Bicycle parking spaces provided in accordance with LTA’s prevailing parking provision standards1 are excluded from GFA. Bicycle parking spaces provided over and above LTA’s minimum requirements may be excluded from GFA if assessed by LTA and URA to be reasonable, given the context of the development.
1 Effective date: 8 May 2019. Refer to Circular No.: URA/PB/2018/03-DCG (Annex A)
Provision of End-of-Trip facilities listed in the table below may be excluded from GFA.
URA shall consider whether the size of the facility is appropriate, taking reference from LTA’s guidelines on such facilities1. The End-of-Trip facilities shall be located near the bicycle parking spaces for the convenience of cyclists.
Development Type
Eligible or Not Eligible
to be Excluded from GFA
Commercial
Cinema, Theatre and Concert Hall
Bicycle supporting facilities are eligible for exclusion from GFA, subject to:
Shops and Departmental Stores
Offices
Restaurants, Night-clubs, Coffeehouses, Bars, Cafeterias, Eating-houses and Canteens
Convention and Exhibition Halls
Hotel
Boarding Houses and Hostels2
Industrial
Factories
Business Park, Science Park, Computer Software Development, Distribution Services, Printing, Publishing and Allied Industries and other Business 1 Developments
Petroleum, Petrochemical, Chemical and related industries on Jurong Island
Health and
Medical Care
Nursing Homes
Clinic, Pharmacies, Hospitals and Other Healthcare Institutions
Civic and
Community
Institution
Community Centres, Community Clubs, Welfare Houses and other Cultural and Social Welfare Institutions
Place of
Worship
Churches, Mosques, Temples, any place of worship and other religious and related institutions
Residential
Residential Development
Bicycle supporting facilities are not eligible for exclusion from GFA because facilities like shower/ changing rooms are provided as essential or basic amenities within a home or clubhouse.
Retirement Housing
Foreign Workers’ Dormitories3
Sports and
Recreation
Sports Complex, Tennis, Squash, Badminton, Sepak Takraw Courts, Soccer, Baseball Pitches, Bowling Alley, Swimming Pool, Ice/Roller Skating Rink, Recreational Clubs, Golf Range and other Sports and Recreation Facilities
Bicycle supporting facilities are not eligible for exclusion from GFA because facilities like shower/ changing rooms/ lockers are provided as essential or basic amenities of the development.
1 Refer to the Code of Practice (COP) on Street Work Proposals relating to development works and COP on vehicle parking provision in development proposals for guidelines on the End-of-Trip facilities.
2 This guideline only applies to Backpackers’ Hostel. End-of-Trip facilities provided within Student Hostels, which are akin to Residential use will not be excluded from GFA.
3 The guideline also applies to Foreign Workers’ Dormitories located on Industrial sites.
Last updated on 5 Oct 2020