The Ministry of National Development has revised the development charge (DC) rates for the period 1 March 2016 to 31 August 2016.  The review is carried out on a half-yearly basis in consultation with the Chief Valuer.

The DC rates for four Use Groups, namely Groups A (Commercial), B2 {Residential (non-landed)}, C (Hotel/Hospital) & D (Industry) have decreased; while the DC rates remain unchanged for Use Group B1 {Residential, (landed)} Use Group E (Place of Worship / Civic and Community Institution), and Use Groups F, G and H. (See Appendix 1 [PDF, 108kb] for Table of DC Rates).

The DC rates for Use Group A (Commercial) have decreased by 2% on average.  105 out of 118 sectors have a reduction in DC rates ranging from 2% to 5%. There is no change to the DC rates for the remaining 13 sectors. The largest decrease of 5% applies to the following sectors:

1. Sectors 1 to 6 (Rochor Road / Ophir Road / Temasek Boulevard / Raffles Boulevard / Raffles Place / Church Street / South Bridge Road / South Canal Road), 
2. Sector 11 (Shenton Way / Raffles Quay / Marina Bay Financial Centre); and 
3. Sector 23 (Oxley Rise / Oxley Road / Penang Road / Orchard Road / Dhoby Ghaut / Handy Road / Selegie Road). 

The DC rates for Use Group B2 {Residential (non-landed)} have decreased by 1% on average.  39 out of 118 sectors have a reduction in DC rates ranging from 2% to 4%. Rates are unchanged for the remaining 79 sectors. The largest decrease of 4% applies to the following sectors:

1. Sectors 37-38 (Stevens Road / Robin Road / Bukit Timah / Newton Road / Winstedt Road / Clemenceau Avenue / Anthony Road  / Cairnhill Road), 
2. Sectors 67 & 70 (Grange Road / River Valley Road / Jervois Road / Tanglin Road / Napier Road / Orange Grove Road / Anderson Road / Stevens Road / Cluny Road), 
3. Sector 111 (West Coast Highway / Clementi Road / Commonwealth Avenue / Alexandra Road / Labrador Villa Road),
4.  Sector 113 (Yuan Ching Road / Corporation Drive / Jurong West Ave 2 /PIE / Kranji E’way / Choa Chu Kang Ave 1 / Choa Chu Kang Way / Woodlands Road / Kranji E’way / BKE / Rifle Range Road / Upper Bukit Timah Road / Bukit Batok Ave 6 / PIE / Jurong Canal Drive); and
5. Sector 117 (Sentosa)

The DC rates for Use Group C (Hotel / Hospital) have decreased by 2% on average.  All sectors except Sectors 116 & 118 have a reduction in DC rates, ranging from 2% to 3%. The largest decrease of 3% applies to the following sectors:

1. Sectors 54-57 (Lavender Street / Balestier Road / CTE/ PIE / KPE / Sims Way / Sims Avenue) and 
2. Sectors 72-87, 89-91 95-101, 103-105, 107-113 over different parts of the main island. 

The DC rates for Use Group D (Industry) have decreased by 3% on average.  87 out of 118 sectors have a reduction in DC rates ranging from 3% to 16%. Rates are unchanged for the remaining 31 sectors. The largest decrease of 16% applies to Sector 114 (Boon Lay / Jurong West / Pioneer / Tuas / Sungei Kadut / Choa Chu Kang / Lim Chu Kang). 

There are no changes to the Use Groups Table and the Geographical Sector maps.

The revised DC rates (Appendix 1 [PDF, 108kb]), to be read in conjunction with the Use Groups Table (Appendix 2 [PDF, 24kb]) and the set of Geographical Sector maps* (Map A [PDF, 902kb] and Map B [PDF, 516kb]), will be effective from 1 March 2016.  The new rates will apply to cases which are granted Provisional Permission (PP) or 2nd and subsequent extensions to the PP on or after the effective date. 

If there is any disagreement over the DC payable for any development proposal calculated based on the rates under the respective Use Groups, developers and owners can opt for a case-by-case valuation by the Chief Valuer, as provided for in the Planning Act.

For media enquiries on DC sectors and use groups, please contact Ms Yak Pek Ching from URA at Tel. No. 6321 6513. For media enquiries on valuation matters, please contact Ms Clara Ng from IRAS at Tel. No. 6351 2069.

* Please use the Development Charge (DC) Sector Maps and Rates to find out the DC sector number and rates of a particular site.