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Authorisation conditions for conversions between shop, showroom and restaurant in commercial premises

Convert between showroom, restaurant, and shop in approved commercial premises without planning permission, if your unit meets the qualifying conditions.

Last updated 23 June 2026

No planning permission is required to convert between showroom, restaurant and shop in approved commercial premises of the following developments:

  • Standalone Commercial buildings (e.g. shopping centres)

  • Commercial podium block; and commercial block physically separated from residential uses on sites zoned Commercial, Commercial/Residential, Hotel or White in the Master Plan (opens in new tab) (Excludes party-walled shophouses and shopflats. Please refer to diagrams.)

The above authorisation subject to the following conditions:

  1. The premises was previously approved for commercial use and computed as commercial Gross Floor Area (GFA).

  2. The development is not subject to special planning conditions on allowable building use.

  3. The change of use is for individual unit and not an en-bloc conversion.

  4. You have complied with the licensing requirements from relevant government agencies before commencing the use.