Revision of Development Charge Rates

Aug 30, 2019

The Ministry of National Development has revised the development charge (DC) rates for the period 1 September 2019 to 29 February 2020. The review is carried out on a half-yearly basis in consultation with the Chief Valuer. 
 
The DC rates for Use Group A (Commercial) have increased; while the DC rates for Use Group B2 {Residential, (non-landed)} have decreased. The DC rates remain unchanged for Use Groups B1 {Residential, (landed)}, C (Hotel/Hospital), D (Industry), E (Place of Worship / Civic and Community Institution), and 3 other Use Groups F, G and H. (See Appendix 1 for Table of DC Rates).

The DC rates for Use Group A (Commercial) have increased by 1.7% on average.  59 out of the 118 sectors have increases in DC rates ranging from 3% to 7%. There is no change to the DC rates for the remaining 59 sectors. The largest increase of 7% applies to the following sectors:

• Sector 100 (Tampines Road / Hougang / Punggol / Sengkang area)

• Sector 105 (Ang Mo Kio / Yio Chu Kang / Seletar area)

• Sector 112 (Pan-Island Expressway / Bukit Batok East Avenue 6 / Upper Bukit Timah Road / Clementi Road / West Coast Highway / Penjuru Road / Jalan Buroh / Jurong East Area)

The DC rates for Use Group B2 {Residential, (non-landed)} have decreased by 0.3% on average.  7 out of the 118 sectors have reduction in DC rates ranging from 4% to 7%.  Rates are unchanged for the remaining 111 sectors. The largest decrease of 7% applies to the following sector:

• Sector 112 (Pan-Island Expressway / Bukit Batok East Avenue 6 / Upper Bukit Timah Road / Clementi Road / West Coast Highway / Penjuru Road / Jalan Buroh / Jurong East Area) 
 
There are no changes to the Use Groups Table and the Geographical Sector maps. 

The revised DC rates (Appendix 1), to be read in conjunction with the Use Groups Table (Appendix 2) and the set of Geographical Sector maps* (Map A and Map B), will be effective from 1 September 2019. The new rates will apply to cases which are granted Provisional Permission (PP) or 2nd and subsequent extensions to the PP on or after the effective date.  

If there is any disagreement over the DC payable for any development proposal calculated based on the rates under the respective Use Groups, developers and owners can opt for a case-by-case valuation by the Chief Valuer, as provided for in the Planning Act.

* Please use the Development Charge (DC) Sector Maps and Rates to find out the DC sector number and rates of a particular site.