Planning (Fees) Rules - Singapore Statutes Online

Planning Act

(CHAPTER 232, Section 61)

Planning (Fees) Rules

R 7

G.N. No. S 375/1998

REVISED EDITION 2000

(31st January 2000)

[15th July 1998]

Citation

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

Definitions

2.—(1) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —

“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;

[S 328/2003 wef 05/07/2003]

“Broad Landuse Group” means a Broad Landuse Group set out in the Third Schedule, and a reference to a numbered Broad Landuse Group is a reference to a Broad Landuse Group so numbered in that Schedule;

[S 491/2005 wef 01/08/2005]

“extensive open area development” means developments comprised wholly or mainly of open areas with no or little built up areas and includes the developments set out in Part I of the Second Schedule;

“floor area” has the same meaning as in the Planning (Development Charges) Rules (R 5);

“good class bungalow area” means an area specified by the competent authority, with the approval of the Minister, as a good class bungalow area for the development of detached houses only;

[S 491/2005 wef 01/08/2005]

“highest fee amount proposal”, in relation to an application with multiple proposals, means the proposal for which the applicable fee in the second column of the First Schedule is the higher or highest fee applicable to the proposals;

[S 491/2005 wef 01/08/2005]

“land extensive developments” includes the developments set out in Part II of the Second Schedule;

“land intensive development” means a development which is not an extensive open area development, a land extensive development or a development for landed dwelling-houses, and which comprises wholly or mainly of built up areas;

[S 491/2005 wef 01/08/2005]

“landed dwelling-house” means any of the following types of houses used wholly or mainly for the purpose of human habitation but does not include a landed dwelling-house comprised in a development that is strata subdivided or intended for or capable of strata subdivision:

(a)	detached house;
(b)	semi-detached house;
(c)	terrace house;

“minor works” means any works other than standard works for a restored building;

[S 491/2005 wef 01/08/2005]

“monument” means any monument in respect of which there is in force a preservation order under the Preservation of Monuments Act (Cap. 239);

[S 491/2005 wef 01/08/2005]

“proposal amount”, in relation to any land, means the amount which is a product of multiplying the following:

(a)	the floor area of the land for which the competent authority grants provisional permission to develop for any purpose (including any modifications thereto); and
(b)	the rate specified in Part II of the First Schedule to the Planning (Development Charges) Rules (R 5) which corresponds to the appropriate geographical sector in which the land falls and the Use Group in Part I of that Schedule within which the purpose falls;

“restored building” means any existing building in a conservation area —

(a)	to which works have been carried out to restore the building in accordance with the requirements of the competent authority pursuant to a conservation permission granted under the Act; and
(b)	in respect of which the competent authority has given his clearance letter in relation to such works if such document is required by the Commissioner of Building Control in accordance with regulation 42(2)(g) of the Building Control Regulations 2003 (G.N. No. S 666/2003); [S 491/2005 wef 01/08/2005]

“standard works” means any item of works described in the Fourth Schedule for a restored building;

[S 491/2005 wef 01/08/2005]

“strata landed dwelling-house” means a landed dwelling-house comprised in a development the strata subdivision of which is permitted under a written permission granted by the competent authority under section 14(4) of the Act or authorised by the Minister under section 21(6) of the Act;

[S 491/2005 wef 26/01/2004]

“unrestored building” means an existing building in a conservation area that is not a restored building.

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(2) For the purpose of these Rules —

(a)	a use of land is permissible under a Broad Landuse Group if, in accordance with the Master Plan, it is a permissible use for any zoning under that Broad Landuse Group; and
(b)	a use of land is permissible under a zoning in a Broad Landuse Group if, in accordance with the Master Plan, it is a permissible use for that zoning under that Broad Landuse Group. [S 491/2005 wef 01/08/2005]

(3) In the definition of “highest fee amount proposal”, a reference to fee applicable to a proposal is a reference to the fee applicable to a proposal under the second column of the First Schedule.

[S 491/2005 wef 01/08/2005]

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 highest fee amount proposal, the appropriate fee specified in the second column of the First Schedule; and

(ii)

for each proposal other than the highest fee amount 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. [S 328/2003 wef 05/07/2003]

Fees for application for outline permission

4.—(1) The fee for an application for outline permission under section 18(1) of the Act shall be —

(a)

$23,800 if the application —

(i)	is in relation to a proposed development of land which on the date of the application is not in accordance with the provisions of the Master Plan with regard to land use, intensity, use quantum or the planning guidelines issued by the competent authority relating to the control of building height for the land; and
(ii)	is to be determined by the competent authority in consultation with a committee appointed by the Minister for the purpose of advising on the application; or

(b)

half of the fee specified in the second column of the First Schedule, in any other case.

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(2) Where, after the grant of the outline permission and during the validity period of the outline permission, an application for planning permission or conservation permission is made under section 18(5) of the Act, the fee for such application shall be the appropriate fee specified in the second column of the First Schedule.

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(3) The fee for an application for outline permission with multiple proposals shall be —

(a)

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

(b)

for each proposal other than the highest fee amount proposal —

(i)	in the case of item 9(a) of the First Schedule, one-quarter of the appropriate fee specified in the second column thereof; and
(ii)	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. [S 491/2005 wef 01/08/2005]

(4) The fee for an application with multiple proposals for planning permission or conservation permission made under section 18(5) of the Act after the grant of outline permission shall be —

(a)

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

(b)

for each proposal other than the highest fee amount proposal —

(i)	in the case of item 9(a) of the First Schedule, half of the appropriate fee specified in the second column thereof; and
(ii)	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. [S 491/2005 wef 01/08/2005]

(5) Paragraph (3) shall not apply to an application for outline permission referred to in paragraph (1)(a).

[S 491/2005 wef 01/08/2005]

(6) Paragraph (4) shall not apply to an application for planning permission or conservation permission referred to in paragraph (2) where the outline permission is granted pursuant to an application specified in paragraph (1)(a).

[S 491/2005 wef 01/08/2005]

Dominant use to determine Broad Landuse Group

4A. Where in an application for a development mentioned in item 1B, 2(c), 3(1)(b) or 4(b) of the First Schedule, the proposed use or approved use or, where applicable, the proposed and approved uses of the land to be developed is or are permissible under —

(a)	the zoning “White” within the Broad Landuse Group 1;
(b)	the zoning “Commercial & Residential” within the Broad Landuse Group 1; or
(c)	the zoning “Residential/Institution” within the Broad Landuse Group 2,

the total floor area for such use or any of such uses (whether proposed or approved) that is not less than 80% of the total floor area for the development on the land shall be the only use to be considered in determining the Broad Landuse Group under which the proposed use or approved use or (as the case may be) the proposed and approved uses is or are permissible, and the fee for the application under items 1B(b), 2(c), 3(1)(b) and 4(b) of the First Schedule shall be calculated according to that Broad Landuse Group so determined.

[S 491/2005 wef 01/08/2005]

Transitional provisions

5.—(1) Where the competent authority has granted an outline permission prior to 15th July 1998, the revoked Planning (Fees) Rules 1997 (G.N. No. S 357/97) shall continue to 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 prior to 15th July 1998, the revoked Planning (Fees) Rules 1997 shall continue to 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 375/98]

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