t s , C i v i l

defence and home

guard, Forensic

science lab, Jail and

Reformatory, Radio

and

Television

Stations, Museum,

Convention Centre,

Religious Centres,

Hospital and Health

Centre Inpatient (up

to 100 beds), Out

door game Stadium,

Zoological

and

Botanical gardens,

Bird Sanctuary,

Camping site,

Bus terminal/Stand,

Lorry

stand,

Railway Station,

Airport, Container

terminal,

Junk

Yards, Fish and

meat processing

centre, Dairy farm,

Poultry

farm,

Piggery

farm,

Smoke houses.

Any other uses

not specified in

items in Column

(3), (4) and (5).

2 Commercial

use zone

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

nursery, Agriculture and

horticulture,

Fodder

cultivation, Pastures and

grazing grounds, Fish farms,

Seed farms, Pump houses,

Wells

and

irrigation

ponds, Storage of agriculture

products and seeds and Green

houses. Non nuisance

character service industries

engaging not more than 9

workers

with

power

limited to 30 Horse power or

19 worker without power.,

Printing press, Information

Technology

Hardware/

Electronic industries, marble/

granites/storage/cutting

centres, Police Posts, Police

Station, Fire Post/Station,

Postal and Telegraph Offices,

General and Head Post

office, Telephone Exchange,

Transmission towers and

Wireless Station, Library and

reading room, Social Welfare

Centre, Auditorium,

Wedding hall.

All type of Industries other

than obnoxious and nuisance

type (Annexure II), Industrial

Estates and Industrial Parks,

Medium

and

Heavy

Industries, Cottage industries,

Automobile workshops,

Automobile service stations,

Spray painting workshops,

Saw Mills, Cold Storage, Ice

Factory, Service Industries,

Non-Nuisance Character

Service Industries, Printing

Press, Water Treatment

Plants, Information Technology

H a r d w a r e / E l e c t r o n i c

Industries, Marble and

Granite Storage/Cutting

Centres, Residences with

total floor area upt to 200m²,

Residential uses incidental to

other industrial use, ATMs,

Cybercafe,

Restaurant/

Canteen with floor area up to

100m², Bakeries and Con-

fectionaries, Gymnasium/

Yoga centres, Retail business

and wholesale business

incidental to the industries,

Night Shelters, Orpha-

nages/Old age Homes/

Dharmasala,

Guest

Houses/Lodges, Reside-

ntial Quarters,Profe-

ssional Offices with

floor area up to 200m²,

Commercial Office/

Establishment

with

floor area up to 200m²,

Banking and Financial

Institutions, Restaurants/

Canteen with floor

area up to 200m²,

Primary

School,

Vocational

Training

Centre,

Technical

Training Centre, Public

Utility Buildings, Storage

of Agriculture Produces

and

Seeds,

Green

Houses.

Godowns/Ware

houses / storage

with floor area up to

500m²for

non

hazardous materials,

Shopping Com-

plex and Super

markets with floor

area up to 500m^2,

Fuel filling station,

Research and Deve-

lopment Institutes,

Jail and reforma-

tory, Radio and

Television Stations,

Museum, Exhibition

Centre and Art

Gallery, Hospitals

Inpatient (up to 50

beds), Bus termi-

nal/Stand, Lorry

stand, Railway station,

Airport, Container

terminals, Cremation

Ground, Crematorium,

Burial

Ground,

Common Vault,

Slaughter House,

Obnoxious

and

nuisance character

industries, Storage

of explosive and

fire works, Poultry

farm, Piggery farm.

Any other uses

not specified in

items in Column

(3), (4) and (5).

Industrial use

zone

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Godowns/warehouse/storage

up to 100m²for non

hazardous materials, Auto-

mobile showroom, weigh

bridge, Information Techno-

logy/software, unit, Stacking

yards, Transmission Towers

and

Wireless

Station,

Electric substation, Clinics

(Out Patient), Diagnostic

Centres, Tot Lots, Parks,

Open Air Theatre, Traffic

Park, Play Ground, Parking

plaza, Junk Yards, Minor

Storage of Explosive and

Fire works, Gas Godowns,

Saw Mills with Timber Yard,

Fish and Meat Processing

Centre,

Dairy

Farm,

Smoke Houses, Dumping

Yards, Sewage Treatment

Plants, Plants Nursery, Agri-

culture and Horticulture,

Pastures

and

Grazing

Grounds, Fodder Cultivation,

Pump Houses, Wells and

Irrigation Ponds. Local, State

and Central Government, and

Public Sector Offices, Day

care and Creche, Nursery/

Night Shelters, Orpha-

nages/Old age Home/

Dharmasala,

Guest

House/Ashram/Madam,

Retail shops, Wholesale

shops, Professional

Office with total floor

area up to 200m²,

commercial Office/

Establishment with total

floor area up to 200m²,

Banking and Financial

Institutions, Restaurant/

Canteen with total floor

area above 200m²,

Movie Hall, automobile

Show room, Weigh

Bridge,

Cottage

Professional Office/

with total floor

area up to 500m²

commercial Office/

Establishment with

total floor area up

to 500m² office

complex

Fuel

filling Stations,

Zoological

and

Botanical garden,

Bird Sanctuary,

Bus terminal/Stand,

Lorry stand, Railway

Station, Junk Yards,

Cremation grounds/

Crematorium, Burial

Any other uses

not specified in

items in column

(3), (4) and (5).

Public and

semi public

uses zone

Local, State and Central

Govt. and public sector

offices, Day care and creche,

All educational institution,

Research and Development

institute, Courts, Police post/

station, Civil defence and

home guard, Forensic science

Lab, jail and reformatory,

Fire post/station, Postal and

Telegraph offices, General

and Head post office,

Telephone Exchange, Radio

and Television station, Trans-

mission Towers and wireless

station, Library and reading

room, social welfare centre,

Museum,

Auditorium,

Kindergarten, Police Post,

Police Station, Fire Post/

Station, Post and Telegraph

Office, General and Head

Post Office, Telephone

Exchange, Library and

Reading Room, Social

Welfare Centre, Taxi and

Jeep Stand, Autorickshaw

Stand.

G. 931/2008/DTP.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Industries, Automobile

workshops

for

2/3

wheelers, Water treatment

plant 5 Million Liters per

day

and

above,

Information Technology

Hardware/Electronic

Industries,

Car/Jeep

stand, Autorickshaw

stand.

ground/Common

Vault, Slaughter

houses, Sewage

treatment plants.

Recreational uses, Totlots,

Parks, Out Door Games

Stadium, Fair Ground, Open

Air Theatre, Traffic Park,

Play Ground, Zoological and

Botanical Garden, Bird

sanctuary, Camping Sites,

Plant Nursery, Agriculture

and Horticulture, Pastures

and Grazing Grounds,

Fodder Cultivation, Pump

Houses, Well and Irrigation

Ponds, Green houses.

5 Parks and

open spaces

use zone

ATMs, Yoga Centres,

Water Treatment Plant

below Million Liters per

Day, Auto Rickshaw/

Taxi Stand.

Pavilions and grant

stands, Radio &

Television Station,

Bath houses, Cyber

C a f e , I n d o o r

Games Stadium,

G y m n a s i u m ,

Swimming Pool,

Amusement Parks.

Any other uses

not specified in

items in column

(3), (4) and (5).

Paddy fields, All kind of

agriculture and horticulture,

Pastures

and

Grazing

Yards, Fodder Cultivation,

Fish and Seed Farm, Pump

House, Well and Irrigation

Ponds, Plant nursery Green

houses.

Totlots

Playground,

Parks, Diary & Paultry

farms.

Milk processing

plants, Service and

repair of farm

machinery, Process-

ing of farm pro-

duce.

Any other uses

not specified in

items in column

(3), (4) and (5).

6 Wet Agricul-

ture use/Paddy

fields zone

Wedding hall, Indoor games

stadium, Convention centre,

Gymnasium, Swimming

pool, Exhibition Centre and

art

galleries, Commu-

nity Hall, Cultrual and

information centre, Public

utility building, Religious

centre, Electric substation.

All medical institutions,

Totlots, Parks, Out door

games stadium, Fair ground,

Open air theatre, Traffic park,

play ground, Parking plaza,

Residences of floor area with

total floor area upto 200 m²

Residential uses incidental to

the main use, ATMs, Cyber-

cafe, restaurant/Canteen with

total floor area up to

100 m²Beauty Parlour/

Gymnasium yoga centre, non

hazardous, Information

Technology/Software units,

Water treatment plant below

5 Million Liters per Day,

Plant nursery, Agriculture and

horticulture, Postures and

grazing grounds, Fodder

cultivation, Pump houses,

wells and irrigation ponds.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Cremation grounds, burial

grounds and related construc-

tions sewage treatment

plants, manure storage, exist-

ing agricultural areas, grazing

grounds and fodder cultiva-

tion, slaughter houses, meat

packing.

Auto Rickshaw Stand.

Public buildings

and

Offices,

incidental to the

main use, inci-

dental storage and

warehousing and

industrial effluent

disposal yards.

Any other uses

not specified in

items in column

(3), (4) and (5).

8 Sector centre

Guest

Houses/Lodges,

Extension to existing

Residential

building,

Residential building with

total floor area up to 300m²

Retail Shops, wholesale

Shops, Hostels and Boarding

Houses for Students/Women,

Professional Offices with

total floor area up to

200 m² Commercial Offices/

Establishment with total floor

area up to 200 m²Banking

and Financial Institutions

with total floor area up to

500 m², ATMs, Cybercafe,

Restaurant/Canteen with

total floor area up to 500m^2,

Beauty Parlours, Infor-

m a t i o n Te c h n o l o g y /

Software Units, Cottage,

Industries,

Orphanage/Old age

Homes/Dharmasala/

Ashram/Madam, Taxi/

Jeep

Stand,

Auto-

Rickshaw Stand.

Shopping Complex

and Super Market

with total floor area

above

1000 m²

Shopping/Office

Complex, Shopping

Malls/Multiplex/

Hyper Markets,

Beer

Pubs

Parlours, Liquor

Bars, Fuel Filling

Stations, Light

Vehicles, Service

Industries engaging

not more than 9

workers with power

limited

Horsepower

worker with out

power, Printing

Press, Secondary/

Higher Secondary

School, Vocational

Training Institute,

Technical Training

Centre,

Poly-

technic, General

Education Institute,

I n f o r m a t i o n

Technology Hard

Ware/ Electronic

I n d u s t r i e s ,

Specialized/ Profe-

ssional Education

Institute College/

University, Religi-

ous Centre, Bus

Stand/Terminal.

Any other uses

not specified in

items in column

(3), (4) and (5).

Service Industries of non-

nuisance nature engaging not

more than 3 workers with

power

limited

Horsepower,

Water

Treatment Plants below 5

Million Litres per day, Local

State and Central Govt.

Offices, Public Sector

Offices, Post and Telegraph

Offices, General and Head

Post Offices, Telephone

Exchange,

Radio

and

Television

Station,

Transmission Towers and

Wireless Station, Library and

Reading Room, Social

Welfare Centre, Museum,

Auditorium/Wedding Halls,

Indoor Games Stadium,

Convention

Centres,

Gymnasium, Swimming

Pool, Exhibition Centre and

Art Galleries,Commu-

nity Hall, Cultural and

7 Hazardous

use zone

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Information Centre, Public

Utility Building, Religious

Building, Electric Sub-

station, Clinics (Outpatient),

Diagnostics

Centres,

Hospital and Health Centres,

Research & Development

Institutions, Courts, Police

post/Station, Civil Defence

and Home Guard, Forensic

Science Lab, Jail and

Reformatory, Fire post/

Station, Day Care and

Creche, Nursery Kinder

Garten/ Primary School,

Totlots, Parks, Out Door

Games

Stadium,

Fair

Ground, Open Air Theatre,

Traffic Park, Play Ground,

Zoological and Botanical

Gardens, Parking Plaza,

Taxi/ Jeep Stand, Plant

Nursery, Agriculture and

Horticulture, Pastures and

Grazing Grounds, Fodder

Cultivation, Pump Houses,

Well and Irrigation Ponds,

Movie Hall, motels, Hotels,

Markets,

Weighbridge,

Automobile Show room.

All buildings and uses

connected with transport and

communication such as Bus

Terminal/Lorry/Car/Jeep

Stand, Railway Station,

Airports,

Container

Terminals, Auto Rickshaw

stand, essential repair and

Service Shops related to the

transporation & Commu-

nication use, Residential uses

incidental to other main use,

ATMs, Weigh Bridges,

Water Treatment Plant below

5 Million Litres per Day,

Transmission Towers and

Wireless Station, Totlots,

Parks, Parking Plaza, Traffic

Park.

Night Shelters, Police

Post/Station, Fire Post/

Station,

Post

and

Office,

Telephone Exchange,

Electric Sub-Station,

Clinics (Outpatient).

Social

Welfare

Centre,

Public

Utility and related

buildings.

Any other uses

not specified in

items in column

(3), (4) and (5).

9 Transport use

zone

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Uses permitted as per 1 (3)

of zoning regulations and

uses permitted as per 2 (3) of

zoning regulations.

Uses restricted as per 1

(4) of zoning regulations

and Uses restricted as per

(4)

zoning

regulations.

Uses restricted as

per 1 (5) of zoning

regulations and

Uses restricted as

per 2 (5) of zoning

regulations.

Any other use

not specified in

items in (3), (4)

and (5).

10. Mixed zone

Residential

cum Com-

mercial

Uses permitted as per 2 (3)

of zoning regulations and

uses permitted as per 3 (3) of

zoning regulations.

Uses restricted as per 2

(4) of zoning regulations

and Uses restricted as per

(4)

zoning

regulations

Uses restricted as

per 2 (5) of zoning

regulations and

Uses restricted as

per 3 (5) of zoning

regulations

Any other use

not specified in

items in (3), (4)

and (5).

Fish Farms, Pump houses,

Wells and Irrigation Ponds.

Any other use

not specified in

the permitted

zone of water

bodies use zone.

11 Mixed zone-

Commercial

cum Industrial

12 Water Bodies

use zone

G. 931/2008/DTP.

13.

SPECIAL CATEGORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING AREA

The isolated pockets of paddy fields marked in the proposed land use map

of Government Sanctioned Development Plan for Palakkad as per G. O. (Ms.)

No. 236/86/LAD dated 20-11-1986 which are not put to intensive agricultural use

and the land lying vacant and undeveloped are proposed to be converted into

residential land. This residential land is to be zoned as ‘SPECIAL CATEGORY

RESIDENTIAL AREA’ with special attention given to drainage of the area, level

of land filling open spaces etc. The following areas are suggested to be zoned

as “SPECIAL CATEGORY RESIDENTIAL AREA”.

Area on the western side of Pattikkara-College Bye-pass road.

The land abutting the road to a depth of 70 metres is zoned for

commercial use like Godown, Warehouses, Cinema Theatres, Hotels,

Shops etc. The remaining area of the paddy fields in Block No. 38 and

Block No. 41 (Part) of Ward 3 is brought under “SPECIAL CATEGORY

RESIDENTIAL AREA”.

The paddy fields on the eastern side of District Hospital in Block Nos.

63 & 66 (Part) of Ward 5.

Paddy field on eastern side of Civil Station in Block Nos. 29 & 66 (part)

of Ward 5.

Paddy field on eastern side of Telephone Exchange and Western side of

Palghat-Pollachi Railway line in Block 52 Ward 5.

Behind the Town Hall and the Palghat Development Authority Office in

Block 49 (part) of Ward 5.

Paddy field around Manjakulam in between Shoranur Road and Vithunni

Street, Market Road and T. B. Road in Block Nos. 15 &18 (part) of

Ward 4.

Paddy field on the Northern side of Shoranur Road in Block 7 (part) and

22 (part) of Ward 4.

Paddy field behind the K. S. R. T. C. Bus Station in Block 43, Ward 5.

Paddy field on the eastern side of the proposed 20 metres wide link Road

connecting the proposed Calicut-Coimbatore Bye-pass road and existing

Calicut-Coimbatore road in Block 70, Ward 2.

10.

Paddy field in between Calicut-Coimbatore road in Kunnathurmedu in

Block 74 and 79 of Ward 5.

11.

Paddy field in Block Nos. 74, 75 & 31 of (part) Ward 2 on the

Southern & Western side of proposed 30 metres. Calicut-Coimbatore Bye-

pass road.

GUIDELINES FOR PROCESSING OF APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF

LAND FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSE IN

THE SPECIAL CATEGORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING AREAS ZONE IN

PALAKKAD TOWN

The guide line is applicable only to areas as specified under 11 identified

areas defined in the sub- section (13) of zoning regulation as SPECIAL

CATEGORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING AREA as earmarked in the proposed land

use map of Government Sanctioned Development Plan for Palakkad. These

identified areas are isolated pockets of paddy fields in the town centre which are

not put to intensive agricultural use and the land lying vacant and undeveloped,

are proposed to be converted into residential purpose.

The development of land for residential purpose under the special category

residential area zone is to be permitted only after getting concurrence from the

District Town Planner and concurrence is to be considered only for individual

residential building application along with the recommendations of a committee at

Municipal level for processing and guiding the development.

A committee at Municipal level is to be constituted for processing and

guiding the application for development of land for residential purpose in the

‘SPECIAL CATEGORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING AREA ZONE’.

The committee

shall consist of Palakkad Municipal Chairperson, Secretary of Municipality,

Agricultural Officer of concerned area and Village Officer of concerned area.

The Secretary of Municipality shall be the Convener of the Committee.

The final recommendations of the committee shall be sent to the District Town

Planner along with the application forms.

The committee and District Town Planner shall consider the following

aspects mentioned hereunder while processing the individual application for the

residential building in these areas.

(1)

The Kerala Land Utilization order prevailing inforce and any other act

which deals with the conservation of paddy field in Palakkad town shall

be adhered.

(2)

Regulation of construction in the area specified under Special Category

Residential Area Zone shall be governed by the details shown in these

guideline, unless otherwise specified in the General Town Planning

Scheme or Detailed Town Planning Scheme or any scheme approved by

Chief Town Planner to the Government.

(3)

The application shall be for single family residential building upto a total

floor area of 200 m²and number of floors limited to two floors.

(4)

Only those applications in small plots upto 485 m²(12 cents), which are

registered prior to...........................(date of publication of the draft zoning

regulation) shall be considered.

(5)

Provided that if the site still remains as paddy fields or suitable for

paddy cultivation, the application of construction and land development

from such sites need not be considered.

(6)

Provided also that, in the case of filled up paddy fields, it shall also be

ascertained that paddy cultivation no longer exists and possible.

(7)

Unauthorized plot sub-division cannot be considered in this area.

(8)

The natural streams and rainwater drains shall be conserved as it is

without affecting any type of pollution or contamination from other

sewerage systems and wastewater drains.

(9)

The existing natural drainage system should be properly connected so

as to enable rain water to flow easily from the nearby areas to main

drains and canals and the proposed land development should not have

any harmful effect to this system.

(10)

The development shall not be considered in constantly flood-affected

areas seen in every rainy season which comes under the permanent

inundation during the flood period.

(11)

The residential development and its sucking of natural ground water

should not affect the existing paddy cultivation in the nearby area and

the development should following the existing rules and regulations

under Ground Water Department and Mining and Geology Department

prevailing under Palakkad town.

(12)

The development of building under this area should be limited to

coverage of 50 percentage and FAR as 1 and the proposed plot should

have proper access width as described below:

(a)

The residential building with a total plinth area upto100 m² should

have an access width of minimum 1.2 m.

(b)

The residential building with a total plinth area upto 150 m² should

have an access width of minimum 2.0 m.

(c)

The residential building with a total plinth area upto 200 m² should

have an access width of minimum 3.0 m.

(13)

The nearby area of proposed development should have electricity,

watersupply and other infrastructure facility.

14.0

Kalpathy Area and Environs comprising of Sy. Nos. 1223 to 1246,

1269 to 1601, 1654, 1657 to 1685, 1688 to 1696, 1699, 1701 to 1726, 1727 to 1798,

1799 to 1834.

14.1

Not withstanding anything contained in the zoning regulations of the

scheme and subject to modifications as prescribed hereunder, no development,

redevelopment, construction including additions, alterations, repairs, renovations,

replacement of special and architectural features, demolition of any part or whole

thereof in respect of any objects or buildings in the area, comprised in

survey numbers listed above, shall be allowed except with the prior written

recommendation of the Art and Heritage Commission constituted by the

Government under Rule 154 of the Kerala Municipality Bulding Rules 1999, in

order to conserve the heritage character of the Kalpathy Area and its Environs.

Provided that, no area for buildings or objects, which in the opinion of the

said commission have architectural, aesthetic, archeological, cultural or historic

value, will be allowed to change from the existing condition without the recom-

mendations of the commission.

Provided also that new constructions and additions of alterations to existing

buildings may be permitted in this area with the following additional regulations

namely:-

(i)

The total number of story’s including the existing if any shall not exceed

two from the street level.

(ii)

The overall height of the construction including the existing upto the

topmost point of the proposed construction shall not exceed 9 mts. and

(iii)

The architectural character of the facades of the construction shall be as

per the advice of the commission.

Provided also that the use or reuse of any site or building shall be as

per the recommendation of the commissions.

14.2 The Local Self Govenrnment Institution concerned shall insist on any

such recommendations of the commission.

14.3 The Art & Heritage Commission, if found necessary, may entrust the

above regulatory aspects to a committee constituted for the purpose by

the commission.

General Guidelines

(i)

Land to a depth of 50 metres in residential zone and 100 metres in Com-

mercial, Public & Semi Public and Industrial zones along the sides of

roads having an existing width of 15 metres or more uses permitted in

Commercial and Public and Semi Public zones may also be permitted by

the executive authority if such uses are not allowable otherwise in the

zoning regulations. However such uses may not be permitted in the

residential zone if the surrounding area is substantially developed as a

residential area. (contiguous)

(ii)

In residential zones if the area is substantially developed as residential

the zoning regulation spelt out in the scheme shall continue.

(iii)

In residential zones, for new hospitals, the following additional restric-

tions shall apply :

The minimum extent of land after road widening if any shall be 0.2

hectare with coverage and FAR limited to 30% and 1.0 respectively :

(iv)

Coverage and Floor Area Ratio of all constructions (even if otherwise

mentioned anywhere in these guidelines) under restricted uses for which

concurrence is granted in Residential zone, shall not exceed 75% of the

coverage and Floor Area Ratio values prescribed in Kerala Municipality

Building Rules 1999. The additional Floor Area Ratio with fee as

prescribed in the Kerala Municipality Building Rules 1999 will not be

applicable in such cases.

(v)

Regulation of constructions on the sides of new roads/roads proposed

for widening as per the scheme shall be governed by the distance from

the centerline of the road, unless otherwise specified in the General Town

Planning Schemes or Detailed Town Planning Scheme or any detailed

road alignment approved by the Cheif Town Planner.

(vi)

Regarding the assessment of permissibility of uses classified under the

category ‘Restricted Uses’, the Cheif Town Planner may issue general

gidelines from time to time and such guidelines shall be adhered to by

the responsible authorities.

By order of the Governor,

S. M. VIJAYANAND,

Principal Secretary to Government.

ANNEXURE-I

Type of non-obnoxious and non-nuisance type of service or light industries

permissible in Residential zones

Flour Mills

Embroidery and Lace Manufacturing

Gold and Silver Smithy

Watch, Pen and Spectacle repairing

Laundary, Dry cleaning and dyeing

Photo and Picture framing

Manufacture and repair of Musical Instruments

Automobile servicing (excluding repair)

Radio servicing and repairing

10.

Cotton and Silk printing

11.

Bakeries

12.

Confectionaries

13.

Cold Storage

14.

Aerated Waters and Fruit Beverages

15.

Manufacture of Tobacco products

16.

Garment Making

17.

Electroplating

18.

Bamboo and Cane products

19.

Sports Goods

20.

Card-board box and Paper products

21.

Domestic Electrical Appliances

22.

Toy Making

23.

Furniture without Machinery

Wooden Electrical Accessories

25.

Copper, Brass and Metal utensils

26.

Small Foundaries

27.

Padlock

28.

Sanitary Fittings and other similar industries

ANNEXURE-II

List of obnoxious or nuisance industries subject to objectionable odours, fumes

effluents or processors to be located in hazardous zones

(Grouped Under Indian Standard Industrial Classification)

Manufacture of food stuff :

Slaughtering, Preservation of meat and fish and canning of fish.

Manufacture of Beverages :

Production of distilled Spirits, Wines, Liquor etc. from Alcoholic

malt, Fruits and malts in Distillery and Brewery.

Production of Country Liquor and indigenous Liquor such as

Toddy, Liquor from Malwa, Palm Juice.

III

Manufacture of Wood and Wooden products :

Sawing and Planning of Wood.

Wood seasoning and creosoting.

Manufacture of Veneer and Plywood.

Paper, Pulp and Straw board.

Manufacture of Leather and Leather products :

Currying, Tanning and Finishing of Hides and Skins and preparation

of finished leather.

Manufacture of Rubber, Petroleum and Coal products :

Manufacture of Tyres and Tubes.

10.

Manufacture of Industries and Synthetic Rubber.

11.

Reclamation of Rubber.

12.

Production of Petroleum, Kerosene and other Petroleum products in

refineries.

13.

Production of Coal Tar and Coke in Coke Oven.

Manufacture of Chemical sand Chemical produces :

14.

Manufacture of basic industrial chemicals such as Acids, Alkali and

their Salts not elsewere specified (especially Sulphurous, Sulphuric,

Nitric, Hydrochloric etc., Acids) Ammonia, Chlorine and Bleaching

powder manufactures.

15.

Manufacture of Dyes, Paints, Colours and Varnishes, Printing Ink.

16.

Manufacture of Fertilizers (specially from organic materials).

17.

Manufacture of Disinfectants and Insecticides.

18.

Manufacture of Ammunition; Explosive and Fire works.

19.

Manufacture of Matches.

VII

Manufacture of Non-metalic Mineral products other than Petroleum

and Coal:

20.

Manufacture of Cement and Cement products.

21.

Manufacture of Lime.

22.

Manufacture of Plaster of Paris.

VIII

Manufacture of Basic metals and their products :

23.

Manufacture of Iron and Steel including Smelting, Refining rolling

and conversion into basic forms.

24.

Manufacture of including Smelting, Refining etc. or Nonferrous metals

and Alloys in basic forms.

25.

Manufacture of Ornaments.

Manufacture of Machinery (other than transport) and Electrical equipments

26.

Manufacture of all kinds of Battery.

Miscellaneous items not covered above:

27.

Incineration, Reduction or Dumping of offal, Dead Animal’s Garbage

or refuse.

28.

Manufacture of Gelatine and Glue.

29.

Fat, Tallow, Grease or Lard refining of manufacture.

30.

Bone meal, Bone grist and Bone powder and other similar types of

nuisance industries.

G.931/2008/DTP.

APPENDIX-X

(to be neatly typed/written in a white paper)

From

.................................................................

......................................Pin.....................

Phone No.................(if any with code)

The Town Planner,

District Town Planning Office,

Civil Station, Palakkad.

(On behalf of the Secretary to Government, Local Self Government Department,

Government of Kerala.)

Sir,

Sub:—

DEVELOPMENT

PLAN

FOR

PALAKKAD—Variation 2008—

Objecctions and Suggestions-reg:

With reference to the notification cited (1) above, I may submit the following

details and objections/suggestions regarding the variation of the scheme :

Details of the land/property if any against which objections/suggestions are made:

Sy. Number

(Old Survey) :.............................................(with subdivision details)

(Re-Survey) :..............................................(with subdivision details)

Name of Village

:............................................

Municipality/Grama Panchayat :.............................................

Ward Name

:............................................

Ward Number

:............................................