URA/PCUD Plan Release 1/2019E Street Block Plan for Beach Road, Tan Quee Lan Street, North Bridge Road and Seah Street (Downtown Core Planning Area)

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Land Use*

Commercial use for developments fronting Beach Road, North Bridge Road and Middle Road; and

Commercial & Residential use for developments fronting Seah Street. Under this zoning, the Gross Floor Area (GFA) allowable for Commercial use is not to exceed 40% of the total allowable GFA.

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Gross Plot Ratio

Maximum 4.2

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Conservation Guidelines

All relevant conservation guidelines apply.

Please refer to Part 2: Planning Parameters and Restoration Guidelines, section 2.3: Secondary Settlements

N.A.

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Building Height

The main building must be conserved. The rear portion of the site can be built up to:

Maximum 6 storeys fronting North Bridge Road; and

Maximum 5 storeys for developments fronting Seah Street, Purvis Street and Liang Seah Street.

Maximum 6 storeys for developments fronting Beach Road, North Bridge Road and Middle Road; and

Maximum 5 storeys for developments fronting Seah Street and Purvis Street, excluding 29-38 Seah Street, 37-41 Beach Road, and 47 Beach Road, which are subject to detailed envelope control guidelines.

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Building Form

Party wall development. Developments are to be built up to the common boundaries with a party wall to the full height of the development. Any party wall that is exposed as an external wall must not have any openings.

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Building Setback / Building Edge#

The conserved façade is to be retained and restored according to specific façade guidelines for each building.

In general, developments are to be built up to abut the lines of Road Reserve along Beach Road, North Bridge Road, Middle Road, Seah Street, Purvis Street, Liang Seah Street and Tan Quee Lan Street up to the full height of the development, as indicated in Appendix 2.

All new developments, reconstructions / redevelopments and major additions and alterations are required to be built up to the lines of Road Reserve at the front, side and rear.

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Covered Walkway

A continuous covered walkway is to be provided and abut the lines of Road Reserve. Covered linkways are to be provided to bridge connectivity gaps where adjacent covered walkways are not aligned.

The covered walkway must be restored in accordance with the relevant conservation guidelines.

A minimum 3.6m wide (and 3.0m clear) continuous covered walkway is to be provided to abut the lines of Road Reserve along North Bridge Road, Beach Road and Middle Road.

A minimum 3.0m wide (and 2.4m clear) continuous covered walkway is to be provided to abut the lines of Road Reserve along Seah Street, Purvis Street, Liang Seah Street and Tan Quee Lan Street.

The covered walkways are:

1. To have a maximum external soffit height of 3.6m measured from the covered walkway level. Higher soffit heights can be considered, subject to the provision of drop-panels or the width of the walkway being increased to match the higher height. This is to ensure adequate weather protection for pedestrians during inclement weather;

2. To abut, open out onto and match the level of the open walkways within the adjacent Road Reserves and the covered walkways of the adjacent developments;

3. To be at a constant level throughout the entire length. Where there are differences in level with the adjacent open walkways or the covered walkways of abutting developments, ramps must be built to mediate the differences. Steps are only allowed for steep gradients where ramps are not possible; and

4. Where there is a level difference between the covered walkway and the 1^st storey of the development, ramps or steps between the two levels must be built within the 1^st storey level of the development and not within the covered walkway.

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Roofscape

The roofscape must be restored in accordance with the relevant conservation guidelines.

Roof areas are to be well-designed and attractive when viewed from the surrounding developments.

For flat roofs, roof parapet walls may be built to a maximum height of 1m. However, architectural features on such walls may exceed this limit and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

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Service Areas

All service areas, mechanical and electrical (M&E) equipment, water tanks, car parking lots, etc., are to be located within, and be fully integrated into, the building envelope and visually well-screened from the top and on all sides.

Relevant Guideline:

Guidelines To Encourage More Innovation And Better Design Of Rooftop – Screening Of Mechanical & Electrical Services And Car Parks On Roofs And Building Facades Within The Central Area

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Car Parking

Sufficient car parking spaces are to be provided within the site boundary of the development to meet the needs of the proposed uses. The provision of car parking spaces is to comply with LTA’s requirements.

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Vehicular Access

All vehicular access is to be taken from the safeguarded rear service roads.