Regulation 1
Citation and commencement
Amended byS 234/2017 wef 15/05/2017
This Notification may be cited as the Planning (Development of Land Authorisation for Specified Property) Notification 2015 and comes into operation on 1 July 2015.
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Planning (Development of Land Authorisation for Specified Property) Notification 2015
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- Type
- Subsidiary Legislation
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- 1998
- Sections
- 5
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About this subsidiary legislation
Planning (Development of Land Authorisation for Specified Property) Notification 2015 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation PA-S411-2015 1998, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1998.
Regulation 2
Definitions
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In this Notification, unless the context otherwise requires —“addition and alteration works” means any addition, alteration or improvement to or enlargement of any specified property, and includes the erection of a temporary structure on the specified property;“amusement centre”, “bar”, “child care centre”, “commercial school”, “community building”, “convalescent home”, “home for the aged”, “medical clinic”, “motor vehicle showroom”, “nightclub”, “nursing home”, “office”, “pet shop”, “restaurant”, “shop”, “showroom”, “sports and recreation building” and “warehouse” have the same meanings as in the Planning (Use Classes) Rules (R 2);“applicable State property” means any State land or building on State land for which the State has granted a tenancy or licence but does not include excluded property;“applicable statutory board property” means any land or building owned by a statutory board for which the statutory board has granted a tenancy or licence but does not include excluded property;“building” includes part of a building;“community institution” means a building used to provide care or support services to cater to any social welfare need and includes a sheltered community home, a drug rehabilitation centre, an orphanage, a halfway house and a special education school but does not include —
(a)
a convalescent home or a nursing home; or
(b)
a building used solely for the reception and care of dying or terminally ill persons;“excluded property” means —
(a)
any building in a conservation area marked as a conserved building in the conservation guidelines issued by the competent authority under section 11 of the Act; or
(b)
any monument in respect of which there is in force a preservation order under the Preservation of Monuments Act 2009;“floor area” has the meaning given by the Planning (Development) Rules 2008 (G.N. No. S 113/2008);“foreign system school” means a private education institution registered under section 9 of the Private Education Act 2009 that provides full-time primary or secondary education wholly or substantially in accordance with a foreign or international curriculum;“industrial training” means training or teaching on the use of or involving the use of industrial machinery, industrial systems, industrial equipment or industrial components;“land” includes part of the land;“monument” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Preservation of Monuments Act 2009;“specified property” means any applicable State property or applicable statutory board property;“statutory board” means a body corporate established by or under any public Act to perform or discharge a public function;“temporary structure”, in relation to any specified property, means a structure that a Collector of Land Revenue or the statutory board that owns that property, as the case may be, allows to be erected on the specified property only for a limited period of time under the tenancy or licence.
Definition
“addition and alteration works” means any addition, alteration or improvement to or enlargement of any specified property, and includes the erection of a temporary structure on the specified property;
Amended byS 234/2017 wef 15/05/2017
Definition
“amusement centre”, “bar”, “child care centre”, “commercial school”, “community building”, “convalescent home”, “home for the aged”, “medical clinic”, “motor vehicle showroom”, “nightclub”, “nursing home”, “office”, “pet shop”, “restaurant”, “shop”, “showroom”, “sports and recreation building” and “warehouse” have the same meanings as in the Planning (Use Classes) Rules (R 2);
Amended byS 625/2022 wef 01/08/2022
Definition
“applicable State property” means any State land or building on State land for which the State has granted a tenancy or licence but does not include excluded property;
Definition
“applicable statutory board property” means any land or building owned by a statutory board for which the statutory board has granted a tenancy or licence but does not include excluded property;
Amended byS 234/2017 wef 15/05/2017
Definition
“community institution” means a building used to provide care or support services to cater to any social welfare need and includes a sheltered community home, a drug rehabilitation centre, an orphanage, a halfway house and a special education school but does not include —
(a)
a convalescent home or a nursing home; or
(b)
a building used solely for the reception and care of dying or terminally ill persons;
Definition
“excluded property” means —
(a)
any building in a conservation area marked as a conserved building in the conservation guidelines issued by the competent authority under section 11 of the Act; or
(b)
any monument in respect of which there is in force a preservation order under the Preservation of Monuments Act 2009;
Amended byS 625/2022 wef 31/12/2021
Definition
“floor area” has the meaning given by the Planning (Development) Rules 2008 (G.N. No. S 113/2008);
Amended byS 625/2022 wef 01/08/2022
Definition
“foreign system school” means a private education institution registered under section 9 of the Private Education Act 2009 that provides full-time primary or secondary education wholly or substantially in accordance with a foreign or international curriculum;
Amended byS 625/2022 wef 31/12/2021
Definition
“industrial training” means training or teaching on the use of or involving the use of industrial machinery, industrial systems, industrial equipment or industrial components;
Definition
“monument” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Preservation of Monuments Act 2009;
Amended byS 625/2022 wef 31/12/2021
Definition
“specified property” means any applicable State property or applicable statutory board property;
Amended byS 234/2017 wef 15/05/2017
Definition
“statutory board” means a body corporate established by or under any public Act to perform or discharge a public function;
Amended byS 234/2017 wef 15/05/2017
Definition
“temporary structure”, in relation to any specified property, means a structure that a Collector of Land Revenue or the statutory board that owns that property, as the case may be, allows to be erected on the specified property only for a limited period of time under the tenancy or licence.
Amended byS 234/2017 wef 15/05/2017
Regulation 3
Authorisation for specified property
Amended byS 234/2017 wef 15/05/2017
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraphs 4(1) and 5 and any other written law —
(a)
the making of any material change in the use of any applicable State property to any of the uses set out in the First or Second Schedule; or
(b)
the carrying out of any addition and alteration works on any applicable State property that is, or is to be, used for any of the uses set out in the First or Second Schedule,is authorised under section 21(6) of the Act.
Subregulation 2
Amended byS 234/2017 wef 15/05/2017
Subject to paragraphs 4(2) and 5 and any other written law —
(a)
the making of any material change in the use of any applicable statutory board property to any of the uses set out in the Second Schedule; or
(b)
the carrying out of any addition and alteration works on any applicable statutory board property that is, or is to be, used for any of the uses set out in the Second Schedule,is authorised under section 21(6) of the Act.
Regulation 4
Conditions of authorisation
Amended byS 625/2022 wef 31/12/2021S 234/2017 wef 15/05/2017S 234/2017 wef 15/05/2017S 234/2017 wef 15/05/2017S 234/2017 wef 15/05/2017
Subregulation 1
Amended byS 625/2022 wef 31/12/2021S 234/2017 wef 15/05/2017S 234/2017 wef 15/05/2017S 234/2017 wef 15/05/2017
Paragraph 3(1) applies only if all the following conditions are satisfied:
(a)
the competent authority does not require, in any particular case prior to the proposed material change in use and addition and alteration works being effected, the submission of an application for planning permission or conservation permission under section 13 of the Act for the proposed material change in use or addition and alteration works;
(b)
the prior approval of a Collector of Land Revenue (appointed under section 2 of the Land Revenue Collection Act 1940) is obtained for the proposed material change in use or addition and alteration works;
(c)
any approval required from any other relevant authority for the material change in use or the addition and alteration works has been obtained prior to the effecting of the material change in use or addition and alteration works;
(d)
where addition and alteration works are carried out on the applicable State property, all such works must comply with all relevant planning guidelines, including guidelines on building setback, site coverage and building height, issued by the competent authority;
(da)where addition and alteration works are carried out on applicable State property that is, or is to be, used for any of the uses set out in the First Schedule, the addition and alteration works must not result in an increase in floor area exceeding 10% of the total existing floor area of the applicable State property, or in the case of vacant land, 10% of the existing land area of the applicable State property;
(e)
the —
(i)
addition and alteration works on;
(ii)
material change in the use of; or
(iii)
use of,the applicable State property does not create any nuisance, annoyance or inconvenience to the amenities of the surrounding locality.
Subregulation 2
Amended byS 234/2017 wef 15/05/2017
Paragraph 3(2) applies only if all the following conditions are satisfied:
(a)
the competent authority does not require, in any particular case prior to the proposed material change in use and addition and alteration works being effected, the submission of an application for planning permission or conservation permission under section 13 of the Act for the proposed material change in use or addition and alteration works;
(b)
the prior approval of the statutory board that owns the land is obtained for the proposed material change in use or addition and alteration works;
(c)
any approval required from any other relevant authority for the material change in use or the addition and alteration works has been obtained prior to the effecting of the material change in use or addition and alteration works;
(d)
where addition and alteration works are carried out on the applicable statutory board property, all such works must comply with all relevant planning guidelines, including guidelines on building setback, site coverage and building height, issued by the competent authority;
(e)
the —
(i)
addition and alteration works on;
(ii)
material change in the use of; or
(iii)
use of,the applicable statutory board property does not create any nuisance, annoyance or inconvenience to the amenities of the surrounding locality.
Regulation 5
Authorisation to cease to apply in certain cases
Amended byS 234/2017 wef 15/05/2017
Subregulation 1
Paragraph 3(1) immediately ceases to apply when —
(a)
the approval mentioned in paragraph 4(1)(b) is revoked or, for any other reason, ceases to be valid; or
(b)
any condition under paragraph 4(1) is not complied with.
Subregulation 2
Amended byS 234/2017 wef 15/05/2017
Paragraph 3(2) immediately ceases to apply when —
(a)
the approval mentioned in paragraph 4(2)(b) is revoked or, for any other reason, ceases to be valid; or
(b)
any condition under paragraph 4(2) is not complied with.
Common questions
- What is Planning (Development of Land Authorisation for Specified Property) Notification 2015?
- Planning (Development of Land Authorisation for Specified Property) Notification 2015 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation PA-S411-2015 1998, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1998.
- Is Planning (Development of Land Authorisation for Specified Property) Notification 2015 still in force?
- Yes — Planning (Development of Land Authorisation for Specified Property) Notification 2015 is currently in force.
- When did Planning (Development of Land Authorisation for Specified Property) Notification 2015 take effect?
- Planning (Development of Land Authorisation for Specified Property) Notification 2015 was first recorded in 1998.
- How many regulations does Planning (Development of Land Authorisation for Specified Property) Notification 2015 have?
- Planning (Development of Land Authorisation for Specified Property) Notification 2015 contains 5 regulations.
- Where can I read the official version of Planning (Development of Land Authorisation for Specified Property) Notification 2015?
- The official text of Planning (Development of Land Authorisation for Specified Property) Notification 2015 is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.