Site Planning & CMDA / DTCP Approvals
in Chennai
Site planning and building approvals across Chennai — plot layouts, CMDA / DTCP submissions, building permits, structural drawings, completion certificates. The paperwork that decides whether your project breaks ground in 60 days or 600.
The boring, decisive
paperwork.
Architecture in Chennai isn't just drawings — it's drawings that get approved. Plot layouts that respect setbacks. FSI calculations that don't get questioned. Drawings filed with the right department in the right format on the right date.
We've filed enough submissions in CMDA and DTCP to know which junior officer asks which kind of revision, what gets flagged at scrutiny, and how to keep a file moving instead of sitting on a desk.
Take the approvals work alone (you have your own architect for design), or bundle with our residential / commercial architecture (single accountability all the way through). Either works.
Six things in every approvals project.
- 01
Site survey + soil report
Detailed plot survey, soil bearing capacity test, plot boundary verification — the foundation for every drawing that follows.
- 02
FSI + zoning study
Allowable FSI, setbacks, height limits, parking requirements, frontage rules — calculated before drawings begin.
- 03
Plot layout drawings
Setback layout, footprint placement, parking layout, garden/yard zoning — the master site plan.
- 04
Structural drawings
Done by empanelled structural consultant — column grid, beam sizing, slab thickness, foundation design appropriate to soil.
- 05
Approval submission package
All drawings prepared in CMDA/DTCP-required format, application filled, fees paid, file submitted.
- 06
Follow-up + revisions
Weekly follow-up at the corporation, response to scrutiny remarks, revised submissions until approval is in your hand.
From plot purchase to permit in hand.
- 01Stage 01
Survey + zoning study
Site survey, soil report, FSI/setback calculations, regulatory framework.
1–3 weeks
- 02Stage 02
Layout + structural
Plot layout, footprint, parking, structural drawings (with empanelled SE).
3–6 weeks
- 03Stage 03
Submission + filing
CMDA/DTCP package prepared, application filed, government fees paid.
1 week
- 04Stage 04
Follow-up + approval
Weekly follow-up, scrutiny response, revisions until permit is issued.
60–180 days
Other architecture specialisms
What clients ask before booking.
A plot, an architect, an idea.
We’ll handle the file.
Free consultation across Chennai. Send the plot details — we'll come back with a clear approval timeline and cost.