Form DC 29
Lodgment for land and/or strata subdivision.
Explanatory Notes to Lodgement for Land and/or Strata Subdivision
1. Lodgement form
For the purpose of complying with the conditions for the authorisation of the land subdivision and/or strata subdivision of buildings comprised in any development of land specified below, lodgement of the plans for the land subdivision and/or strata subdivision of the development of land and other documents as required under the Planning (Subdivision of Land and Building – Authorisation) Notification must be made using Form DC 29. The lodgement must also be made before the submission of the land/strata title plan of the development of land to the Chief Surveyor for approval.
2. Requirements for subdivision of land
The development and the plans for the land subdivision of the development must satisfy the following conditions:
Requirements for Subdivision of Land
a. | the land proposed for subdivision has been granted written permission under Section 12(1) or 12(2) by the Competent Authority for the development thereon and the written permission does not contain any condition which prohibits the subdivision of the land. | |
b. | the written permission granted for the development of land does not authorise or require the construction of any new road linking any of the plots of the land to be subdivided to a public road. | |
c. | except and to the extent as provided in paragraph (f) below, the plans for the subdivision of land, prepared by a registered surveyor are in compliance with – | |
i. | the written permission granted for the development of land, including any condition imposed on such permission, and the plans approved by the Competent Authority in the grant of such permission; | |
ii. | the plans for the building works for the development of land approved by the Commissioner of Building Control under section 5 of the Building Control Act (Cap. 29); and | |
iii. | all relevant planning guidelines, including guidelines on subdivision of land, issued by the competent authority. | |
d. | the layout of each of the plots of the land to be subdivided as shown in the plans prepared by the registered surveyor is in accordance with the layout of the plot as shown in the plans approved by the Competent Authority in the grant of the written permission for the development of land. | |
e. | the area of each of the plots of the land to be subdivided is not less than the area of the plot as approved or indicated in the plans approved by the Competent Authority in the grant of the written permission for the development of land. | |
f. | any deviation in the setback of any building comprised in the development from the boundary of the land or the boundary of each of the plots of the land to be subdivided does not exceed 3% of the relevant setback approved by the Competent Authority in the written permission granted for the development of land. | |
g. | the floor area of the development of land does not exceed the quantum of floor area approved by the Competent Authority in the written permission granted for the development of land. | |
h. | the building or buildings comprised in the development of land have been constructed up to the roof level. | |
i. | the use or uses of the building or buildings on the land or on each of the plots of the land to be subdivided is or are in accordance with the written permission granted for the development of land. | |
j. | the written consent of the owner of the land has to be obtained for the lodgement of the subdivision plans. | |
3. Requiremnets for strata subdivision of building
The development and the plans for the strata subdivision of the development must satisfy the following conditions:
Requirements for strata subdivision of building
a. | the development for strata has been granted written permission for any of the following uses: | |
i. | condominium; | |
ii. | residential flats; | |
iii. | townhouse; | |
iv. | cluster housing; | |
v. | strata-bungalow; | |
vi. | flatted warehouse; | |
vii. | flatted factories; | |
viii. | office; | |
ix. | shopping; | |
x. | any combination of office, shopping and residential flats uses. | |
b. | the development for strata subdivision is not located within the following Conservation Historic Districts and Historic Residential Districts (as shown in the maps): | |
a. | Chinatown comprising of Kreta Ayer, Telok Ayer, Bukit Pasoh and Tanjong Pagar [PDF, 2.2 MB] | |
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c. | the written permission granted for the development does not contain any condition which prohibits the strata subdivision of the development. | |
d. | except and to the extent as provided in paragraph (e) below, the plans for the strata subdivision of the development are in compliance with –
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e. | any deviation in the setback of any building comprised in the development from the boundary of the land shall not exceed 3% of the relevant setback approved by the Competent Authority in the written permission granted for the development of land. | |
f. | the floor area of the development shall not exceed the quantum of floor area approved by the Competent Authority in the written permission granted for the development of land. | |
g. | the building or buildings comprised in the development have been constructed up to the roof level. | |
h. | where the development is a 1residential development, the erection or construction of the 2common recreational facilities have been completed. | |
i. | no part of the 3common property of the development of land shall be included in any lot in the strata title plan of the development. | |
j. | where the development is a flatted factory or a flatted warehouse development, all floor area of the development approved or authorised for worker dormitory use in the planning permission or conservation permission granted for the development shall be comprised within one lot in the strata title plan of the development. | |
k. | The boundary of each of the lots in the strata title plan referred to in paragraph (10) above to be submitted to the Chief Surveyor and as shown in the sub-division plans for the strata subdivision of the part of the development of land which is to be strata sub-divided, is in accordance with the boundary indicated in the plans approved by the Competent Authority in the grant of the written permission for the development of land. | |
l. | the written consent of the owner of the land must be obtained before making the lodgment. | |
Notes:
1 “Residential development” means a development for (a) condominium, (b) residential flats, (c) townhouses, (d) cluster housing, (e) strata-bungalows or (f) any combination of office, shopping and residential flats uses.
2 “Common recreational facilities” means such parts of the common property in a residential development providing common recreational facilities such as swimming pool, club house, tennis courts, squash court, playground and gymnasium.
3 “Common property” means such part or parts of the land or buildings comprised in the development as may be specified or described in the planning permission or conservation permission granted for the development or the plans approved by the competent authority in the grant of such permission to be common property or communal open space.
4. Plans to be lodged
[These plans must be submitted through Electronic Development Application (EDA) system]
The plans for the land and/or strata subdivision of the development comprising of the following must be lodged with the competent authority:
Proposal Plan
Diagrammatic Floor Plan showing various strata units verged in red
The plans for the land and/or strata subdivision of the development must be prepared by a registered surveyor in the manner and scale as specified in the Plan Submission Checklist in Appendix A [DOC, 14.7 KB]. The Plan Submission Checklist must be completed and submitted together with the plans for the strata subdivision.
5. Declarations to be submitted
The following declarations in the form as specified in Form DC29 must be lodged together with the plans for the land and/or strata subdivision of the development specified in paragraph 4 above:
a declaration by the registered surveyor who prepared the plans for the land and/or strata subdivision that the relevant conditions in paragraph 2 & 3 above are complied with;
a declaration by an Qualified Person that the relevant conditions in paragraph 2 & 3 above are complied with;
where the person making the lodgment is not the owner of the land, a declaration by him that the written consent of the owner of the land for the lodgment has been obtained.
6. Fee
Please refer to the Fee Schedule [PDF, 350KB].
7. Owner
"Owner" in relation to land or premises is defined in the Planning Act (Cap 232) as the person for the time being receiving the rent of the land or premises whether on his own account or as trustee for any other person or as receiver (not being appointed by or on behalf of a mortgagee) or the person who would receive the rent if the land or premises were let to a tenant and includes:
a mortgagee in possession; and
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.
8. The planning (Subdivision of land and building - authorisation) notification
The land and/or strata subdivision of the development shall only be deemed authorised if all requirements of the Planning (Subdivision of Land and Building – Authorisation) Notification are complied with at the time of lodgment of the plans, declarations and documents referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5 above.
