Planning (Development of Land — Lodgment Authorisation) (Amendment) Notification 2024

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 14 Feb 2024

No. S 81

Planning Act 1998

Planning (Development of Land —
Lodgment Authorisation)
(Amendment) Notification 2024

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 21(6) of the Planning Act 1998, the Minister for National Development makes the following Notification:

Citation and commencement

1. This Notification is the Planning (Development of Land — Lodgment Authorisation) (Amendment) Notification 2024 and comes into operation on 14 February 2024.

Amendment of paragraph 2

2. In the Planning (Development of Land — Lodgment Authorisation) Notification (N 3) (called in this Notification the principal Notification), in paragraph 2 —

(a)

delete the definition of “Landed Housing Areas Plan”;

(b)

after the definition of “qualified person”, insert —

“ “relevant authority” means any one or more Government or statutory authorities empowered to approve plans for development of any land or plans relating to the construction of any building under the Act or under any other written law, and includes the competent authority;”;

(c)

in the definition of “relevant date”, replace the semi‑colon at the end with a full‑stop; and

(d)

delete the definition of “storey height control”.

Amendment of paragraph 4

3. In the principal Notification, in paragraph 4 —

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1), delete sub-paragraph (b);

(b)

in sub-paragraph (1), after sub-paragraph (d), insert —

“(da)

no part of the plot is demarcated in any plan approved by the relevant authority for roads, streets, road reserves, road widening and drainage reserves or for any other public use;”;

(c)

in sub-paragraph (1), after sub-paragraph (e), insert —

“(ea)

the operations do not result in any change to the vehicular access arrangements of the plot;”;

(d)

in sub-paragraph (1), delete sub-paragraphs (fa) and (fb);

(e)

in sub-paragraph (1)(g), after “competent authority”, insert “or, if the operations do not comply with any requirement of the relevant planning guidelines, the qualified person for the operations has obtained a written waiver by the competent authority of that requirement in relation to those operations”;

(f)

in sub-paragraph (1)(k)(i), replace “(d)” with “(da)”;

(g)

in sub-paragraph (1)(k)(ii), after “sub‑paragraph (g)”, insert “or, if the plans were not prepared in compliance with any requirement of such guidelines, the qualified person has obtained a written waiver by the competent authority of that requirement in relation to the plans”;

(h)

in sub-paragraph (1)(k), after sub-paragraph (ii), insert —

“(iia)

the qualified person has obtained the consent of the owner of the plot to the lodgment of the plans with the competent authority under sub‑paragraph (l);”;

(i)

in sub-paragraph (1)(l), after “prior to”, insert “or together with”;

(j)

in sub-paragraph (1)(l), replace sub-paragraph (iii) with —

“(iii)

if applicable, the written waiver by the competent authority mentioned in sub‑paragraph (g);”;

(k)

in sub-paragraph (1), delete sub-paragraph (m);

(l)

in sub-paragraph (1)(n)(i), replace “(f), (fa), (fb)” with “(ea), (f)”;

(m)

in sub-paragraphs (1)(n)(ii) and (2)(a), replace “$749, inclusive of goods and services tax chargeable under the Goods and Services Tax Act 1993” with “$700”;

(n)

in sub-paragraph (2)(b), replace “$1,070, inclusive of goods and services tax chargeable under the Goods and Services Tax Act 1993” with “$1,000”; and

(o)

delete sub-paragraph (3).

Amendment of paragraph 5A

4. In the principal Notification, in paragraph 5A(2) —

(a)	replace “$214, inclusive of goods and services tax chargeable under the Goods and Services Tax Act 1993,” with “$200”;
(b)	delete sub-paragraph (b); and
(c)	in sub-paragraph (c), after “(ii),”, insert “(iia),”.

[G.N. Nos. S 712/2004; S 492/2005; S 617/2006; S 68/2007; S 195/2007; S 65/2015; S 273/2015; S 510/2016; S 626/2022]

Made on 13 February 2024.

OW FOONG PHENG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.

[202/01-008; AG/LEGIS/SL/232/2020/18 Vol. 1]

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