Singapore legislation

Regulation 3

of Planning (Development) Rules 2008

Regulation 3

Application for permission

Amended byS 577/2022 wef 31/12/2021S 577/2022 wef 01/08/2022S 855/2023 wef 18/12/2023S 855/2023 wef 18/12/2023

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 577/2022 wef 31/12/2021S 577/2022 wef 01/08/2022S 855/2023 wef 18/12/2023

Any application for provisional permission, planning permission, conservation permission, subdivision permission or outline permission under Part 3 of the Act shall be made in such form and manner as set out on the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s Internet website at http://www.ura.gov.sg and accompanied by such calculation of the floor area of the proposed development, and document, drawing or plan as may be required by the competent authority.

Subregulation 2

Where any document, drawing or plan required by the competent authority under paragraph (1) and any calculation, measurement, statement, information or particular contained therein or in any application under paragraph (1) is not made, prepared, set out, shown or indicated in accordance with the guidelines issued by the competent authority, the applicant or the qualified person acting on behalf of the applicant shall give the competent authority notice of the inconsistency in writing at the time of submission of the application.

Subregulation 3

Subject to rules 4 and 5, where an application is made by any person other than the owner of the land, the applicant shall obtain the consent in writing of the owner of the land or of the legal personal representative, if the owner is deceased.

Subregulation 4

Paragraph (3) shall not apply to an applicant for permission to continue to use any building or land where permission had been granted for the use.

Subregulation 5

Amended byS 855/2023 wef 18/12/2023

Where an outline permission has been granted under section 18 of the Act, a subsequent application for provisional permission, planning permission or conservation permission with full details as may be required by the competent authority and in accordance with the outline permission shall be made during the validity period of the outline permission.

Subregulation 6

No development or works may be carried out before the grant of permission by the competent authority pursuant to a subsequent application made under paragraph (5).