Planning (Fees) (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2024

No. S 531

Planning Act 1998

Planning
(Fees) (Amendment No. 3)
Rules 2024

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 61(1) of the Planning Act 1998, the Minister for National Development makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Planning (Fees) (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2024 and come into operation on 24 June 2024.

Amendment of rule 2

2. In the Planning (Fees) Rules 2014 (G.N. No. S 537/2014) (called in these Rules the principal Rules), in rule 2(1) —

(a)

after the definition of “conserved building”, insert —

“ “CORENET 2.0” means the electronic service known as CORENET 2.0 that is used for the submission, service or making of any application, appeal, notice, request, or other document and information to or on the competent authority, and for the giving, grant, issue or service of any permission, approval, decision, notice, warrant, order or other document to or on any person by the competent authority;”; and

(b)

after the definition of “plot”, insert —

“ “relevant electronic service” means the electronic service mentioned in section 52A(1) of the Act;”.

Amendment of rule 3

3. In the principal Rules, in rule 3 —

(a)

in paragraph (1), replace “There” with “Subject to rules 5 and 5A, there”;

(b)

in paragraph (1)(d), replace “, works in a conservation area or subdivision” with “or works in a conservation area”;

(c)

in paragraph (1)(d), replace “, works or subdivision” with “or works”;

(d)

in paragraph (1)(d), replace “$2,675” with “$2,500”; and

(e)

after paragraph (2), insert —

“(3) To avoid doubt, this rule applies to any application, lodgment or submission permitted to be made through CORENET 2.0 or the relevant electronic service.”.

New rules 5 and 5A

4. In the principal Rules, after rule 4, insert —

“Fees for applications for provisional permission and written permission following provisional permission, and amendment applications made through relevant electronic service

5.—(1) The fee for an application for provisional permission under section 17A(1) of the Act is half of the fee specified in the second column of the First Schedule for the application for the corresponding written permission.

(2) For the third or each subsequent application for an amendment to plans already submitted for approval under an application mentioned in paragraph (1) (called in this paragraph the initial application) for which provisional permission has yet to be granted by the competent authority under section 17A(2)(a) of the Act, the fee for the amendment application is one‑quarter of the fee specified in the second column of the First Schedule for the initial application that would have been charged on the plans as amended.

(3) If, subsequent to the grant of provisional permission under section 17A(2)(a) of the Act and during the validity period of the provisional permission, an application for planning permission or conservation permission is made, the fee for such application is half of the fee specified in the second column of the First Schedule for the application for the corresponding written permission.

(4) For the third or each subsequent application for an amendment to plans already submitted for approval under an application mentioned in paragraph (3) (called in this paragraph the initial application) for which planning permission or conservation permission has yet to be granted by the competent authority under section 14(4)(a) of the Act, the fee for the amendment application is one‑quarter of the fee specified in the second column of the First Schedule for the initial application that would have been charged on the plans as amended.

(5) Where —

(a)	an application for planning permission or conservation permission (other than an application mentioned in paragraph (3) or rule 5A(1)(b)) has been made through the relevant electronic service (called in this paragraph the initial application); and
(b)	the planning permission or conservation permission has yet to be granted by the competent authority under section 14(4)(a) of the Act,

the fee for the third or each subsequent application for an amendment to the plans already submitted for approval is half of the fee specified in the second column of the First Schedule for the initial application that would have been charged on the plans as amended.

Fees for amendment applications made following applications made through CORENET 2.0

5A.—(1) This rule applies in relation to the following applications (each called in this rule the later application) made subsequent to an application for planning permission or conservation permission made through CORENET 2.0 relating to the same development of land or the same works within a conservation area (called in this rule the initial application), but for which planning permission or conservation permission has yet to be granted under section 14(4)(a) of the Act:

(a)	an application for provisional permission under section 17A(1) of the Act made through the relevant electronic service;
(b)	an application for planning permission or conservation permission made through the relevant electronic service.

(2) The fee for the third or each subsequent application for an amendment to plans already submitted for approval under a later application for which —

(a)	provisional permission has yet to be granted by the competent authority under section 17A(2)(a) of the Act; or
(b)	planning permission or conservation permission has yet to be granted by the competent authority under section 14(4)(a) of the Act,

as the case may be, is one-quarter of the fee specified in the second column of the First Schedule for the initial application that would have been charged on the plans as amended.”.

Amendment of First Schedule

5. In the principal Rules, in the First Schedule, in the Schedule reference, replace “5” with “5A”.

Saving and transitional provisions

6. Despite rule 5(2), (3) and (4) of the principal Rules as inserted by rule 4 —

(a)

rule 3(1)(a), (b) and (d) and (2) of the principal Rules applies in relation to an application for planning permission or conservation permission made —

(i)	subsequent to the grant of provisional permission under section 17A(2)(a) of the Act pursuant to an application for provisional permission under section 17A(1) of the Act made between 18 December 2023 and 24 June 2024 (both dates inclusive) (called in this rule the initial application); and
(ii)	during the validity of the provisional permission;

(b)

for the third or each subsequent application for an amendment to plans already submitted for approval under an initial application for which provisional permission has yet to be granted by the competent authority under section 17A(2)(a) of the Act, the fee for the amendment application is one-quarter of the fee specified in the second column of the First Schedule for the application for written permission corresponding to the initial application that would have been charged on the plans as amended; and

(c)

for the third or each subsequent application for an amendment to plans already submitted for approval under an application for planning permission or conservation permission mentioned in paragraph (a) (called in this paragraph the relevant application) for which such permission has yet to be granted by the competent authority under section 14(4)(a) of the Act, the fee for the amendment application is one‑quarter of the fee specified in the second column of the First Schedule for the application for written permission corresponding to the relevant application that would have been charged on the plans as amended.

[G.N. Nos. S 508/2016; S 42/2018; S 882/2020; S 622/2022; S 80/2024; S 383/2024]

Made on 20 June 2024.

OW FOONG PHENG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.

[202/01-008; AG/LEGIS/SL/232/2020/3]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 61(5) of the Planning Act 1998).

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