1. Is my building restored?
Restored buildings refers to conservation buildings where A&A works have been carried out to restore them in accordance to prevailing conservation guidelines. A Certificate of Statutory Completion (CSC) clearance for the A&A works has also been issued by URA for the building. For the list of restored buildings which have been issued CSC clearance by URA, please
refer to http://www.ura.gov.sg/conservation/restored_buildings.htm.
2. What are "standard A&A works" for conservation buildings?
"Standard works" are works affecting the key defining elements and
involve major structural works of restored conservation buildings.
They have a significant impact on the architectural character and
spatial integrity of conservation buildings. See list
of standard A&A works.
3. What is the allowable number of storey that I can built up
to?
Building Height
The original height of the building or part thereof to be conserved
is to be retained.
The allowable number of storeys that can be built up for new extensions
are as follows:
| Conservation Area |
Allowable Number of Storeys for New Extensions* |
| Balestier |
Up to 6 storeys |
| Beach Road |
Up to 5 storeys |
| Geylang |
Along main Geylang Road:
Up to 5 storeys
Up to 6 storeys (west of Kallang Paya Lebar Expressway)
Along the Lorongs: Up to 8 storeys
Also subject to the Geylang Urban Design Guidelines (GUDG) |
| Jalan Besar |
South of Syed Alwi Road:
Not Applicable (conservation of entire building)
Rest of Jalan Besar Conservation Area: Up to 6 storeys |
| Jalan Jurong Kechil |
Up to 4 storeys |
| Joo Chiat |
Up to 5 storeys |
| Mount Sophia |
Up to 36m AMSL |
| River Valley |
Up to 10 storeys |
| Tanjong Katong |
Up to 4 storeys
For units no. 241-259 (odd nos. only): up to 5 storeys |
| Tiong Bahru |
Shophouses: Up to 4 storeys
Blocks 55-59, 64-66, 71-82: Not applicable (conservation
of entire building) |
* The allowable number of storeys for new extensions is guided
by the allowable storey height of the respective Planning Areas and
the development type. For landed housing, it cannot exceed 3 storeys.
4. Is there a deadline to restore my conservation
building?
No. There is no deadline. However, for conservation buildings sold
under the Government Land Sales Programme, owners will have to comply
with the deadline set under the Sales Tender Conditions.
5. What is the allowable use for my conservation
building?
The allowable use shall follow the Master Plan zoning for the building.
For the Historic Districts of Boat
Quay, Chinatown (Bukit Pasoh;
Kreta Ayer; Tanjong
Pagar ,
Telok Ayer ), Kampong
Glam and Little India,
commercial and/or residential use are allowed for all conservation
buildings. However, within the core areas, which are the traditional
focal point of activity, the first storey of the shophouses can
only be used as shops or eating houses. Outside these core areas,
offices, shops, hotels, institutions and residences can be considered
on all floors. Only shophouses with existing concrete floors may
be changed to hotels or service apartments.
For the Historic Districts of Blair
Plain, Cairnhill and Emerald
Hill, residential use is to be retained except for sites which
are zoned commercial, hotel or residential with commercial at first
storey.
For Secondary Settlements at Beach
Road, Geylang, Jalan Besar
(Desker Road;
Race Course Road; Petain
Road/Tyrwhitt Road ), Joo Chiat
and River Valley , the building
use will be guided by the Master Plan.
For Good Class Bungalow Areas at Ridout
Road, Chatsworth Park,
Nassim Road/WhiteHouse Park,
residential use shall be retained.
For details, please refer to the Conservation Guidelines 2006.
6. Do I need an approval from URA?
Yes, you need an approval from URA if you wish to carry out additions
and alterations to your conservation building.
7. Can I submit an application for addition
and alteration works to only part of the conservation building,
e.g. to replace the roof only?
Yes you can, but change of use to your conservation building is not
allowed. You need to submit a formal application for the work to be
carried out to the Customer Service Centre, 1st Storey, The URA Centre,
45 Maxwell Road, Singapore 069118, and pay the necessary processing
fee
subject to Goods & Services Tax (GST)
For enquiries on submission of application, you may call our Conservation
Enquiry Hotline at Tel: 6329 3355.
8. Who should apply for approval?
You are required to engage a registered architect and a professional
engineer to provide you with the professional assistance in your addition
and alteration works.
9. What is the application fee?
The application fees for A&A works to conservation buildings are as
shown:
| ADDITIONS & ALTERATIONS (A&A) |
NEW FEES |
| Unrestored Buildingsa |
$2,500
(Fee based on "per building" basis) |
| Restored Buildingsb - Standard worksc
|
$2,000
(Fee based on "per building" basis) |
| Restored Buildingsb - Minor worksc
|
$1,500
(Fee based on "per building" basis) |
| Strata-units |
$1,500
(Fee based on "per unit" basis) |
| AMENDMENT TO APPROVED PLANS |
|
| Unrestored Buildingsa |
$1,600
(Fee based on "per building" basis) |
Restored Buildingsb
- Standard & Minor worksc |
$1,000
(Fee based on "per building" basis) |
| Strata-unitsd |
$1,000
(Fee based on "per unit" basis) |
| EXTENSION TO CONSERVATION
PERMISSION |
|
| Conservation Buildings & Strata-units |
$500
(Fee based on "per application" basis) |
| a |
Unrestored buildings refers to conservation buildings
where A&A works have not been carried out in accordance to prevailing
conservation guidelines. |
| b |
Restored buildings refers to conservation buildings
where A&A works have been carried out to restore them in accordance
to prevailing conservation guidelines. A Certificate of Statutory
Completion (CSC) clearance for the A&A works has also been issued
by URA for the building. For the list of restored buildings
which have been issued CSC clearance by URA, please refer to
our website at http://www.ura.gov.sg/conservation/restored_buildings.htm |
| c |
After full restoration of the conservation buildings
has been carried out, the subsequent submissions for A&A works
can be categorised as standard works or minor works.
Standard works are those that affect the key defining elements
and involve major structural works. They have a significant
impact on the architectural character and spatial integrity
of the conservation buildings (see list of standard
A&A works).
All other works are considered as minor A&A works as they
do not impact as greatly on the architectural aspect and spatial
integrity of the conservation buildings.
|
| d |
Strata units refer to individual units of a conservation
building that comprise multiple ownerships within a single building. |
10. How do I apply for approval?
After your architect, in consultation with your professional engineer,
has drawn up the plans for your proposed works, to submit 2 sets of
drawings together with the application form EDAform
to apply for Conservation Permission.
If you want your application to be processed faster, you should
submit electronically through the Internet by using our Electronic
Development Application system EDA.
You would have to allow at least 6 weeks for processing if your
application is submitted by post or in person to the Customer Service
Centre, 1st Storey, The URA Centre, 45 Maxwelll Road, Singapore
069118.
For enquiries on submission of application, you may call our Conservation
Enquiry Hotline at Tel: 6329 3355.
11. What happens after I submit my application?
We will evaluate every application based on the Conservation Guidelines 2006. Site inspections may be carried out to determine the
existing structures that are there.
If your proposal complies fully with the conservation guidelines,
Conservation Permission will be issued. If it does not comply fully
with the conservation guidelines, a Written Direction will be issued
and you will have to resubmit your proposal to comply with it.
Please note that works may not be carried out until Conservation
Permission has been granted, and the permit to commence works, if
required, has been obtained from the Building and Construction Authority
(BCA).
12. Do I have to pay development charge?
Under the Planning Act 1998, development charge is payable if approval
is given for a development that is not in accordance with the Master
Plan zoning, or in excess of the plot ratio or equivalent plot ratio,
or if a change in the use of the land or building has been allowed.
However, exemption from payment of development charge, if applicable,
is given in respect of the value enhancement arising from the proposed
use or use changes on the gross floor area for the building or part
thereof on the land to be conserved provided that such conservation
is carried out in accordance with the approved plans and completed
within a period of 2 years from the date of Conservation Permission.
Development charge, where applicable, will be levied on all new
extensions and new floor areas, eg roof mezzanines within the envelope
of the building to be conserved.
13. Do I have to pay car parking deficiency
charges?
Provision of car parks or payment of car park deficiency charge for
a conservation building is waived if the conservation guidelines are
fully complied with, and the conservation works are completed according
to with the approved plans.
The requirement for provision of car parking spaces under the Planning
(Provision of Car Parks) Rules will have to be fully complied with
for all new extensions.
14. How do I proceed to carry out works
within a conservation area?
Conservation permission is required from URA when conservation works
and additions/alterations (A&A) are carried out to a building within
a conservation area. The process depends on whether the works require
submission of plans to the Building and Construction Authority (BCA)
for approval. The flowcharts below provide a step-by-step guide on
what you should do when you carry out these works.
A&A works to conservation buildings that requires submission
of plans to BCA for approval
A&A works to conservation buildings that do not require submission
of plans to BCA for approval
15. When can I expect a decision?
If you submit your application electronically through the Electronic
Development Application system EDA,
you can expect a decision within 4 weeks.
16. Do I need to submit an Amendment to Approved
Plans if I make changes to the Building Plans at the Building Plan
Stage?
Once Conservation Permission is granted, owners would normally proceed
to carry out the restoration works. In the course of these works,
some changes may have to be made in order to comply with the requirements
of other technical departments. These changes, if major, will require
submission of an Amendment to Approved Plans to URA for approval.
This is not required only for minor changes that comply with the conservation
guidelines as they do not materially affect the character of the conservation
building.
For details, please refer to URA
Circular No. URA/PB/2001/03-CUDD dated 31 January 2001 entitled
"Minor Changes in Conservation Shophouses that comply with
Conservation Guidelines and do not require Amendment Plan Submission".
17. After I have completed works on my
conservation building, do I need to inform URA?
Yes, you must inform URA that you have completed the works on your
conservation building either in writing or electronically. You will
have to provide the Building Plan number and the date of the Building
Plan Approval, and request for a date and time for the inspection
of the completed works for Temporary Occupation Permit (TOP)/Certificate
of Statutuory Completion (CSC) Clearance.
Our officers will either write or inform you electronically of
the date and time for the inspection. TOP/CSC Clearance can only
be granted if the building works are completed according to the
Approved Plans.
18. When can I expect to get the Temporary
Occupation Permit (TOP)/Certificate of Statutory Completion (CSC)
Clearance?
You can expect a reply within 3 weeks from the date of the TOP/CSC
site inspection.
19. Do I need to apply for permission
for subsequent addition and alteration works after obtaining TOP/CSC
from BCA?
Yes, Conservation Permission is required.
20. How do I appeal to the Ministry of
National Development against any decisions made by URA to impose
conditions or to refuse Grant of Conservation Permission?
You may appeal to the Minister for National Development against URA's
decision to:
a. refuse your application for Conservation Permission,
or
b. impose conditions in the grant of Conservation Permission.
The Minister may either allow your appeal unconditionally or with
conditions or dismiss your appeal. The Minister's decision on an
appeal is final and the Ministry of National Development will inform
you and URA of the decision.
An appeal to the Minister must be made using the appeal
form and be submitted to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry for
National Development, within 60 days of the date of notification
of URA's decision.
Requests for waiver of Written Directions issued by URA should,
however, continue to be addressed and submitted directly to URA.
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