Introduction: -
The Hoskote Planning Authority is working under the administrative control of the government and it is a statutory body constituted by the government, the Planning Authority is functioning in its own building located at Mission Hospital Road, 1st cross, Shree Venkatadri Layout, Hoskote, Bangalore Rural District-562 114.
Local representative of the area is nominated and appointed as Chairman of the Authority by the government, The Joint Director of Town & Country Planning is the member Secretary of the Authority, working on deputation from the department of Town & country Planning, Government of Karnataka and he is the chief executive and Technical Officer of the Authority.
Jurisdiction of the hoskote Planning Authority: -
The villages of Hoskote Taluk in Bangalore Rural District, under the jurisdiction of Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority viz. Hoskote Town with Kasaba Hobli, Sulibele Hobli, Anugondanahalli Hobli, Nandagudi hobli and Jadigenahalli Hobli (5 hoblis) entire villages and 16 villages of Bidarahalli Hobli in Bangalore East-Taluk of Bangalore Urban District totalling 316 villages were declared as Hoskote Local Planning Area as per Karnataka Town & Country Planning Act, 1961. The extent of the Local Planning Area was 591.72 sq. km. Among the Planning Authorities of Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority, the Hoskote Planning Authority is extended on the eastern side of Bangalore Urban District, and to the South-east side of Karnataka.
Shidlagatta and Devanahalli Taluk to the north, Kolar and Malur Taluks on the east, Tamilnadu State to the south. The jurisdiction of Bangalore International Airport Area Planning Authority, Bangalore Development Authority and BBMP is towards west. Hoskote Town is 27 km away from Bangalore. National Highway NH4, NH-207 and State highways SH-35, SH-82, SH-95 and SH-96 are passing through the Hoskote Local Planning Area. The said Local Planning Area is connected with good regional roads and railway routes.
The Government, has declared Satellite Town Ring Road (STRR) Local Planning Area in Government Notification No. NaAaE/36/BMR/2016, dated: 24.06.2016. Earlier there are only 316 Villages and the area of Hoskote CMC, totaling to 59172 Hectares or 591.72 sq.km. Area was the jurisdiction of Hoskote Planning Authority. Out of this area, 51 villages with an extent of 11624 hectare or 116.24 sq.km. was taken away from the Hoskote Planning Authority Jurisdiction and the same is included in the Satellite Town Ring Road (STRR) Planning Authority.
After withdrawing the extent of 116.24 sq km, comprising of 51 villages from Hoskote Planning Authority for Satellite Town Ring Road Planning Area, the remaining extent 475.48 sq km (Hoskote CMC Plus 249 villages of Hoskote Taluk along with 16 villages of Bidarahalli hobli of Bangalore East Taluk, totalling 265 villages) is the present extent of the Hoskote Local Planning Area.
Source: Hoskote,TPA, GoK.