Singapore legislation

Regulation 6

of Planning (Subdivision of Land and Building — Authorisation) Notification 2008

Regulation 6

Conditions of authorisation for subdivision of land

Amended byS 625/2022 wef 31/12/2021S 68/2015 wef 11/02/2015S 512/2016 wef 17/10/2016S 625/2022 wef 31/12/2021S 85/2024 wef 14/02/2024

The authorisation under paragraph 3 shall apply only if —

(a)

the written permission granted by the competent authority for the development of land does not contain any condition which prohibits the subdivision of the land;

(b)

the written permission granted by the competent authority for the development of land does not authorise or require the construction of any new road linking any of the plots of the land to be subdivided to a public road;

(c)

except and to the extent as provided in sub-paragraph (f), the plans for the subdivision of land referred to in sub-paragraph (j)(i) are in compliance with ––

(i)

sub-paragraphs (d) and (e);

(ii)

the written permission granted for the development of land, including any condition imposed on such permission, and the plans approved by the competent authority in the grant of such permission; (iii)the plans for the building works for the development of land approved by the Commissioner of Building Control under section 5 of the Building Control Act 1989; and

(iv)

all relevant planning guidelines, including guidelines on subdivision of land, issued by the competent authority;

(d)

the layout of each of the plots of the land to be subdivided as shown in the plans referred to in sub-paragraph (j)(i) is in accordance with the layout of the plot as shown in the plans approved by the competent authority in the grant of the written permission for the development of land;

(e)

the area of each of the plots of the land to be subdivided is not less than the area of the plot as approved or indicated in the plans approved by the competent authority in the grant of the written permission for the development of land;

(f)

any deviation in the setback of any building comprised in the development from the boundary of the land or the boundary of each of the plots of the land to be subdivided does not exceed 3% of the relevant setback approved by the competent authority in the written permission granted for the development of land;

(g)

the floor area of the development of land does not exceed the quantum of floor area approved by the competent authority in the written permission granted for the development of land;

(h)

the building or buildings comprised in the development of land have been constructed up to the roof level;

(i)

the use or uses of the building or buildings on the land or on each of the plots of the land to be subdivided is or are in accordance with the written permission granted for the development of land; and

(j)

before the submission of the survey plan for the plots of the land to be subdivided to the Chief Surveyor for approval under section 15 of the Boundaries and Survey Maps Act 1998, the following are lodged with the competent authority at the same time together with a fee of $700:

(i)

the plans for the subdivision of the land, prepared by a registered surveyor in such manner and scale as the competent authority may require;

(ii)

a declaration by the registered surveyor referred to in sub-paragraph (i) that sub-paragraphs (c), (d), (e) and (f) are complied with;

(iii)

a declaration by a qualified person that sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (g), (h) and (i) are complied with; and

(iv)

where the person making the lodgment is not the owner of the land, a declaration to be signed by such person that the written consent of the owner of the land has been obtained for the lodgment of the plans referred to in sub-paragraph (i).

Regulation 6 — Planning (Subdivision of Land and Building — Authorisation) Notification 2008