The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority has made it mandatory for developers to hand over internal roads in approved layouts to the authority, a move intended to prevent private claims over roads meant to serve residents and adjoining plots. The roads will also have to carry the PMRDA’s name in the seven-twelve land record extract, according to a circular reported by Pudhari – Pune on October 13.
The decision follows complaints received by the authority that some landowners and developers were blocking internal roads shown in sanctioned layouts. In several cases, access roads connecting neighbouring plots were reportedly being obstructed, creating difficulties for residents and other users. Disputes also arose because land records for some such roads continued to carry the names of landowners or developers.
Under the process clarified by PMRDA, the handover will take place after the layout receives final approval. The concerned assistant metropolitan planning officer will inspect the internal roads to verify whether they have been constructed in accordance with the sanctioned plan. Once the construction is found compliant, the roads will be transferred to PMRDA through a possession receipt.
The authority will then send a copy of the relevant order to the तहसीलदार for recording PMRDA’s name in the seven-twelve land record. The applicant or developer will be responsible for completing the transfer process and will also have to bear the expenses associated with it.
The action is being taken under the Unified Development Control and Promotion Regulations, or UDCPR, the report said. By placing the roads under the authority’s control and recording that status in land documents, PMRDA is seeking to establish a clearer distinction between private land within a layout and roads reserved for circulation and access.
For residents, the immediate issue is whether roads shown in approved plans remain physically accessible after development is completed. A sanctioned layout can provide a formal framework for road connectivity, but access disputes may continue when ownership records, on-ground control and administrative handover do not move together. PMRDA’s circular attempts to link these stages by making inspection, possession transfer and land-record changes part of the same process.
The decision also places a compliance obligation on developers before the layout approval process is fully closed. Roads will not simply be treated as transferred because they appear on an approved plan; PMRDA’s inspection will determine whether they were built according to the sanctioned layout before the possession receipt is issued.
The effectiveness of the measure will depend on how consistently the authority conducts inspections, records transfers and responds when roads are blocked despite the approved layout. The report did not specify the number of affected layouts, the total length of roads involved or the penalties that will apply to violations. It said the practical success of the decision would depend on implementation and action against those who obstruct roads in breach of the rules.
