Vijayawada:The state govt has directed municipal commissioners and vice-chairpersons of urban development authorities to resolve all pending applications under the Layout Regularisation Scheme (LRS). Following the cabinet’s recent approval of the proposal, the municipal administration department has issued detailed guidelines for implementing the LRS rules. Plot owners in unauthorised layouts covering around 18,000 acres across the state are expected to benefit from the move.According to reports, the director of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) submitted a report to the state govt stating that nearly 14,535 unauthorised layouts, covering approximately 78,452 acres, were uploaded to the UCIMS app by the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and Urban Development Authorities (UDAs). Subsequently, real estate bodies such as CREDAI and NAREDCO requested the govt to initiate a fresh layout regularisation scheme by extending the cut-off date to accommodate unauthorised or unapproved plots.The DTCP noted that several unauthorised layouts and buildings had emerged over time, leading to substantial revenue loss. Many individuals could not apply for plot regularisation due to a lack of awareness about the scheme, and are now facing difficulties in obtaining building permits. The director recommended amending the Andhra Pradesh Regularisation of Unapproved Layouts and Plots Rules, 2020 (LRS-2020), by extending the cut-off date to June 30, 2025. This, she noted, would help mitigate revenue loss and bring unauthorised developments under legal and planning frameworks, ensuring orderly urban growth.After reviewing the DTCP’s report and appeals from real estate associations, the government amended the LRS-2020 rules. The new rules extend the cut-off date to June 30, 2025, to bring unauthorised layouts and plots into the planning domain, said principal secretary S Suresh Kumar. He added that the updated rules will apply to all existing unapproved sub-divisions, layouts, and ventures promoted by landowners, private developers, companies, property developers, or societies, where the plots were registered by sale deed before June 30.
