Purva South Bay Plots

Purva South Bay Plots is in Kelambakkam, pincode 603103, on the southern side of the Chennai region. Beyond the locality, the developer has not published a street address, landmarks or distances to offices, stations, schools or hospitals, so we do not quote any here. Ask the seller for the exact location and the approach road before your first visit.

A plot is a long hold, and you may live here for decades once your house is built. That makes your own test drives more useful than any brochure. Drive from the layout to your workplace at your usual hour, then make the evening return. If you have children, time the school run.

Look for the nearest hospital, pharmacy and grocery shop, and see whether buses or shared autos pass near the gate. Walk the roads around the layout to judge how built up the area already is. Within the layout, ask which road your plot faces and how far it is from the entrance. A plot on the main internal road may be handier for access but busier than one on a quiet side street.

Purva South Bay Plots has sold every plot through the developer, so this section describes what was laid out, as a guide for resale buyers. There were seven sizes:

• Compact: 18 x 30 (about 540 sq ft), 20 x 30 (about 600 sq ft), 20 x 32 (about 640 sq ft)
• Larger: 30 x 39 (about 1,170 sq ft), 30 x 40 (about 1,200 sq ft), 30 x 42 (about 1,260 sq ft), 30 x 50 (about 1,500 sq ft)

Resale prices are set by each owner. Compare recent sales of the same size within the layout before you make an offer. Land carries no GST. You pay stamp duty and registration on the plot's value, and building your house later is a separate contract. Before you agree a price, ask the seller for:

• The measured plot area on the sale deed
• The plot number and its road frontage
• A no-dues letter for layout maintenance
• Latest land tax receipt
• Loan closure letter, if the plot is mortgaged
• Stamp duty and registration costs on the agreed value

Remember the holding cost: maintenance falls due whether or not you have built.

Purva South Bay Plots has no RERA registration number published for this layout. Ask the seller or the developer for one and check it on the Tamil Nadu RERA (TNRERA) portal. On a resale plot you are dealing with an owner, not the developer, so the land papers carry the weight. Have a lawyer read the title chain before you pay an advance.

Ask to see:

• The order converting the land to residential use
• The approved layout plan showing the plot number and size
• The release order covering the plot
• The original sale deed from the developer and any later deeds
• An encumbrance certificate running up to this month
• The patta, the land revenue record, in the seller's name

If a bank holds the seller's deed against a loan, agree in writing how it will be closed at registration. Once your sale deed is registered, apply to move the patta into your name and keep the tax receipts. Before you draw up a house design, ask what setbacks and height limits apply.

Purva South Bay Plots divides 18.5 acres into 215 plots of seven sizes, with internal roads and shared areas running between them. The developer has not published the share of land kept open or an itemised amenity list. Ask the seller for the approved layout plan and find the plot on it. Check its road width and its position relative to parks and the entrance.

Because the layout is finished, daily life here can be judged on the ground. The roads are raised blacktop with kerbs and footpaths, lined with avenue trees, and the specification promises parks and landscaping across the layout. Walk them in the morning and again after dark, when the energy-efficient street lights show how well the roads are lit.

Security rests on a raised compound wall around the boundary, with guards round the clock and CCTV at key points. Water comes through underground pipes, and sewage runs underground to a treatment plant. Ask the residents' association how these services work in practice. Check the monthly maintenance charge, which you pay even while the plot is empty.