Authorisation conditions for conversions to shops in commercial buildings

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No planning permission is required to change to a shop use from any of the following uses:

Amusement centre
Bar/pub
Nightclub
Restaurant
Betting outlet
Community institution
Childcare centre
Massage establishment
Sports and recreation
Laundry
Office
Commercial school
Pet shop
Showroom
Motor vehicle showroom

In addition, no planning permission is required to convert between showroom, restaurant and shop in approved commercial premises of the following developments:

Standalone Commercial buildings (e.g. shopping centres)
Commercial podium block; and commercial block physically separated from residential uses on sites zoned Commercial, Commercial/Residential, Hotel or White in the Master Plan 2014
(Excludes party-walled shophouses and shopflats. Please refer to diagrams.)

The above authorisations is subject to the following conditions:

The premises was previously approved for commercial use and computed as commercial Gross Floor Area (GFA).
The development is not subject to special planning conditions on allowable building use.
The change of use is for individual unit and not an en-bloc conversion.
You have complied with the licensing requirements from relevant government agencies before commencing the use.