Business
You can contact the following departments for in-principle approval/ land owner endorsement for A&A Works to HDB property:
Type of Works
Unit/ Section
Type of Approval
Mode of Submission
Town Council improvement works*
(such as linkway, ramps, and resident corners
Properties & Land Group
(Land Information Department)
Landowner’s endorsement
(if required by the Urban Redevelopment Authority)
CORENET e-Submission System
Void deck facilities
(such as education and childcare centres)
(Commercial Marketing Section)
In-principle approval
A&A Works to commercial properties/ Outdoor Refreshment Areas/ change of use
(Commercial Properties Management Department/ Commercial Complexes Department)
A&A Works to industrial properties
Industrial Properties Group
Installation/ replacement of safety barriers/ railings, full-height windows, or ¾-height windows at residential flats
Housing Administration Group
(Branch)
‘Application for Renovation Permit via Electronic Transaction’ (APEX) system
* For Town Council improvement works, the respective Town Councils must have obtained in-principle approval from our Town Council Secretariat.
Project Type
HDB (ARCH)
HDB (C&S)
HDB (M&E)
New development
(Public Housing – Build-To-Order/ Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme)
Yes
Upgrading Programmes
Lift cladding specialist works
Not applicable
No
(technical clearance is not required for approved standard lift cladding architectural and structural details)
Addition & Alteration (A&A) Works
Town Council works such as linkways and works under the Barrier Free Accessibility programme
No*
(technical clearance is not required for independently supported structures)
A&A Works to void deck
A&A Works to commercial and industrial property
Outdoor Refreshment Area
Standalone/ extension to existing substation
Demolition works on independent structures
(technical clearance is not required for complete demolition of the buildings)
* When work involves additional loading or hacking of structural elements, you have to submit the structural building plan to HDB (C&S).
Take note of the following terms when you navigate the HDB CORENET e-Submission inbox:
You will need to submit a building plan to us for the following types of works:
New developments
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Upgrading
Lift Upgrading Programme
Rental Upgrading Programme
Addition & Alteration Works to commercial and industrial properties involving:
Structural works
Hacking
Additional floor area
Although you are not required to submit plans for the following works, Qualified Persons/ tenants still have to obtain in-principle approval/ landowner endorsement from the respective departments before submitting building plans to the Building and Construction Authority or other technical authorities. These are the Addition & Alteration (A&A) Works that do not require building plan submission to HDB (ARCH):
Town Council improvement linkways
Void deck conversion
A&A to commercial or industrial units
These are the A&A Works that do not require structural plan submission to HDB (C&S):
Independently supported Town Council improvement works such as linkways and ramps
Independently supported Outdoor Refreshment Area
Demolition works at independent structures
Approved lift cladding on specialist works
Standalone electrical substation
