Have you ever wondered why there are no Plot ratio in the URA Masterplan for certain landed residential areas? If there are no plot ratio, how does the owner of the land know how big his house be built?
Introducing the Envelope Control Guidelines introduced in May 2015.
URA introduced this set of envelope control guidelines to guide the redevelopment of landed houses in response to changing lifestyle needs. The guidelines were formulated with inputs from landed house owners and professionals from the building industry.
The purpose of the guidelines is to simplify and provide developers and homeowners more flexibility in the design of landed housing while safeguarding the low-rise character of landed housing estates. The envelop control guidelines adopt a volumetric approach, where the allowable building massing of landed houses is guided by the permissible building envelope. This gives the homeowners flexibility to configure the interior space of their homes. Homeowners can now vary floor to ceiling height to have a mix of spacious and compact spaces. The envelope control guidelines is applicable to all types of landed housing, including strata housing and Good Class Bungalows.
Happy planning with your architect!
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