Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
of Planning (Development of Land — Lodgment Authorisation) Notification
Regulation 4
Conditions of authorisation
Subregulation 1
The authorisation under paragraph 3 shall apply only if —
the plot is zoned “Residential” in the Master Plan;
[Deleted by S 81/2024 wef 14/02/2024](c)no part of the plot consists of State land;
the plot abuts a public road;
(da)no part of the plot is demarcated in any plan approved by the relevant authority for roads, streets, road reserves, road widening and drainage reserves or for any other public use;
the operations will result in a landed dwelling-house of the same housing type as the existing or demolished landed dwelling-house, as the case may be;
(ea)the operations do not result in any change to the vehicular access arrangements of the plot;
earthfill works on the plot, if any, will not cause the level of any point in the plot to be more than one metre above the lower of the following:
the level of that point in the plot before the operations; or
the level of any point at the abutting edge of abutting land;
(fa)[Deleted by S 81/2024 wef 14/02/2024](fb)[Deleted by S 81/2024 wef 14/02/2024](g)the operations comply with all the relevant planning guidelines, including guidelines on building setback, site coverage, housing type and building height issued by the competent authority or, if the operations do not comply with any requirement of the relevant planning guidelines, the qualified person for the operations has obtained a written waiver by the competent authority of that requirement in relation to those operations;
the operations will result in a landed dwelling-house which stands on every lot within the plot;
not more than one landed dwelling-house will exist on the plot when the operations are completed;
no part of the existing landed dwelling-house comprises works that are unauthorised under the Act;
a declaration is made by the qualified person for the operations in such form as the competent authority may require that —
sub-paragraphs (a) to (da) and (j) have been complied with;
the plans lodged with the competent authority under sub-paragraph (l) have been prepared in compliance with the relevant planning guidelines referred to in sub-paragraph (g) or, if the plans were not prepared in compliance with any requirement of such guidelines, the qualified person has obtained a written waiver by the competent authority of that requirement in relation to the plans; (iia)the qualified person has obtained the consent of the owner of the plot to the lodgment of the plans with the competent authority under sub-paragraph (l);
the qualified person will ensure that the operations shall be carried out in compliance with sub-paragraph (n); and
the operations are not excluded from the authorisation under paragraph 3 by reason of paragraph 5(1) or (2);
prior to or together with the submission of any application to the Commissioner of Building Control for approval of the building plans for the operations under the Building Control Act 1989, the following are lodged with the competent authority at the same time together with the fee specified in sub-paragraph (2):
the plans for the operations as required by the competent authority;
the declaration required under sub-paragraph (k); and
if applicable, the written waiver by the competent authority mentioned in sub-paragraph (g);
[Deleted by S 81/2024 wef 14/02/2024](n)the operations are carried out in compliance with —
sub-paragraphs (e), (ea), (f), (h) and (i);
where the fee paid under sub-paragraph (l) is $700, the conditions in sub-paragraph (2)(a)(i) and (ii);
the plans that are lodged with the competent authority under sub-paragraph (l) for such operations; and
the requirements of all relevant authorities; and
the authorisation has not lapsed under paragraph 5A(1).
Subregulation 2
The fee referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(l) shall be —
$700, if the operations comply with the following conditions:
the proposed additional floor area of the landed dwelling-house as a result of the operations does not exceed 50% of the existing and approved floor area; and
less than 50% of the external walls of the existing landed dwelling-house (excluding the replacement of walls), as represented by their linear length indicated on the plans lodged with the competent authority under sub-paragraph (1)(l), are to be removed; or
in any other case, $1,000.
Subregulation 3
[Deleted by S 81/2024 wef 14/02/2024]