chennai a day after the madras high court banned registering sale deeds of structures built on unauthorised plots real estate associations have said it would protect buyers from unscrupulous housing plot promoters the development is expected to streamline the unorganised housing plots sector opening the windows for more credible playersbuilders association of india bai has said the order would keep a check on those marketing unauthorised plots on several occasions people purchase unauthorised housing plots where constructions are not permitted but they understand the reality only when builders explain the rules to them bai southern centre secretary ramaprabhu said we have been emphasising that unauthorised plots must be curtailed we are happy that the court has passed appropriate orders in this regard he saidramaprabhu said about five lakh unauthorised plots have mushroomed in the state of which 10 have illegal constructions most of these plots he said do not have the stipulated approval of the directorate of town and country planning or the chennai metropolitan development authority consumer rights activists said the order is a slap on the corrupt practice s mohanram president of tiruninravur consumer council said illegal constructions are being carried out on the unauthorised plots and local bodies are turning a blind eye to it this order would effectively eliminate corruption involving the unauthorised plots he said real estate consultancy firm knight frank india said such a move will streamline the largely unorganised plots development market and bring in more credible players into the segment streamlining the regulatory framework and bringing stringent guidelines will bring in more transparency attract lot of investment opportunities and will facilitate ease of doing business said the firms chennai director kanchana krishnan noting that new launches by credible players have helped build buyer confidence in recent times she said in order to manage the growing urbanisation and an increasingly built out urban landscape it is essential to integrate urban planning and real estate development so that we can make our cities sustainable