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No. S 328

Planning Act

(Chapter 232)

Planning (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2003

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 61(2) of the Planning Act, the Minister for National Development hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Planning (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2003 and shall come into operation on 5th July 2003.

Amendment of rule 2

2. Rule 2 of the Planning (Fees) Rules (R 7) (referred to in these Rules as the principal Rules) is amended by inserting, immediately before the definition of “extensive open area development”, the following definition:

“ “application with multiple proposals” means any application referred to in items 1 to 9 (a) or 14 of the First Schedule where at least 2 but not more than 3 proposals may be submitted by the applicant for the same application and where the written permission of the competent authority for such application, if granted, will be for only one of the proposals;”.

Deletion and substitution of rule 3

3. Rule 3 of the principal Rules is deleted and the following rule substituted therefor:

“Fees

3. There shall be paid to the competent authority —

(a)

in respect of the matters set out in the first column of the First Schedule, the appropriate fee specified in the second column thereof; and

(b)

in respect of an application with multiple proposals —

(i)

for the first proposal, the appropriate fee specified in the second column of the First Schedule; and

(ii)

for each subsequent proposal —

(A)	in the case of item 9 (a) of the First Schedule, half of the appropriate fee specified in the second column thereof; and
(B)	in the case of items 1 to 8 and 14 of the First Schedule, three-quarters of the appropriate fees specified in the second column thereof.”.

Amendment of rule 4

4. Rule 4 of the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (2), the following paragraph:

“(3) In the case of an application with multiple proposals —

(a)	for an application for outline permission; or
(b)	for an application for planning permission or conservation permission made under section 18(5) of the Act for any proposal subsequent to the grant of outline permission,

the fee payable shall be —

(i)

for the first proposal, half of the appropriate fee specified in the second column of the First Schedule; and

(ii)

for each subsequent proposal —

(A)	in the case of item 9 (a) of the First Schedule, one-quarter of the appropriate fee specified in the second column thereof; and
(B)	in the case of items 1 to 8 and 14 of the First Schedule, three-eighths of the appropriate fees specified in the second column thereof.”.

Amendment of First Schedule

4. The First Schedule to the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (a) of item 3, the following paragraph:

“

(aa) existing shophouse, terraced factory or terraced warehouse

$1,500
(for each unit)

”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (a) of item 4, the following paragraph:

“

(aa) existing shophouse, terraced factory or terraced warehouse

$1,500
(for each unit)

”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after item 4, the following items:

“

4A.—(1) Fee for an application for planning permission under section 13 of the Act to develop land if the development is for —

(a) the erection of a free-standing structure with floor area not exceeding 30 square metres, whether or not there is already any existing building on the land

$600
(for each structure)

(b) additions and alterations to a free-standing structure with floor area not exceeding 30 square metres, whether before or after the carrying out of the additions and alterations

$600
(for each structure)

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the floor area of any outdoor refreshment area relating to the free-standing structure shall be included in the computation of the floor area

4B. Fee for an application for amendment to plans submitted for approval or earlier approved for the erection of a free-standing structure under item 4A (1) (a) or for additions and alterations to the free-standing structure under item 4A (1) (b), where the amendment does not result in the floor area of structure exceeding 30 square metres

$600
(for each structure);

”.

(d)

by deleting items 9 and 10 and substituting the following items:

“

9. Fee for an application for planning permission or conservation permission under section 13 of the Act —

(a) to change the use of land or building or land and building

$800

(b) to continue with the use of any land or building or land and building where permission is granted for such use for a specified period

$400

10.—(1) Fee for an application for planning permission or conservation permission under section 13 of the Act to change the use of land or building or land and building received by the competent authority within 6 months from the date of the provisional permission or, in the absence of a provisional permission, the written permission, or the refusal of permission, as the case may be, for a previous application to change the use of the same land or building or land and building

$600

(2) The fee under paragraph (1) shall not apply to an application with multiple proposals; and

”.

(e)

by deleting “$300” in the second column of item 18 and substituting “$250”.

Transitional provisions

6.—(1) Where the competent authority has granted an outline permission before 5th July 2003, the principal Rules as amended by these Rules shall apply to any subsequent application to the competent authority for planning permission or conservation permission made during the validity of the outline permission.

(2) Where the competent authority has granted a provisional permission before 5th July 2003, the principal Rules as amended by these Rules shall apply to any subsequent application made during the validity of that provisional permission for amendment to plans previously submitted to the competent authority for approval in the application for written permission.

[G.N. No. S 481/2000]

Made this 3rd day of July 2003.

PETER CHAN JER HING

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.

[ND 101/7-23 Vol. 6; AG/LEG/SL/232/2002/1 Vol. 2]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 61(4) of the Planning Act).