Objective
Details of Guidelines
STREETBLOCK PLAN FOR HSE NOS. 222 TO 308 (EVEN) RIVER VALLEY ROAD AND 1 TO 5 (ODD) TANK ROAD (RIVER VALLEY AND MUSEUM PLANNING AREAS)
The purpose of this Streetblock Plan is to guide addition & alteration works and redevelopment proposals within the River Valley Road and Tank Road streetblock, to ensure that developments are lined up along the street in order to contribute to the provision of a continuous covered walkway as part of the larger pedestrian network for comfortable pedestrian movement at street level.
To prevent possible traffic congestion and illegal parking along River Valley Road and Tank Road due to the allowable commercial uses at the 1st storey, all servicing and vehicular access is to be taken from the safeguarded 7.6m wide service road at the rear of the developments.
The prescribed planning parameters and urban design guidelines for the Streetblock Plan are set out below.
Residential with Commercial at 1st Storey use.
However, restaurants and bars are not allowed for Hse Nos. 222 to 248 (even) River Valley Road and 1 to 5 (odd) Tank Road.
Developments are to be built up to abut the lines of Road Reserve along River Valley Road and Tank Road to the full height of the development except for Hse No. 5 Tank Road, where the development is to be built up to align with the external wall of the adjacent temple.
All new developments and major addition & alteration works are required to be set back to the safeguarded line of Road Reserve at the front, side and rear.
A minimum 3.0m wide (and 2.4m clear) continuous covered walkway is to be provided to abut the lines of Road Reserve along River Valley Road and Tank Road.
The covered walkways are:
All service areas, mechanical and electrical (M&E equipment), water tanks, car parking lots, etc, are to be located within, and be fully integrated into, the building envelope and /or visually well-screened from top and on all sides.
Relevant Guideline: Guidelines to Encourage More Innovation and Better Design of Rooftop - Screening Of Mechanical & Electrical Services And Car Parks, On Roofs And Building Façades Within The Central Area
* Please refer to the prevailing Master Plan land use zoning. Where there is any discrepancy, the Master Plan land use zoning shall prevail.
# The plot for road widening is required by LTA to be vested free of charge in the State with vacant possession and free from encumbrances prior to issue of CSC for the development.