Purva Soukhyam Plots

Purva Soukhyam Plots lies at Perumanttunallur in the Guduvanchery area, on the southern fringe of Chennai, pincode 603202. The developer gives its position as a map code (Q3WF+3C) rather than a street address. Ask for directions before your first visit, and ask which road will serve as the main approach to the layout.

The developer has not published distances to offices, railway stations, schools or hospitals, so we do not quote any here. On a plot you may not build on for a few years, that gap matters. Your daily routes will depend on where you work and where your children study, so map those journeys yourself.

Drive from the site to your workplace at the hour you would normally leave, and make the evening return as well. Find the nearest school, hospital, pharmacy and grocery store, and note how long each trip takes. Because development is still under way, the approach roads may carry construction traffic for some time. Visit again before handover to see how the surroundings have changed, and whether shops and services have moved closer.

Purva Soukhyam Plots sells land to build on, so the figures that matter are plot area and price. The five formats, smallest first:

• Rowhouse plot, about 435 sq ft: Rs. 15 Lakhs
• Villa plot, about 776 sq ft: Rs. 25 Lakhs
• Bungalow plot, about 1,655 sq ft: Rs. 51 Lakhs
• Mansion plot, about 2,206 sq ft: Rs. 68 Lakhs
• Estate plot, about 3,209 sq ft: Rs. 98 Lakhs

That runs from about Rs. 3,450 per sq ft for the smallest plot to about Rs. 3,050 for the largest, so bigger plots come a little cheaper per foot. These are starting prices only.

Stamp duty and registration are payable on the plot's value. Ask in writing whether GST applies to any development or amenity charge. The cost of building your house comes later, on a separate contract. Ask for a cost sheet that shows:

• Rate per sq ft and the measured plot area
• Premiums for corner, park-facing or wide-road plots
• Clubhouse fee and maintenance deposit
• Water, sewer and power connection charges
• GST, if charged, on its own line
• Stamp duty and registration

Purva Soukhyam Plots has no RERA registration number published by the developer. A plotted layout that is still being developed should be registered, so ask Puravankara for the number. Check it on the Tamil Nadu RERA (TNRERA) portal before you pay a booking amount. The entry will also show the declared completion date for your phase.

For a plot, ask for these before you commit:

• The order converting the land to residential use
• The approved layout plan showing your plot number and size
• The release order for plots in your phase
• Title deeds and an encumbrance certificate covering at least 30 years
• A draft agreement with the handover date and payment schedule

At handover, check that the roads, drains and power lines to your plot are complete. Then register the sale deed with the measured area. After that, move the land revenue record (the patta) into your name. Before you design a house, ask what setbacks and height limits apply in the layout.

Purva Soukhyam Plots cuts 120 acres into 2,200 plots, with shared facilities set within the layout. The developer has not published the share of land kept open, so ask for the approved layout plan and find your plot on it. Check which road it faces, how wide that road is, and how far it is from the clubhouse and parks. Images you see are as planned by the developer.

A morning here could begin on the jogging track or on the meditation and yoga deck. The clubhouse holds a gymnasium, a swimming pool and an indoor games room for the hotter hours. After school, children can head to the play area while older ones use the sports courts, and the large activity lawn suits weekend games and gatherings.

At night, the star-gazing mound is an unusual extra for a plotted layout. Retail spaces and a pharmacy are planned inside the layout for daily needs. In a layout this size, facilities may open in stages, so ask when the clubhouse and courts will be ready compared with your plot's handover. Ask too what the monthly maintenance charge will be.