Changing the use of your property (e.g. from a beauty salon to a restaurant, or from a shop to a commercial school) may require planning permission. Before committing to a tenancy agreement or starting the renovation works on the premises, you are advised to use the information on this website to check if your intended use of the property can be allowed.
Changing an approved use of a premises to another use may cause amenity problems to neighbouring premises in the area. A planning application for change of use would allow URA to assess if the intended new use is compatible and acceptable.
We work with other licensing agencies such as the Land Transport Authority (LTA), Singapore Police Force (SPF), and National Environment Agency (NEA) to ensure that the proposal can meet their requirements in addition to planning and land use considerations.
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Find out more on the assessment criteria for change of use.
You can also check the status of your application.
This service allows to you find out the approved use of a premises/unit in a building.
Use this service to check the allowable and the last approved uses for all shophouses in Singapore. The information provided is based on the planning guidelines and records at the date of enquiry.
This service allows you to search the electronic repository for information on all Written Permissions granted or rejected by URA from the year 2000 onwards. You may also download the decision notice.
This service allows you to buy planning records like copies of approved plans in PDF, certified true copy of approved plans in hardcopy and certified true copy of Grant of Written Permission/Refusal of Written Permission in hardcopy.