Guidelines on Greenery Provision and Tree Conservation for Developments

We have put together a set of guidelines to describe the statutory requirements around greenery provision, tree planting and conservation for development projects in Singapore.

These guidelines also illustrate the procedures for submitting development plans to NParks' clearance.

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Recent changes

Chapter	Updates
Chapter 3: Greenery provision within premises	Removal of multi-storey carpark from green buffer requirements for development boundaries fronting roads Clarification on the length of encroachment for allowable structures within planting areas Removal of grass paver requirement for open-air parking areas at street level Update to planting scheme submission under NParks' streamlined application process
Chapter 4: Greenery provision for roadside	Replacement of the term “fire engine hardstanding areas” with “fire engine accessways” Update to the specifications for Approved Soil Mixture (ASM) Update to the pedestrian overhead bridge trough soil specifications
Chapter 5: Planting specifications of trees/ palms/ shrubs/ hedges/ turf	Inclusion of establishment period for newly planted trees or palms Update to the staking requirement Indication of turf species required for reinstatement
Chapter 6: Open space for landed housing development	Removal of NParks hotline from examples of NParks signs
Chapter 8: Submission procedure	Rearrangement of submission procedure stages New section on Building Works Not Requiring NParks' Approval at the Development Control (DC) and Certificate of Statutory Completion (CSC) stages Removal of grass pavers requirements for open-air parking areas at street level New section on NParks' streamlined application process Inclusion of developments affecting shrubs and ornamental plants under development projects requiring DC approval
Chapter 9: Self-declaration	Removal of grass paver requirement for open-air parking areas at street level

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Guidelines on Greenery Provision and Tree Conservation for Developments

Recent changes

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