Circular No : URA/PB/2014/20-DCG Fax: 6227 4792

Our Ref : DC/ADMIN/CIRCULAR/PB_14

Date : 22 August 2014


CIRCULAR TO PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTES


Who should know
Developers, architects and engineers


Effective date
With immediate effect from 23 August 2014


REVISED GUIDELINES FOR STRATA LANDED HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS

1. Strata landed housing is a form of landed housing that comes with strata titles.
They are allowed within landed housing estates, including Good Class Bungalow
Areas (GCBAs), and offer home buyers a housing option that combines landed
housing living with communal facilities and greenery like those available in private
condominiums.

2. To better safeguard the pleasant living environment in landed housing estates,
URA has revised the existing guidelines for strata landed housing developments.

Maximum Number of Allowable Dwelling Units

3. Under the revised guidelines, the following formulae will determine the maximum
number of dwelling units (DUs) allowed in the various types of strata landed
housing developments:

Type of strata landed
housing developments
Formula to calculate maximum number of DUs
allowed
1


Outside GCBAs 40% of site area
Y

Where Y = Typical footprint for the relevant
conventional landed housing form
2





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The number of units will be rounded down to the nearest round figure.
2
The typical footprint of the various conventional landed housing forms is 100sqm for terrace and
semi-detached housing, 200sqm for detached housing, and 500sqm for Good Class Bungalows.

Type of strata landed
housing developments
Formula to calculate maximum number of DUs
allowed
1


Within GCBAs 35% of site area
Y

Where Y = Typical footprint for a Good Class
Bungalow
2


Mixed strata landed
housing developments
comprising more than
one housing form (e.g.
a mix of terrace, semi-
detached and detached
housing units) outside
GCBAs
(B x Y) + (SD x Y) + (T x Y) 40% of site area

Where B =
SD =

T =
Y =

number of detached housing units
number of semi-detached housing
units
number of terrace housing units
Typical footprint for the relevant
conventional landed housing form
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4. The new formulae will improve the compatibility of strata landed housing
developments with the environment of landed housing estates. It also addresses
feedback from residents in landed housing estates that strata landed housing
developments could inject a disproportionately large number of DUs, causing
additional traffic and parking problems along the local estate roads and creating a
more congested living environment.


Communal Open Space (COS) Requirement with Minimum On-Ground
Greenery Control

5. To safeguard more space for communal facilities and greenery within strata
landed housing developments, we will raise the minimum Communal Open Space
(COS) requirement from 30% to 45%. Of the 45%, at least 25% must be set aside
for on-ground greenery. This will enhance the living environment within strata
landed housing developments, as well as the landed housing estate as a whole.
This also complements URAs push for more greenery in our urban environment
through the LUSH 2.0 Programme announced on 12 June 2014.



Implementation

6. The revised guidelines will apply with immediate effect to all new applications
submitted on or after 23 August 2014. Only formal development applications
(excluding Outline Applications) submitted before the effective date of 23 August
2014 which have already been granted Provisional Permission or which will result
in a Provisional Permission, will not be subject to the revised guidelines
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.

7. Notwithstanding the revised guidelines, should a strata landed housing
development be proposed in an area with localised problems (e.g. severe
infrastructure capacity issues), URA may impose tighter requirements including
restricting the DUs further in consultation with other agencies.

8. I would appreciate it if you could convey the contents of this circular to the
relevant members of your organisation. If you or your members have any queries
concerning this circular, please call our Development Control Group (DCG)
Enquiry Line at Tel: 6223 4811 or email us at ura_dcd@ura.gov.sg. For your
information, past circulars and guidelines are available at our
website http://www.ura.gov.sg.



Thank you.

HAN YONG HOE
GROUP DIRECTOR (DEVELOPMENT CONTROL)
for CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
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Development applications for strata landed housing submitted before the effective date of 23
August 2014 resulting in an Advice or Refusal of Written Permission (RWP) will be evaluated
based on the revised guidelines upon resubmission after the Advice or RWP.