| (a) | site formation works involving any excavation or filling not exceeding 1,500 millimetres in depth or height; |
| (b) | any shaft, manhole, trench or tunnel for the purpose of laying sewer, water or other utility pipes, where the pipe does not exceed 1,000 millimetres in internal diameter, and where the building works are not located within the site of other building works that are not specified in this Schedule; [S 665/2013 wef 01/04/2014] |
| (c) | any boundary wall, boundary fence or gate, that is not load bearing; [S 218/2025 wef 01/04/2025] |
| (d) | any awning, windowhood or cantilevered roof constructed of tiles, and having a projection not exceeding 1,400 millimetres; [S 665/2013 wef 01/04/2014] |
| (e) | any awning, windowhood or cantilevered roof constructed of lightweight material, or glass not exceeding a thickness of 13 millimetres, and having a horizontal projection not exceeding 3,000 millimetres; [S 665/2013 wef 01/04/2014] |
| (f) | any single storey shelter (whether open-sided or enclosed) that is erected on the ground or on an existing reinforced concrete roof and —| (i) | does not exceed an area of 10 square metres if the shelter does not contain any safety barriers; or | | (ii) | does not exceed an area of 50 square metres if —| (A) | the shelter is in a private space within a residential building; | | (B) | the span of beam of the shelter does not exceed 6 metres; | | (C) | the span of any cantilever of the shelter does not exceed 3 metres; | | (D) | the sides of the shelter are enclosed with lightweight material, windows or doors; | | (E) | the sides of the shelter do not act as safety barriers; and | | (F) | the roof of the shelter is constructed of lightweight material; [S 218/2025 wef 01/04/2025] |
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| (fa) | any trellis; [S 665/2013 wef 01/04/2014] |
| (fb) | any single storey detached booth, covered walkway, kiosk, guardhouse, bin centre, and the like, at the ground level, not exceeding an area of 10 square metres; [S 709/2017 wef 15/12/2017] |
| (fc) | any single storey shed or hut not exceeding an area of 10 square metres for housing fuel tanks, mechanical or electrical equipment; [S 709/2017 wef 15/12/2017] |
| (fd) | temporary decking over any trench or excavation site, where the decking —| (i) | is not accessible to the public; or | | (ii) | has a span not exceeding 3 metres; [S 218/2025 wef 01/04/2025] |
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| (fe) | the removal of any temporary decking over any trench or excavation site; [S 218/2025 wef 01/04/2025] |
| (g) | any canal or drain, including any associated earth retaining structure, if —| (i) | the depth of the canal or drain, as measured from the ground to the soffit of the base of the canal or drain, does not exceed 1,500 millimetres; or | | (ii) | the following conditions are met:| (A) | the depth of the canal or drain, as measured from the ground to the soffit of the base of the canal or drain, exceeds 1,500 millimetres but does not exceed 2,500 millimetres; | | (B) | the distance between each point of the canal or drain and any adjacent building or slope is at least 2 times the depth of the canal or drain as mentioned in sub‑paragraph (A); [S 101/2020 wef 10/02/2020] |
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| (h) | any box culvert with a span not exceeding 5,000 millimetres, including any associated earth retaining structure, if —| (i) | the depth of the box culvert, as measured from the ground to the soffit of the base of the box culvert, does not exceed 1,500 millimetres; or | | (ii) | the following conditions are met:| (A) | the depth of the box culvert, as measured from the ground to the soffit of the base of the box culvert, exceeds 1,500 millimetres but does not exceed 2,500 millimetres; | | (B) | the distance between each point of the box culvert and any adjacent building or slope is at least 2 times the depth of the box culvert as mentioned in sub‑paragraph (A); [S 101/2020 wef 10/02/2020] |
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| (i) | [Deleted by S 709/2017 wef 15/12/2017] |
| (j) | any pipe rack or support not exceeding 2,000 millimetres in height; |
| (k) | any height restriction gantry; |
| (l) | any concrete or brick vault used for housing tanks located under the ground at a depth not exceeding 1,500 millimetres; [S 665/2013 wef 01/04/2014] |
| (m) | any plinth or other base not exceeding 2.5 metres in height and not supported by piled foundation, where the space on or below the plinth or other base is not accessible except for maintenance purposes, that is used for the sole purpose of supporting —| (i) | any mechanical plant, tank, equipment, machinery or other components (other than a building) not exceeding 2.5 metres in height; or | | (ii) | any sculpture if —| (A) | no part of the sculpture exceeds 6 metres from the plinth or other base on which the sculpture stands; and | | (B) | the side of the sculpture with the largest surface area does not exceed an area of 10 square metres; [S 218/2025 wef 01/04/2025] |
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| (n) | the enclosing of any sides of a balcony, yard or terrace with windows and glass panels in residential buildings; [S 665/2013 wef 01/04/2014] |
| (o) | the creation of any opening in a non-load bearing wall or the sealing up of any wall opening; |
| (p) | the demolition, restoration or reinstatement of any non-load bearing wall; |
| (q) | any retaining wall or earth retaining structure not supported by piled foundation that —| (i) | is not located within a horizontal distance of 3 metres from another retaining wall or earth retaining structure; and | | (ii) | is constructed —| (A) | with structural steel or reinforced concrete and with a visible height not exceeding 1.5 metres; or | | (B) | with any material other than structural steel or reinforced concrete and with a visible height not exceeding one metre; [S 218/2025 wef 01/04/2025] |
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| (r) | any retaining wall or earth retaining structure for supporting the face of an excavation made for the purpose of constructing any pile cap, footing, sump, lift pit or trench, provided that the size of the pile cap, footing, sump, lift pit or trench does not exceed 10 square metres in area and 2 metres in depth; [S 643/2008 wef 01/10/2008] [S 665/2013 wef 01/04/2014] [S 101/2020 wef 10/02/2020] |
| (s) | the replacement or reinstatement of any railing, balustrade or similar barrier constructed of any material other than non‑laminated glass, using the same material, design and fixing details; [S 665/2013 wef 01/04/2014] |
| (t) | any single storey building on land used for agriculture or to house livestock, including a greenhouse or a building used to house fixed plant or machinery, if —| (i) | no part of the building is —| (A) | used as a dwelling or for the purposes of packing; or | | (B) | made accessible to the public for any purpose; and |
| | (ii) | each point of the building is situated not less than 1.5 times its height away from —| (A) | any adjacent building, except where the adjacent building is another single storey building described in this sub-paragraph; or | | (B) | any route of public access; [S 218/2025 wef 01/04/2025] |
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| (ta) | any single storey floating building used for aquaculture or the harvesting of solar energy, including a floating greenhouse or a floating building used to house fixed plant or machinery, if —| (i) | no part of the building is made accessible to the public for any purpose; and | | (ii) | each point of the building is situated not less than 1.5 times its height away from —| (A) | any adjacent building, except where the adjacent building is another single storey floating building described in this sub-paragraph; or | | (B) | any route of public access; [S 218/2025 wef 01/04/2025] |
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| (u) | any pre-fabricated swimming or wading pool placed on the ground, if —| (i) | the maximum depth of water that the pool may contain does not exceed one metre; and | | (ii) | where the pool is located on higher ground — the distance between the pool and any retaining structure or slope exceeds 3 metres and the difference in elevation of the ground levels is less than 1.5 metres; [S 218/2025 wef 01/04/2025] |
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| (ua) | the removal of any pre-fabricated swimming or wading pool placed on the ground; [S 218/2025 wef 01/04/2025] |
| (v) | any loft that —| (i) | has only timber flooring; and | | (ii) | does not exceed an area of 5 square metres; [S 709/2017 wef 15/12/2017] [S 218/2025 wef 01/04/2025] |
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| (w) | the removal of any loft of timber or steel construction; [S 218/2025 wef 01/04/2025] |
| (x) | any netted fencing that —| (i) | does not act as a safety barrier; and | | (ii) | has a highest point not exceeding 10 metres above the ground or adjacent floor; [S 218/2025 wef 01/04/2025] |
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| (y) | any structure in a playground (whether indoor or outdoor), if the structure —| (i) | is designed for the primary purpose of giving users amusement, pleasure, thrills or excitement (including climbers, slides and trampolines); and | | (ii) | does not exceed 6 metres in height; [S 218/2025 wef 01/04/2025] |
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| (z) | any lighting masts, lattice towers or other similar structure not exceeding 15 metres in height; [S 218/2025 wef 01/04/2025] |
| (za) | any single level platform (including the space below the platform) —| (i) | used solely for the purpose of the storage of goods; | | (ii) | located in an industrial building or a part of an industrial building; | | (iii) | that is not accessible to the public; | | (iv) | that —| (A) | does not exceed a height of 4 metres; and | | (B) | does not exceed an area of 50 square metres; |
| | (v) | where no span of beam or any slab that is part of the platform exceeds 6 metres; and | | (vi) | where no span of any cantilever that is part of the platform exceeds 3 metres; [S 218/2025 wef 01/04/2025] |
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| (zb) | any staircase, ladder or similar device that is used solely for providing access to a single level platform described in sub-paragraph (za); [S 218/2025 wef 01/04/2025] |
| (zc) | any cladding or screen wall supporting a lightweight material, or green wall, where —| (i) | no part of the framing structure of the cladding, screen wall or green wall exceeds 6 metres above the adjoining ground or floor level; or | | (ii) | the cladding, screen wall or green wall has an aggregate surface area on the face of a building that does not exceed 10 square metres; [S 218/2025 wef 01/04/2025] |
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| (zd) | any single storey detached bus shelter erected on a public street, including any associated safety bollards, where —| (i) | the area of the roof plan does not exceed 35 square metres; | | (ii) | no span of beam in the bus shelter exceeds 6 metres; | | (iii) | no span of any cantilever in the bus shelter exceeds 3 metres; and | | (iv) | the height of the bus shelter does not exceed 4 metres; or [S 218/2025 wef 01/04/2025] |
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| (ze) | any single storey lean-to extension with roof covering of tiles, or of any lighter material, in any bungalow, semi-detached, terrace or linked house. [S 218/2025 wef 01/04/2025] |
