Letter from Hwang Yu-Ning Group Director (Physical Planning) Urban Redevelopment Authority IN HIS Property commentary "Time to relook plot ratios" (July 30), Today editor-at-large Conrad Raj commented that the plot ratios in Singapore could be less restrictive and suggested that plot ratios should be raised for popular areas. The writer also queried the need to restrict the height of developments. The...
Plot Ratios
In a place as small as Singapore, with one of the highest population densities in the world, space must be and is at a premium. However, some of our building policies appear to be wasteful of that precious resource, land. Residential plot ratios here must be among the least generous among the major cities of the world. In most parts of the island, plot ratios are between 1.4 and 2.8 times the area of the...
Higher plot ratios and integrated developments with greenery and other features are among the wish lists of industry players, who are anticipating significant changes to the government's new Draft Master Plan. The master plan, expected to be released soon by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, will guide Singapore's land use over the next 10 to 15 years. Buildings in Singapore may get even taller, if...