Prohibition of Development without payment of development charges and without permission

Prohibition of Development without payment of development charges and without permission.-

1. (1) After the application of this Act to any area and subject to the provisions relating to development charges and other provisions of this Act, no development or change of use of any land shall be undertaken or carried out in that area :-
   • (a) without obtaining a certificate from the Planning Authority certifying that the development charge as levied; and
   • (b) without obtaining the permission in writing as provided for in Sub Section-(2) Provided that no such permission shall be necessary –
     • (i) for carrying out such works for the maintenance, improvement or other alteration of any building, which effect only the interior of the building or which do not materially affect the external appearance of the building;
     • (ii) for the carrying out of any work in compliance with any order or direction made by any authority under any law for the time being in force;
     • (iii) for the carrying out of any works by any authority in exercise of its powers under any law for the time being in force;
     • (iv) for the carrying out by the Central or the State Government or any Local Authority of any works required for the maintenance or improvement of a highway, road or public street, being works carried out on land within the boundaries of such highway, road or public street;
     • (v) for the carrying out by the Central or the State Government or any Local Authority of any work for the purpose of inspecting, repairing or renewing any drains, sewers, mains, pipes, cables, telephone or other apparatus or the breaking open of any street or other land for such purpose;
     • (vi) for any excavation (including wells) made in the ordinary course of an agricultural operation;
     • (vii) for the construction of a road intended to give access to land solely for agricultural purposes;
     • (viii) for the normal use of land which has been used temporarily for other purposes;
     • (ix) in case of land, normally used for one purpose and occasionally used for any other purpose, for the use of land for that other purpose on occasions;
     • (x) for use, for any purpose incidental to the use of a building for human habitation or any other building or land attached to such building.
2. (2) The Planning Authority on receipt of application shall within three months grant permission, refuse to grant permission or grant permission with such conditions or modifications as it thinks fit.