New Locations Where Additional Eating Houses in Shophouses Will Not Be Allowed

Circular No : URA/PB/2014/21-DCG
Our Ref : DC/ADMIN/CIRCULAR/PB_14

CIRCULAR TO PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTES

Who Should Know:
Owners and tenants of shophouses, eating house operators, real estate agents, architects and engineers

Effective Date:
With effect from 7 October 2014

Details

1. URA and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) have assessed the existing traffic and parking situations of the areas listed below as part of their periodic reviews. To prevent the existing parking and traffic problems from worsening, we will not be able to approve more eating houses in these areas. This is also to address the traffic and parking concerns from the residents there.

2. The seven new locations where additional eating houses in shophouses will not be allowed are:

   1. Changi Road

      • Jalan Eunos / Still Road to Jalan Kembangan / Frankel Avenue

   2. Upper Paya Lebar Road

      • Lorong Ah Soo to Paya Lebar Crescent

   3. Bukit Timah Road

      • Wilby Road to Elm Avenue

      • Anamalai Avenue to Fourth Avenue

   4. Sembawang Road

      • Mandai Road to Transit Road

   5. Kampong Glam

   6. Kampong Bahru Road / Spottiswoode Park Road

   7. Jalan Riang 

3. The full list of locations where new eating houses will not be allowed are in Appendix A. This supersedes the previous list in URA’s circular dated 6 Feb 2012.

4. We will renew the Temporary Permission (TP) of existing eating houses that are within the locations in Appendix A if there are no major complaints on dis-amenity arising from the use, and there is no breach of our planning guidelines and conditions.

5. For proposed eating houses in shophouses located outside the areas in Appendix A, we will evaluate them with LTA and will consider approving new eating houses if

   • The subject premises are zoned Commercial, Commercial & Residential, or Residential with 1st storey Commercial in the Master Plan 2014; and 

   • LTA and URA assess that the eating house use is unlikely to cause traffic and other dis-amenities.

6. I would appreciate it if you could convey the contents of this circular to the relevant members of your organisation. If you or your members have any queries concerning this circular, please call our Development Control Group (DCG) Enquiry Line at Tel: 6223 4811 or e-mail us at ura_dcd@ura.gov.sg ↗ (opens in new tab).  For your information, out past circulars and guidelines are available from our website at http://www.ura.gov.sg ↗ (opens in new tab) 

Thank You.

HAN YONG HOE
GROUP DIRECTOR (DEVELOPMENT CONTROL)
for CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Appendix A

LOCATIONS WHERE ADDITIONAL EATING HOUSES IN SHOPHOUSES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED