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Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)

Agriculture uses and development

View the lodgment criteria, submission documents, and process for agriculture uses and development.

Last updated 23 June 2026
Applicability and Criteria

For new erection, reconstruction, additions & alteration works, and change of use of Agriculture development on land leased by the State or a statutory body for Agriculture use that can meet the criteria.

Who can submit?

  • For New Erection and Additions & Alterations Works: Qualified Person (registered architect or engineer)

  • For Change of Use: Business owner, landlord, consultant or a Qualified Person

Type of Development allowed

Agriculture development on land leased by the State or a statutory body for Agriculture use.

Lodgment fee

  • For New Erection/Reconstruction: $1200

  • For Additions & Alterations Works: $850

  • For Change of Use: $150

How to lodge?

From 1 Oct 2025, lodgement application for all new projects with Gross Floor Area (GFA) of 30,000m2 and above must be submitted via CORENET X. You may visit the CORENET X Portal to make your submission.

New projects with a GFA below 30,000m2 may continue to be submitted via CORENET 2. To do so, please complete and lodge the plans through CORENET 2, using EDA form and accompanied by the various documents as stipulated in the "Documents to be submitted" section above.

After plan is lodged

An acknowledgement letter will be issued by URA.

If the lodgment application is made under CORENET 2, please proceed to apply for approval from Building & Construction Authority (BCA) if BCA’s approval is required.

The authorisation is valid for two years from the date of the acknowledgement letter. If works are not completed within the two years validity period, you may apply for extension of the lodgment authorisation (up to two times). After which, a fresh lodgment is to be made.

Legislation

You are required to comply with the provisions of the Planning (Development of Land for Agriculture Use – Lodgment Authorisation) Notification.

Development Control Guidelines

Table 1: Development control guidelines

Aspect

Guideline

Minimum Building Setback

  • Fronting drainage reserve/backlane/non-Agri development: 4.5m (with 2m planting strip)

  • Adjoining Agri development: 2m (no planting strip required)

Minimum Road Buffer

Road Category

Minimum Width of Buffer

Specification of Buffer

Category 1 – Expressway

15m

5m green, 10m physical

Category 2 – Major Arterial A

7.5m

3m green, 4.5m physical

Category 3 – Major Arterial B

5m

3m green, 2m physical

Category 4 & 5 – Other major roads, minor roads, and slip roads

5m

3m green, 2m physical

Floor-to-floor Height

No control

Building Height

Prevailing height controls apply (including height controls for Lim Chu Kang [PDF, 713.12 KB])

 Permissible Uses

  • Agriculture uses, including the quantum for ancillary office, workers’ quarters, production-related ancillary use (e.g. R&D, food processing), and other non-commercial ancillary uses supporting the operations of the agriculture use as supported by Singapore Food Agency, National Parks Board or Singapore Land Authority

  • Restaurant, showroom, shop (maximum 200 sqm)

  • Visitor centre (maximum 200 sqm)

 Non-Permissible Uses

  • Residential use (not referring to workers’ quarters)

  • Any other uses not directly related to the agriculture use of the land will be subject to evaluation via a formal Development Application

Earthworks

  • All earthworks will require endorsement and clearances from the lessor, SLA, and PUB.

  • Earthworks are generally not encouraged, except in the following circumstances:

    • When the proposed earthworks are to match the existing platform levels of the neighbouring sites

    • When the sites are on undulating or sloping terrain, with large differences in platform levels within the site, or between the site and the road.

  • Such earthworks on the land do not result in the level of any point in the land to be more than 1.5 metres above the lower of the following:

    • the level of that point in the land at the time when the land was leased or agreed to be leased by the State or statutory body; or

    • the level at the common boundary shared with the adjacent land / road

  • Earthfill involving the entire development site may only be considered if the proposed earthworks are required to meet the Minimum Platform Level (MPL) stipulated by PUB.

Boundary and Retaining Walls

  • Maximum allowable height for boundary walls is 1.8m.

  • Height of retaining walls is subject to evaluation. If retaining walls are allowed:

    • the height shall be less than 1.5m;

    • retaining walls higher than 1.5m may be considered depending on site constraints and the need for extensive excavation;

    • the total visible height of the solid boundary-cum-retaining wall shall not exceed 2.8m, of which the solid boundary wall shall not exceed 1.8m. 

Lodgment Criteria

The proposal must satisfy the following criteria:

  1. Land is leased by the State or a statutory body for Agriculture development* 

  2. Does not encroach onto any other land

  3. Development plot abuts a public road allowing direct vehicular access

  4. Complies with all Development Control guidelines stated above

  5. Compliance with the prevailing building heights

Lim Chu Kang map showing agricultural parcel height controls and planning boundary.

Lim Chu Kang Height Control Plan

  1. Earthfill works on the land, if any, will not cause the level of any point in the land to be more than 1.5 metres above the lower of the following:

    1. the level of that point in the land at the time when the land was leased or agreed to be leased by the State or statutory body; or

    2. the level of any point at the abutting edge of abutting land

  2. Does not have any unauthorised works

  3. Endorsed by the lessor for the land (e.g. SLA, SFA, NParks)

  4. Obtained the consent from owner of the land

  5. Obtain clearances from all relevant technical departments directly, including LTA, NParks, FSSD, PUB, NEA, DSTA and BCA

* Except for works within the boundary as shown here [PDF, 477 KB], which will require a Development Application to be submitted.