This circular is superseded by LUSH 2.0: Landscape Replacement Policy for Strategic Areas (URA/PB/2014/12-CUDG) and Landscape Replacement Requirements for Non-Landed Private Residential and Commercial/Mixed-use/Hotel Development outside Identified Strategic Areas (URA/PB/2014/13-DCG) dated 12 June 2014
Objectives of Guidelines
Detailed Guidelines
Implementation
Submission Requirements
Appendix 1
LOCATIONS WHERE LANDSCAPE REPLACEMENT AREAS ARE REQUIRED WITHIN NEW DEVELOPMENTS
Fig A - Location Plan for Downtown Core, Straits View and Kallang Planning Areas
Fig B - Location Plan for Jurong East Planning Area
Appendix 2
Landscape Replacement Areas are landscape areas provided on the 1st storey or upper levels of the development and in total minimally equivalent in size to the development site area (see Fig. A).
Fig. A. Diagram showing the various types of Landscape Replacement Areas that could be incorporated within a development
The computation of the Landscape Replacement Areas will be determined by the horizontal surface area of the landscape areas.
To be computed as part of the Landscape Replacement Areas within developments, these landscape areas have to be:
As a guide, at least 40% of the overall required Landscape Replacement Areas should be for permanent planting, ie. softscape.
The Landscape Replacement Areas are also to meet the following performance requirements:
The following are requirements for the 40% softscape areas:
Please refer to the following publications by NParks or PUB for more detailed planting references:
The remaining Landscape Replacement Areas can be designed as hardscape areas, including:
Service facilities such as vehicular ramps and surface car parks will not be computed as part of the required Landscape Replacement Areas.
The building footprints of conserved buildings are exempted from the computation of the development site area required for Landscape Replacement Areas. URA will exercise flexibility on the requirements for Landscape Replacement Areas when evaluating developments with technical constraints, e.g. height constraints, on a case by case basis.
Any changes to the softscape areas (e.g. planting and structure of the planting beds) and hardscape areas resulting in an overall reduction in area for the required Landscape Replacement Areas will require URA’s approval.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
For Provisional Permission / Written Permission
For Clearance of Completed Works
*Please refer to Circular No: URA/PB/2009/19-CUDG for more details.
EXAMPLE OF LANDSCAPE PLAN AND INFORMATION REQUIRED (In this simulated example, the development provided Landscape Replacement Areas on the 1st, 5th and 15th Storeys. The plans below are the sample landscape plans for the 5th storey landscape replacement area.)
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