Conservation Area
St Gregory's Place Conservation Area
Applicable Guidelines
Secondary Settlement Guidelines
Conservation Area
St Gregory's Place Conservation Area
Find out more about St Gregory's Place Conservation Area.
Important Information
All proposed works will need to comply with the Conservation Guidelines and the Specific Restoration Guidelines (SRG). Conservation Permission is required before all additions & alteration works and operations of new use can begin.
Owners, architects and engineers intending to carry out restoration works or development within conservation areas are required to comply with the conservation principles, planning parameters and restoration guidelines for conserved shophouse and bungalow building typologies, as well as planning parameters and envelope control guidelines for new buildings within conservation areas accordingly.
For other building types, which do not conform to the standard shophouse or bungalow typology, these will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis in accordance with conservation principles. [1]
About
St Gregory's Place takes its name from the nearby Armenian Apostolic Church of St Gregory the Illuminator. The street is home to 10 conserved shophouses built by Edwin Koek, a well-known solicitor of Dutch descent after whom Koek Road is also named.
The History
The shophouses along St Gregory's Place date from the late 19th century and were built by Edwin Koek. They were subsequently restored in the mid-1990s as part of a larger hotel development.
The Architecture
The shophouses are representative of late 19th century architectural styles. During their restoration in the mid-1990s, all key façade features were carefully retained to preserve the street's charm, while the interiors were updated to adapt the shophouses for hotel use.
The Legacy
The restoration of the St Gregory's Place shophouses demonstrates how heritage buildings can be sensitively adapted for contemporary use. By preserving the key façade features while updating the interiors, the project stands as an example of how Singapore's treasured past can be thoughtfully integrated with the present.
Guidelines and Procedures
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[1] The conservation guidelines for shophouses and bungalows will generally be applied by URA in the consideration of a development application. However, if the circumstances or planning considerations relevant to a case warrant it, URA may in its discretion decide to depart from these general guidelines. The guidelines, principles and illustrations found in the guidelines are not exhaustive in covering all possible site conditions and variations in building type. Persons intending to carry out a development are advised to take this into consideration and check with URA through enquiries or development applications to confirm if their proposals can be allowed.