Planning (Development) Rules - Singapore Statutes Online

Planning Act

(Chapter 232, Section 30)

Planning (Development) Rules

R 3

REVISED EDITION 1990

(25th March 1992)

[1st May 1981]

Citation

1. These Rules may be cited as the Planning (Development) Rules.

Definition

2. In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires, “outline planning application” means a preliminary application made under section 10 of the Act for permission to develop land where the competent authority in considering such an application will consider only the broad issues of land use, intensity, type, form and height of the proposed development.

Application to develop

3.—(1) Any application to the competent authority for permission to develop or subdivide land or to carry out works within a conservation area under Part III of the Act shall be made on such form as may be provided by the competent authority.

(2) An application under paragraph (1) and an outline planning application shall include such particulars and shall be accompanied by such plan and drawing, together with additional number of copies of the form, plan and drawing as may be required by the competent authority.

(3) Where an application is made by any person other than the owner of the land, the applicant shall obtain the consent in writing of the owner of the land or of the legal personal representative, if the owner is deceased.

(4) Paragraph (3) shall not apply to an applicant for permission to continue to use any building or land where permission had been granted for the use.

(5) (a) Where an outline planning application has been made and outline planning permission has been granted pursuant to that application, a subsequent application with full details as may be required by the competent authority for written permission to develop the land in accordance with the outline planning permission shall be submitted in the form prescribed by the competent authority and no development may be carried out before the grant of the written permission pursuant to the subsequent application with full details.

(b)

An outline planning application shall be made on the form provided by the competent authority.

Plans or drawings to contain particulars

4.—(1) Any plan or drawing submitted under rule 3 shall contain an exact calculation of the plot ratio, floor plan and density of the development.

(2) The competent authority may require an applicant —

(a)	to give such further information as may be necessary to enable the competent authority to decide on the application; and
(b)	to produce such evidence as may reasonably be produced in support of any information given in the application.

(3) Any person who submits an application which contains any statement or particular which is false shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.

Services

5.—(1) No permission shall be granted to subdivide land until roads, service roads and drains have been made up to the satisfaction of the competent authority.

(2) No permission shall be granted to subdivide buildings until the buildings have been constructed up to the roof level.

(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the competent authority may grant permission to a statutory board to subdivide buildings which have not been constructed up to the roof level.

Applications for Minister’s determination

6.—(1) Where any application for permission to develop or subdivide land or to carry out works within a conservation area is required to be referred to the Minister under sections 10(13) and 13(11) of the Act, the competent authority shall forward the application together with a report to the Minister for determination.

(2) The decision of the Minister shall be conveyed to the applicant in writing by the competent authority.

Development Register

7.—(1) The competent authority shall keep a register (referred to in these Rules as the Development Register) and shall cause the following information to be entered therein:

(a)	within one month of the despatch of any notification of the decision on an application referred to in rule 3(1) (including any application referred to the Minister for decision), the date of the decision and particulars thereof; and
(b)	the decision of the Minister, within one month from the date thereof, on any appeal to him under section 17 of the Act.

(2) The Development Register shall be available for public inspection at the office of the competent authority during office hours and the competent authority shall afford to the public such facilities as are reasonably necessary to enable any person to trace entries in the Development Register.

Record Plan

8.—(1) The competent authority shall maintain a map or maps (referred to in these Rules as the Record Plan) to scales appropriate to the area to which the Record Plan relates, and shall cause to be recorded thereon particulars of all permissions granted to develop or subdivide land or to carry out works within a conservation area (so far as such particulars are reasonably capable of being recorded on a plan) together with such other particulars as the competent authority may consider it appropriate or advisable to show.

(2) The Record Plan shall include all permissions and approvals granted under sections 61 and 62 of the repealed Singapore Improvement Ordinance.

[1955 Ed.]

(3) The Record Plan shall be available for public inspection at the offices of the competent authority during office hours.

(4) Extracts from the Record Plan shall be made available to the public at the prescribed fee.

(5) Any person may at any time by delivering at the office of the competent authority a requisition form provided by the competent authority signed by himself and upon payment of the prescribed fee require an official search to be made on his behalf.

Appeals documents

9. An appeal under section 16(4) or 17(1) of the Act shall be addressed to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Development and shall be accompanied by two copies of —

(a)	the application made to the competent authority for permission to develop or subdivide land or to carry out works within a conservation area;
(b)	all relevant maps and plans submitted to the competent authority;
(c)	all relevant correspondence with the competent authority;
(d)	the notice of the decision or direction of the competent authority; and
(e)	a statement giving the reasons why the applicant is aggrieved by the decision or direction of the competent authority.

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