Radiance Smartville Plots

Radiance Smartville Plots has its address in Padappai Village, within Sriperumbudur taluk, pincode 601301, though the project is listed under Mannivakkam. Confirm on a map which of the two roads you will actually use to reach the gate. This is an outer part of Chennai, so most daily trips will start with a drive.

The developer has not published distances to offices, schools, hospitals, bus stops or rail stations. Before you buy, do the drive you will do most often. Go to your workplace in the morning peak and come back in the evening, then time the school run if you have children.

Since you are buying land to build on later, think ahead. A plot you hold for five years will feel different once more houses come up around it. Look at how many homes are already built inside the layout and how many neighbours live there year round.

On your visit, find the nearest grocery, pharmacy and clinic, and note the condition of the approach road. Ask owners who have built already about water supply, power cuts and flooding in the monsoon. Their answers tell you more about everyday life than a brochure map can.

Radiance Smartville Plots has sold out, so this section covers what the plots are and what a resale buyer should check. The layout offered a single size, villa plots of about 552 sq ft each. There is no house plan attached, so you design your own home within the local setback and height rules.

A plot this size suits a compact house built upward, often two or three floors. Before you agree a price, ask an architect what you can build on the specific plot, because frontage, road width and corner position all change the answer. Budget for construction separately.

The price is set between you and the seller. No GST applies to a plot sale. Stamp duty and registration are charged on the full value. Ask the seller for a written statement that covers:

• The agreed price for the plot and its exact number in the layout
• Measured plot dimensions and the direction it faces
• Upkeep charges paid to date, with a no-dues letter
• Any transfer fee charged by the owners' association
• Stamp duty and registration on the registered value

Radiance Smartville Plots has no RERA number published by the developer for the layout. Search the Tamil Nadu RERA (TNRERA) portal under Radiance Realty to see whether an entry exists. Ask the seller for any registration details they received when they bought.

With land, the paperwork carries most of the risk, so have a lawyer check it before you pay an advance. Ask the seller for:

• The land conversion order allowing residential use
• The approved layout plan, with your plot number marked on it
• The release order for the plot, if release was staged
• The seller's registered sale deed and the developer's parent title documents
• An encumbrance certificate covering at least the last 13 years
• The patta in the seller's name and the latest tax receipt

Match the survey number, plot number and dimensions across every document. At registration you sign a sale deed in your own name. After that, have the patta and the local tax records moved to you, and keep the approved layout plan safe, because you will need it when you apply for a building permit.

Radiance Smartville Plots spreads 240 plots across 11 acres, with roads, gardens and play spaces shared by every owner. The developer has not published the percentage of open space, so ask the seller for the approved layout plan and see where the parks and courts fall against the plot you like.

Once houses are up, an evening here could mean a walk or run along the jogging track, then a session at the outdoor gym. Children get a play area of their own. Weekends can go to the cricket pitch or the sports courts, which are unusual in a layout of this size.

The landscaped gardens and tree-lined internal roads give the community a quieter feel than a busy street. Waste is meant to be composted inside the layout, and street lights line the internal roads. Images of the grounds show the plan as drawn by the developer.

Plot position matters for daily life. A plot facing a park gets more light and air, while one near the gate gets more traffic. Ask who now maintains the shared facilities and what each owner pays for upkeep, because that charge continues whether or not you have built.