Prohibition of development without permission

After the development plan has come into operation, no person shall change the use of any land or implement any development work of any land without the written permission of the Director: Provided that no such permission shall be necessary for - (a) the carrying out of works for the maintenance, repair or alteration of any building which does not materially affect the external appearance of the building; (b) the carrying out of works for the improvement or maintenance of any highway, road or public street by the Union or State Government or by any authority established under this Act or by any local authority having jurisdiction, provided that such maintenance or improvement does not involve any change contrary to the provisions of the development plan in the road alignment; (c) the purpose of inspection, repair or renewal of any drains, sewers, mains, pipes, cables, telephone or other apparatus, including the breaking open of any road or other land for that purpose; (d) excavation or soil-shaping in the interest of agriculture; (e) the restoration of land to its normal use where the land has been used temporarily for other purposes; (f) the use of any building for human habitation or for a purpose incidental to the use of any other building or land attached to such building; (g) the construction of any road intended solely for access to land for agricultural purposes. Provided further that in any such investment area to which the rules made under sub-section (3) of section 24 are applied, such permission may be granted by the authority as may be provided in the said rules.