Tirupati TUDA Masterplan: Zone Check and Land Use Guide

What the TUDA Master Plan 2040 covers and where to find the map

The TUDA Master Plan 2040 is the statutory land use plan for the Tirupati Urban Development Authority region, with a horizon year of 2040. It is not one document. TUDA publishes it as a set of plans and regulations on its website (tudaap.in), under the heading TUDA Master Plan (2040) on the home page. 1acre does not host these files.

Searches for a TUDA master plan 2040 PDF download lead to these pages: the plan maps are shown on the TUDA site and the regulations are PDFs. TUDA has also invited proposals for a GIS-based master plan, so a digital version may follow. Until then, the zone of a survey number should be confirmed against the official map with TUDA's planning section, and you can view it first on the 1acre map layer.

TUDA master plan roads map and road development plans

Master plan roads matter because land on a proposed road alignment cannot be built on and may be taken for widening. TUDA notifies each master plan road through a Road Development Plan (RDP), which lists the survey numbers the road passes through and invites objections. The draft RDPs on the TUDA website in October 2026 include:

TUDA also published a paper notification calling for objections and suggestions on these RDPs. The TUDA master plan roads map in Tirupati is the road layer of the 2040 plan; the RDPs turn it into survey-level alignments. The current notices do not include an outer ring road alignment. Before buying, check the survey number against every RDP for its village.

How to search a TUDA LP number and check LRS status

A TUDA LP number is the layout permit number on a layout approved by TUDA. Searches for a TUDA LP number search or a TUDA LRS status check usually come from buyers trying to confirm a seller's claim. TUDA's website does not offer a single search box, but the checks can be done in order:

1. Ask the seller for a copy of the TUDA layout approval proceedings and the approved layout plan. Note the LP number, date and village. Recent approvals carry numbers in the format TUDA/DPMS/3/2025/1166. 2. On tudaap.in, open Planning, then List of Approved Layouts, and look for the layout under its village. A layout missing from the list needs an explanation in writing from TUDA. 3. Match the plot number and survey number on the layout plan with the plot on the ground and in Meebhoomi records. 4. For a plot sold as regularised, ask for the individual plot regularisation proceedings, not just the layout's in-principle approval. 5. To check LRS status, quote the LRS application number to TUDA's planning section (0877-2225730). TUDA's LRS Objections page lists in-principle layout patterns notified under the Regularisation of Unapproved Plots Rules, 2020, with 15 days for objections.

Why 915 unauthorised layouts inside TUDA limits mean your plot must be verified independently

Tirupati sits at the center of Andhra Pradesh's most active unauthorized layout problem. Within TUDA limits alone, around 915 unauthorized layouts have been identified. Across the state, the AP government has recorded over 14,000 unauthorized layouts covering nearly 78,000 acres, most of which sit outside the formal planning framework. Developers convert agricultural land into residential plots and sell them without TUDA approval, building plan sanction, or compliance with the mandatory 10% open space requirement. TUDA launched the Regularization of Unapproved Plots Rules 2020 (LRS), under which 4,254 applications were received and 2,466 were approved. A revised LRS-2025 scheme received around 2,300 applications as of October 2025. The LRS-2025 application window closed on 23 October 2025. As of October 2026, TUDA's website shows only a special drive to dispose of pending LRS 2020 and BPS 2019 applications and objection notices for in-principle layout patterns under the 2020 rules; no new application window is listed. Do not treat LRS as a live route for a plot that has not already applied. Both schemes carry a critical restriction: regularization of the layout framework does not automatically regularize individual plots. Each plot owner must apply separately. A layout reaching LRS in-principle approval status covers only road patterns and open space; it does not give building permission to individual plot buyers who have not applied and paid fees independently. The table below shows the four documents a buyer must hold and verify before any payment in the TUDA area.

TUDA is also under active vigilance scrutiny: a government inquiry launched in December 2024 is examining financial irregularities in TUDA tendering and accounts during 2019–2023. Given the inquiry, buyers are advised to confirm the current validity and status of any layout approval directly with TUDA before payment.

Renigunta Road, Yerpedu, Srikalahasti, and Tiruchanur: which corridor matches your risk appetite

TUDA's approximately 8,319.65 sq km jurisdiction spans very different zone characters, from the dense urban core around Tirupati Railway Station to industrial corridors near Renigunta Airport and agricultural stretches toward Srikalahasti and Puttur. The corridor you buy in determines both your zone classification and your realistic development timeline. The Renigunta Road and Yerpedu belt is the most active investment corridor. Renigunta hosts Tirupati International Airport, IT hubs, and EMC zones; Yerpedu is being developed as a high-tech city corridor with proximity to IIT and IISER Tirupati campuses. TUDA-approved layouts along this corridor are actively selling, with LP numbers such as TUDA/DPMS/3/2025/1166 confirming recently sanctioned projects. Srikalahasti, 30 km east, benefits from industrial growth and the Tirupati–Srikalahasti six-lane road upgrade, making it an industrial and residential expansion node. Tiruchanur, home to Padmavathi Temple, carries the highest rental yields in the TUDA zone, driven by year-round pilgrimage traffic. The table below maps the key corridors within the TUDA masterplan zone to their zone character and known risk.

The most misunderstood area is Tiruchanur. The TUDA Zoning and Use Regulations designate it as a commercial node with special development permissions and state that residential use may be permitted only to the extent of 20% of the principal activity. This means the zone is not a straightforward residential zone. Buyers purchasing plots near the Padmavathi Temple complex assuming standard residential construction rights need to verify the specific permissible use for their survey number against the Tiruchanur Node zone table, not just the broader TUDA masterplan zone classification.

Data Sources & Verification

This page is based on the Tirupati Urban Development Authority's own website (tudaap.in), read in October 2026, for the master plan documents, road development plans, approved layout lists and LRS notices. Zone rules, layout figures and corridor details from the earlier version of this page are kept as published and flagged for re-checking where no current official source was found. Facts that could not be confirmed were left out.

* TUDA, home page: TUDA Master Plan (2040) section, zonal development plans, ZDPRs, notices and RDPs * TUDA, ZDPRs Parts A and B page: zoning and development promotion regulations * TUDA, draft RDPs for Tiruchanur, Mangalam, Settipalli and Ranganadham roads: road widths, lengths and survey numbers * TUDA, List of Approved Layouts and List of Approved Building Plans pages * TUDA, LRS Objections page: in-principle layout notices under the Regularisation of Unapproved Plots Rules, 2020 * TUDA, notices on the LRS 2020 and BPS 2019 special drive, the GIS-based master plan and the Venkatagiri draft master plan * Tirupati Urban Development Authority background (formation in 1981)