Now, applications together with the initial fee for building permissions for structures with stilt plus-five floors (below 18 metres) will be received in the respective zonal offices only. The cases will be approved by the committee consisting of AV Bhide, member (urban planner)/S Vishwanath, director (Planning)-II as chairman and zonal officers and assistant zonal officers concerned as members.

The committees had been formed to streamline the processing and disposal of development permissions and other cases for the convenience of the general public. Metropolitan commissioner BP Acharya had delegated the necessary powers to the committees, officials said.

The urban planner who heads the Shankarpally and Shamshabad Zonal committees will visit the respective offices periodically to clear the applications. The chairman will be there at the Shankarpally office every first and third Wednesday and at the Shamshabad Office on second and fourth Monday.

Director (Planning)-II, the chairman of the Medchal and Ghatkesar zonal committees, will visit the Medchal zonal office every first and third Wednesday and Ghatkesar office on second and fourth Wednesday (or the next day if the stipulated day happens to be a public holiday).

The title deeds of the land/plot will be scrutinised by a deputy collector assisted by a deputy tahsildar posted at the zonal

offices.

Permissions for highrise buildings (18 metres or taller), group housing schemes, layouts and all green channel cases will be dealt with at the level of Member (urban planner) in the head office.

No Objection Certificate cases like cinemas, multiplexs, petrol pumps and storage of petroleum products, industrial single window clearances and other miscellaneous references will be taken up at the head office only.