Planning (Development of Land Authorisation) Notification

Planning Act

(Chapter 232, Section 21(6))

N 1

G.N. No. S 380/2002

REVISED EDITION 2004

(29th February 2004)

[1st August 2002]

Citation

1. This Notification may be cited as the Planning (Development of Land Authorisation) Notification.

Authorisation of operations and changes in use involving development of land

2.—(1) Subject to paragraph 3 and any other written law, the following operations and changes in use involving the development of land are hereby authorised:

(a)

the painting of the exterior of any building;

(b)

the erection of builders’ working sheds, contractors’ huts, contractors’ hoardings, scaffolding and other structures of a similar nature on land under development or about to be developed, in accordance with the permission granted under Part III of the Act and subject to the removal of the structures upon completion of the development;

(c)

the construction of —

(i)	gates, walls, fences, palings or other similar means of enclosure; or
(ii)	posts, pillars and similar structures of a minor nature,

subject to the following conditions:

(A)	no construction which creates an obstruction to the view of persons using any road open to vehicular traffic, excluding a backlane, at or near any bend, corner, junction or intersection shall be carried out; and
(B)	sub-paragraph (i) shall not apply to the construction of boundary walls of height exceeding 1.8 metres with bricks, stone, granite or other similar building material or any combination of the same set in mortar or any other binding material, external walls of a building abutting the boundary of the land and retaining walls;

(d)

the use of land for any permitted purpose and the erection and use of any temporary structure in connection therewith for such period or periods not exceeding an aggregate of 90 days in any year, except that —

(i)

the use of land and the erection and use of any temporary structure shall be subject to the following conditions:

(A)	the temporary structure shall be removed on the cessation of the permitted purpose for which the temporary structure is erected or on the expiry of the 90 days for which any land and the temporary structure erected thereon may lawfully be used under this sub-paragraph, whichever is the earlier;
(B)	any approval or licence required from any other relevant authority shall be obtained before the commencement of the use of land or the erection of any temporary structure; and
(C)	the use of land and the erection and use of any temporary structure shall be carried out in compliance with any other written law; and

(ii)

the competent authority may, in any particular case, require the submission of an application for planning permission or conservation permission under section 13 of the Act for the purpose of imposing such other conditions in connection with the use of land or the erection and use of the temporary structure as the competent authority may consider necessary;

(e)

the carrying out on land used for agriculture, operations requisite for the use of that land for agriculture, including the erection of fowl houses and the digging of wells and ponds, but excluding the erection of any dwelling-house or other structure not directly related to agriculture;

(f)

the carrying out of works for the maintenance or improvement of a private street within the existing reserve or of any private access road to a building;

(g)

the carrying out of works for the purpose of inspecting, repairing or renewing any private sewers, mains, pipes, cables or other apparatus not maintainable by a public authority or statutory undertaker;

(h)

the change in use of a building from a laundry or dry cleaner’s shop, pet shop, bar, pub, restaurant, nightclub, health centre or an amusement centre to a shop;

(i)

the change in use of any part of a commercial building or shophouse to a shop, where such part of the building or shophouse is authorised or approved under the Act for use as an office, a betting outlet, child care centre, commercial school, community building, confectionery, motor vehicle showroom, showroom or sports and recreation building, except that where the part of the commercial building or shophouse is authorised or approved under the Act for use as a child care centre or community building, that part of the commercial building or shophouse must have been previously authorised or approved under the Act for commercial use;

(j)

the erection and display of any sign, placard, board, notice or other device, whether illuminated or not, employed wholly as an advertisement, announcement or direction;

(k)

the addition or enlargement, alteration or improvement of a detached dwelling-house, semi-detached house or terrace house, including the erection of a car porch, garage, lavatory and other out-building, subject to the following conditions:

(i)

the floor area of the addition or enlargement shall not exceed a total of 20 square metres;

(ii)

the addition or enlargement, alteration or improvement shall not —

(A)	be effected on more than one occasion;
(B)	exceed the original height of the dwelling-house;
(C)	except in respect of an open car porch, extend beyond the front of the dwelling-house or the approved building line;
(D)	affect road widening or improvement proposals; and
(E)	obstruct the view of persons using the road; and

(iii)

sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) shall not apply to a detached dwelling-house, semi-detached house or terrace house which is constructed of temporary materials;

(l)

the erection and use of a showflat or showhouse in relation to any development for which permission has been granted under Part III of the Act (referred to in this Notification as the permitted development), subject to the following conditions:

(i)	where the showflat or showhouse is erected on land other than the land which is the subject of the permitted development, the written consent of the owner of the first-mentioned land is obtained for the erection of the showflat or showhouse on his land;
(ii)	the erection and use of the showflat or showhouse do not give rise to, nor are they likely to give rise to, a public nuisance; and
(iii)	where the showflat or showhouse does not form part of the permitted development, it is removed upon completion of the permitted development or upon the cessation of its use as a showflat or showhouse, whichever is the earlier;

(m)

where any building or part thereof is authorised or approved under the Act for residential use, the change in use of such building or part thereof (referred to hereinafter as the relevant premises) from residential use to use as a home-office subject to the following conditions:

(i)	the change in use of the relevant premises does not result in any increase in the floor area of the building;
(ii)	no part of the relevant premises comprises works that are unauthorised under the Act;
(iii)	any approval required from any other relevant authority for the change in use of the relevant premises has been obtained prior to making the change in use of the relevant premises;
(iv)	the duly completed registration form required by the competent authority for the change in use is lodged with the competent authority together with a fee of $20 prior to making the change in use of the relevant premises;
(v)	where the person lodging the registration form is not the owner of the relevant premises, the prior written consent of the owner of the relevant premises has been obtained for the lodgment of the registration form;
(vi)	the change in use and the use of the relevant premises as a home-office shall comply with the planning guidelines applicable to home-offices issued by the competent authority;
(vii)	the change in use and the use of the relevant premises as a home-office shall not affect the amenities of the building and other buildings in the surrounding locality; and
(viii)	the use of the relevant premises as a home-office shall cease and shall be reverted back to residential use upon the expiry of a period of 12 months from the date of lodgment of the registration form.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)(d) —

“permitted purpose” means the use of land for any trade fair, trade exposition, fun fair, carnival, athletics or sports meet, festive bazaar, festive sale, festive entertainment, religious entertainment, religious ceremony, opening ceremony, funeral wake, wedding reception or wayang but does not include the use of land for any open air cinema;

“temporary structure” includes any shed, platform, scaffolding or other structure of a similar nature.

(3) In sub-paragraph (1)(h), “amusement centre”, “health centre”, “nightclub”, “pet shop”, “restaurant” and “shop” have the same meanings as in the Planning (Use Classes) Rules (R 2).

(4) In sub-paragraph (1)(i) —

“betting outlet”, “child care centre”, “commercial school”, “community building”, “confectionery”, “motor vehicle showroom”, “office”, “showroom” and “sports and recreation building” have the same meanings as in the Planning (Use Classes) Rules;

“commercial building” means a building authorised under the Act for any of the following uses:

(a)	commercial;
(b)	mixed commercial and residential;
(c)	hotel.

(5) In sub-paragraph (1)(m) —

“home-office” means any premises —

(a)	which are used by its occupants primarily for residential purposes with part or parts of the premises being used by the occupants as an office; and
(b)	in which not more than 2 persons who are not resident in those premises are engaged in the operation of the office;

“office” means a place in which business and administrative work are carried out.

Authorisation under paragraph 2 not to apply in certain cases

3.—(1) The authorisation under paragraph 2 shall not apply to any operation or change of use involving the development of land as set out in paragraph 2(1)(a), (c), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k) or (l) where such operation is or is to be carried out within a conservation area.

(2) The authorisation under paragraph 2(1) shall immediately cease to apply to any operation or change in use involving the development of land set out in sub-paragraph (b), (c), (d), (k), (l) or (m) of that paragraph upon the breach of any condition applicable to such operation or change in use of land under any of those sub-paragraphs.

Transitional provisions

4.—(1) Any authorisation obtained under paragraph 2(1)(a) to (j) and (l) of the cancelled Planning (Development of Land Authorisation) Notification (N 1, 2000 Ed.)^* which was in effect immediately before 1st August 2002 shall continue to apply.

^* The Planning (Development of Land Authorisation) Notification (N 1, 2000 Ed.) was cancelled by the Planning (Development of Land Authorisation) Notification 2002 (S 380/2002) with effect from 1st August 2002.

(2) Subject to paragraph 6 of the Planning (Development of Land — Lodgment Authorisation) Notification (N 3), any authorisation obtained under paragraph 2(1)(k) of the cancelled Planning (Development of Land Authorisation) Notification^* which was in effect immediately before 1st August 2002 shall continue to apply.

(3) Subject to paragraph 5(2) of the Planning (Changes in Use — Lodgment Authorisation) Notification (N 5), any authorisation obtained under paragraph 2(1)(m) of the cancelled Planning (Development of Land Authorisation) Notification^* which was in effect immediately before 1st August 2002 shall continue to apply.

[G.N. Nos. S 380/2002; S 287/2003]

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