Objective
This circular is to inform developers, building owners and qualified persons on the relaxation of the storey height controls for residential buildings within parts of the Downtown Core, Orchard and Rochor Planning Areas. The relaxation is to allow for more flexibility in the design of residential developments
Background
Details of Relaxation
Residential developments; and Residential blocks within mixed-use developments (on sites zoned White, Commercial, Hotel, Commercial & Residential and Residential with Commercial at 1st storey only).
1 Maximum Allowable Building Height for commercial and hotel developments is based on the maximum floor-to-floor height of 5.0m for every floor multiplied by the maximum allowable storey height. It refers to the building height to the top of the floor slab of the highest floor of the building, excluding roof articulation, rooftop M&E services, and roof screening, except for developments in areas subject to Absolute Building Height Controls.