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Fresh 39A plans aim to convert 25,000+ sq meters in Bardez, Pernem

PANAJI: The Town and Country Planning (TCP) department has announced new corrections to the Regional Plan under Section 39A of the TCP Act, proposing to convert over 25,000 sqm of land. These land parcels, located in Bardez, Pernem, Salcete, and Bicholim, are currently designated as natural cover, orchard land, and no-development-slope areas. The latest notification includes nine proposals approved by the TCP board on April 21, which are now open for public objections and suggestions for 30 days. The largest proposal comes from Mumbai’s KGL Realtors Pvt Ltd, seeking to convert 18,733 sqm of land in Salvador do Mundo, Bardez,…

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Goa plans to label 28.4 lakh sq meters as ‘non-developable’

Representative AI image PANAJI: In a notable shift from recent practices, the Town and Country Planning (TCP) department has proposed classifying large contiguous land parcels as non-developable under Section 39A of the Town and Country Planning Act, while still keeping the land within settlement zones according to the Regional Plan 2021. This notification, approved by TCP Minister Vishwajit Rane during a meeting on April 21, addresses three significant land parcels totaling over 2.84 million square meters in Bardez and Pernem, inviting public objections. The largest parcel, located in Ozorim (Pernem), encompasses 1.52 million square meters, featuring orchards, natural areas, paddy…

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TCP Reclassifies 1 Lakh Sq Meters of Land from Green to Settlement

Representative AI image PANAJI: The Town and Country Planning (TCP) department has approved a new set of zone change proposals across Goa, permitting the transformation of extensive areas of orchards, arable land, natural cover, and even regions on no-development slopes into settlement zones, as per Section 39A of the Town and Country Planning Act. These approvals, issued through two separate notifications, affect over 98,058 sqm of green space across various villages in Pernem, Bardez, Tiswadi, and other areas. The TCP received applications from individual applicants and major developers including Sky Sun Real Estate LLP, Gangareddy Infra, Dempo Properties, Adwalpalkar Construction,…