Form DC 17

a)

the proposal is on land zoned "residential" in the Master Plan;

b)

the proposal is located within the designated landed housing estates, but excluding Conservation and Good Class Bungalow Areas. Refer to the designated landed estates here [PDF, 12.9 MB];

c)

the proposal does not consist of State land;

d)

there is an existing house which has been demolished, or an existing house which is to be demolished and replaced by the proposed landed dwelling house on the development plot;

e)

the proposal is for the redevelopment of an existing house standing on one or more distinctive lots each with its own legal cadastral boundary (i.e. no part-lots are involved);

f)

the proposal will result in a landed dwelling house which stands on every lot within the development plot;

g)

the development plot abuts a public road allowing direct access;

h)

the operations will result in a landed dwelling house of the same housing type as the existing or demolished landed dwelling house;

i)

any proposed earthfill must not result in any point in the plot to be raised more than 1m and must also not be more than 1m higher than any point along the abutting edge of the adjacent land;

j)

compliance with Envelope Control (EC) guidelines with no more than one full mezzanine floor within the permissible EC;  

k)

no part of the existing landed dwelling house consists of unauthorised works;

l)

the development proposal complies with all planning intentions and guidelines including minimum plot size, plot width, building setback, site coverage, etc.

m)

a Qualified Person is to be appointed for the works;

n)

clearances from other technical authorities (including LTA) are obtained by the Qualified Person; and

o)

submission of a declaration and plans (for record) to Development Control Group (URA) that the development works (including new & existing works retained) have complied with all planning and other technical requirements.

p)

if any existing structures to be retained and any new works proposed cannot fully comply with current planning guidelines and other lodgement requirements, these works will have to be submitted for planning approval using Form DC 3.

q)

no structures or other uses are proposed on the rooftop (for houses which have reached the permissible EC building height)

a.

Proposal Plan

i.

The Proposal Plan must be a true cadastral and topographical representation of all lands in the application with the nature and extent of all works proposed clearly indicated.

ii.

It should be drawn to scale as appropriate.

iii.

The Proposal Plan must be endorsed by the Qualified Person and the consent of the owner/s of the land must be obtained by a letter of consent.

b.

Sketch Plan

The sketch plan shall show the floor plan, cross-section, existing and proposed platform level and elevations of the building with full dimensions and boundary clearances. All plans must be endorsed by the Qualified Person and the consent of the owner/s of the land must be obtained by a letter of consent.

c.

Calculation Plan

The Calculation Plan shall include the existing building and the proposed extension with the detailed computation form as part of a layer in the sketch plan. For a detached house or linked house, an additional layer for computation of site coverage has to be provided.

(a)

a mortgagee in possession; and

(b)

the purchaser of any newly constructed premises or part thereof in respect of which a temporary occupation permit or a certificate of statutory completion has been granted.

Road Category

Road Buffer¹
(min.)

Green Buffer²
(min.)

Category 1

24m

5m green

Category 2

12m

5m green

Category 3/4/5

7.5m

3m green

1.

For landed house with side/rear fronting a Category 5 road, the buffer standard is the same as the minimum boundary clearance requirements. There is no need to provide any green buffer, whether the front/side/rear of the house faces a Category 5 road.

2.

(a)

The green buffer is the segment within the road buffer that is meant for tree planting and turfing only. Car porch/terrace including roof eaves at 1st storey fronting a category 1-2 road are not to encroach into the green buffer. The length of the car porch should also not exceed the length of a standard car park lot.

(b)

For landed housing (2 or 3-storey) that faces a Category 3-5 road, the proposed car porches can be set back 2.4m from the front boundary line.