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Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)
Circulars

Street Block Plan for Devonshire Road

9 April 1994

Tags

Development Control

Street Block

Urban Planning and Design

Circular No : URA/PB/94/05-DCD

Our Ref : DC 602/11-5

Who Should Know:
Professional Institutes

  1. Development Control Division is pleased to release the street-block plan for Devonshire Road

  2. The street-block plan is meant to guide the form, layout of in-fill development or re-development within the above street-block. Planning parameters covered by the street block plan study include access, type of land use, form of development, setback requirements and allowable building height. The guidelines have been approved by the Ministry of National Development for use by Development Control Division to guide development applications.

  3. The street-block plan [PDF, 61.66 KB] (opens in new tab) (ref: URA/DC Plan Release 2/94 E) is shown below for your reference.

  4. There are such studies being carried out from time to time and it is the practice that they be made known in the same manner as and when approved.

  5. I would appreciate it if you could convey the contents of this circular to relevant members of your organisation.

  6. If you or your members have any queries about this circular, please do not hesitate to our DCD Customer Service Hotline (toll-free) at tel: 1800-223 4811 would also be pleased to answer queries on this, and indeed any other development control matter.

  7. Thank you for your assistance in conveying this information to your members

Thank You.

LAM KWOK WENG
DIRECTOR
DEVELOPMENT CONTROL DIVISION
for CHIEF PLANNER
URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

STREET BLOCK AT DEVONSHIRE ROAD

The purpose of this plan release is to inform the public of an approved plan for regulating developments in the street-block.

For this street-block, the following guidelines will apply:

Table 1

Land Use

Residential Flat

Plot Ratio

 2.8 (gross)

Building Form

Party wall construction. There shall be no window openings along the common boundary of the immediate buildings.

Setback Provisions

Front : 3 m from PWD's road widening line.

Side : 3 m for end units only.

Rear : Can abut service road.

Height Control

Up to 6 storeys*

Vehicular Access Arrangement

To be taken from the 7.6 m rear service road.

* Proposed height in excess of 6 storeys can be considered on the merits of the case if the plot ratio does not exceed 2.8.