Vehicle parking related areas on car park floors are excluded from GFA. This includes car parking lots, driveways, residual areas1 and corridors2 leading to a car park lift lobby.
1 Residual areas incapable of accommodating an additional car park lot.
2 Can only be enclosed on up to 3 sides.
Car parking lots are excluded from GFA except under the following circumstances:
Private Car Parking Lot of Strata-Titled Unit
For strata landed residential developments, private car park lots may be excluded from GFA provided not more than 2 private car park lots are proposed per residential unit. The car parking lots shall be contiguous to the residential units.
1 With effect from 1 February 2019, under the Range-based Parking Provision Standards (RPPS), developments can provide any level of parking provision within the specified range, defined by a lower bound and an upper bound, without the need for additional approval from LTA.
Car parking space within a car porch or garage of landed housing is excluded from GFA.
Car Parking Space in Landed Housing
Driveways are part of the vehicular circulation area. These are excluded from GFA.
Covered Driveway
Lift lobbies in car park floors are included as GFA. The GFA is limited to an area equivalent to the size of the lift shaft (including the thickness of the shaft) or to the actual size of the lift lobby, whichever is smaller.
Car parking lots that form part of a mechanised car parking system adjacent to residential units are excluded from GFA if they meet the following requirements:
Motorcycle parking lots are excluded from GFA except when they are in excess of LTA’s mandatory requirements (upper bound1) for new erection applications submitted on or after 1 February 2019 for the following new development types:
Non-car parking areas and all enclosed areas on car park floors, except M&E rooms within basement car park floors, are included as GFA.
Examples of such areas include staircases, storage rooms, toilets and corridors leading to non-car parking uses (e.g. shops on the car park floor).
Non-Car Parking Areas on Car Park Floors
Residual areas incapable of accommodating an additional car park lot and corridors leading to car park lifts are excluded from GFA.
Example of Residual Areas on Car Park Floor
Last updated on 5 Oct 2020