CasaGrand Westend Plots

CasaGrand Westend Plots lies at Thirumalarajapuram, on Kuthambakkam Road, pincode 600124. That places it in the Poonamallee area on Chennai's western side. Beyond that address, no distances to offices, stations, schools or hospitals have been published, so plan to test the location yourself.

Because most buyers here will build a house and live in it for years, think about the journeys you will make every day. Drive to work from the gate at the time you would really leave, and come back in the evening rush. Time the school run on a weekday. Find the nearest clinic and the nearest place to buy groceries, and note how far each one is.

Then study the approach. Kuthambakkam Road is the link to the rest of the city, so check its width, its lighting after dark and how it holds up after heavy rain. Inside the gate, walk the internal roads to the plot you like.

Casagrand has built more than one plotted layout around Poonamallee. Confirm with the seller that the plot on offer is inside this layout, and match its number against the approved layout plan.

CasaGrand Westend Plots has no floor plans, because you buy land and design the house yourself. The layout was sold in eight plot sizes, from about 1,500 sq ft up to about 3,821 sq ft. Every plot is now sold, so there is no builder price to quote; the owner sets the figure.

What you can build depends on the approved layout plan and the local building rules, which fix the setbacks and the number of floors. Get those limits in writing before you pay, and ask an architect to sketch what fits on the exact plot. If the plot already has a house or a partly built structure, ask for the building approval it was built under and check that the structure matches it.

Land carries no GST. Stamp duty and registration apply on the land value. If you later sign a contract to build, GST applies to that construction contract, not to the plot.

• Agreed price and the guideline value it will be registered at
• Stamp duty and registration charges
• Unpaid property tax and association dues, cleared by the seller
• Any transfer fee charged by the owners' association
• Your later building cost, including GST on the contract

CasaGrand Westend Plots carries no published RERA number for the layout. You can search the TNRERA website by developer name, but for a resale plot the land papers carry the most weight. Give the list below to a property lawyer before you part with any advance.

• The land conversion order, showing the land was converted from farm use to residential
• The approved layout plan, with your plot number marked on it
• The release order from the approving authority for the plots
• An encumbrance certificate covering the years since the developer bought the land
• The seller's registered sale deed and the earlier deeds in the chain
• Patta in the seller's name and the latest property tax receipts
• A no-dues letter from the owners' association

If the seller took a loan against the plot, ask for the bank's closure letter and the original deeds it held. On the day of purchase, the sale deed is registered in your name at the sub-registrar's office. Afterwards, apply to transfer the patta and the tax account to you. When you build, you will need your own building approval before work starts.

CasaGrand Westend Plots offers life that is quieter and more spread out than in an apartment complex, as a plotted layout does. Here, 384 plots share 22.57 acres, with tree-lined internal roads, landscaped parks and open spaces laid out by the developer. As more owners build, the layout slowly turns into a neighbourhood of individual houses.

The shared spaces are modest. A morning walk or run can use the jogging track. After dark, lights in the landscaped gardens keep evening strolls possible. Younger children have a play area, and there is a party area for family events and festivals. There is no clubhouse or pool, so plan for fitness and swimming elsewhere.

Behind the scenes, the layout has its own sewage treatment plant, an underground sump fed from borewells or the municipal supply, and an overhead tank that supplies each plot through buried pipes. Rainwater harvesting points are built in. A security kiosk guards the entrance, CCTV covers key points, and a pre-cast compound wall runs round the site.

Since the layout was finished in 2018, check how well all this has been kept up. Ask the owners' association who maintains the parks, pumps and street lights, and what each plot pays for it.