Skip to main content
A Singapore Government Agency Website How to identify
Official website links end with .gov.sg
Government agencies communicate via .gov.sg websites (e.g. go.gov.sg/open). Trusted websites
Secure websites use HTTPS
Look for a lock () or https:// as an added precaution. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Welcome to our refreshed website!

We've updated the site to make information easier to access and navigate. While some content may have been reorganised, you can browse our updated sections to find what you need.

Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)

Plot Size and Width

Check the guidelines relating to plot size and width for semi-detached houses.

Last updated 7 June 2026

The plot size and width refers to the net dimension and area of the plot excluding the land required to be set aside for vesting to the State e.g. excluding Drainage Reserve (DR) and/or Road Reserve (RR).

Illustration of a modern two-story house with balconies, greenery, and a pool.

Plot Size and Width

Table 1: Guidelines for Plot Size and Width

Semi-Detached House Type

Plot Size (Minimum)

Plot Width (Minimum)

Side-to-side semi-detached house including corner terrace (Type I)1

200sqm

8m

Back-to-back semi-detached house

200sqm

10m

1 Refer to guidelines for Terrace houses.

Plot Width for Irregular Plots

For plots of irregular shape within existing landed housing estates, slight deficiency in the required plot width for semi-detached housing may be considered provided:

  • The average width of the site remains at least 8m so as to allow for a meaningful building footprint and internal layout;

  • The absolute minimum plot width at its narrowest shall be 4m;

  • The plot shall fully comply with the minimum plot size control and all other development control guidelines e.g. setback, road buffer, etc.

Blueprint depicting four irregular plot layouts with dimensions.

Examples of irregular-shaped plots allowed

The deficiency in plot width, if allowed, shall be restricted to one plot per development and shall be a residual plot (i.e. all other plots within the same development shall comply fully with the minimum plot width).