Anyone looking at Landed?

[rlskyline]

This is #43 a corner unit. Understand it's now sold. At $4.5m for a brand new house it's an amazing offer. The only catch was any prospective buyer needed to exercise the sale by the end of the month. Ultimately there are lots of cash rich SG citizens around and ready to buy when they see a good deal.

#41 was previously sold.

oh u have the latest info. any idea why developer desperate to offload?

 

[limck]

This is #43 a corner unit. Understand it's now sold. At $4.5m for a brand new house it's an amazing offer. The only catch was any prospective buyer needed to exercise the sale by the end of the month. Ultimately there are lots of cash rich SG citizens around and ready to buy when they see a good deal.

#41 was previously sold.

Yes, 4.5M is very good deal. Even new inter terrace are going at more than 5M these days so 4.5M for a semi-d (even though small plot size) is still very worth it

 

[wanker88]

oh u have the latest info. any idea why developer desperate to offload?

I think ABSD.

 

[Invaaaaa]

If your new enclosed area is between your building and the set back line (2m from boundary line) then should be ok. Note that any wall (constructed using glass or brick) must still adhere to the 2m set back from the boundary though you still can have a 1m extension from this new wall into the set back area

Hope you don’t mind if I pick your brain further

the below image is an theoretical example of what I intend:



For the double-headed arrow I labeled as ‘A’, does it have to be 2.4m as per this screenshot from URA site:


or can it be 2m as per this section from the URA site?




also, from URA site:
https://www.ura.gov.sg/Corporate/Gu...tial/Semi-Detached-Houses/Building-Appendages

I take It that the cantilevered awning setback which is 1m refers to the double-headed arrow I labeled as ‘C’, and that the double-headed arrow ‘B’ can correspondingly also be shortened to 1m assuming I don’t place any vertical supports there?

Thanks in advance!

 

[zz......]

I think ABSD.

most likely as the land was bought on 30 June 2022, left one month to get 35% ABSD remission.

nearby 69 JALAN TARI PIRING IT with 1707 sqft land size also rebuilt and TOP last yr sold for $4.7m in July 2024, that makes this rebuilt semi-d with bigger land with some good value at $$4.5m, maybe can even squeeze the developer for lower price too

 

[limck]

Hope you don’t mind if I pick your brain further

the below image is an theoretical example of what I intend:



For the double-headed arrow I labeled as ‘A’, does it have to be 2.4m as per this screenshot from URA site:


or can it be 2m as per this section from the URA site?




also, from URA site:
https://www.ura.gov.sg/Corporate/Gu...tial/Semi-Detached-Houses/Building-Appendages

I take It that the cantilevered awning setback which is 1m refers to the double-headed arrow I labeled as ‘C’, and that the double-headed arrow ‘B’ can correspondingly also be shortened to 1m assuming I don’t place any vertical supports there?

Thanks in advance!

Key question is how wide is your frontage (front boundary)?

If you read this section of URA residential handbook (Setbacks for existing irregular or odd-shaped plots (excluding newly created plots)), there's an example for odd shaped plots like yours.

https://www.ura.gov.sg/Corporate/Gu.../Residential/Terrace/Setbacks-from-boundaries



if your front boundary is more than 8m wide, then you are allowed to do what you had planned as the front setback of 7.5m will need to be applied for 8m from the boundary line joining your neighbour which in this case, starts from the left side.
So assuming you have a frontage of 12m, then what you can built a structure within the 8m to 12m portion of the land. However, the side and front setback of 2m will need to be adhered to as well.

So basically a design like below. The awning/eave from this new structure can extend up to 1m from the building. Note that this 1m reference is from the building where the awning is attached to and not from the boundary line.



So back to the key question of how wide is your plot's frontage and what is the slanted side? if your slanted side boundary falls within 10m when measured at the 7.5m set back line, then you can forget about your plans already. I think in order to build any decent sized room, you will need at least 12m width at that 7.5m setback line which means your frontage would actually be much much wider than 12m. You can PM me directly with your plot details if you want.

 

[rlskyline]

Hope you don’t mind if I pick your brain further

the below image is an theoretical example of what I intend:



For the double-headed arrow I labeled as ‘A’, does it have to be 2.4m as per this screenshot from URA site:


or can it be 2m as per this section from the URA site?




also, from URA site:
https://www.ura.gov.sg/Corporate/Gu...tial/Semi-Detached-Houses/Building-Appendages

I take It that the cantilevered awning setback which is 1m refers to the double-headed arrow I labeled as ‘C’, and that the double-headed arrow ‘B’ can correspondingly also be shortened to 1m assuming I don’t place any vertical supports there?

Thanks in advance!

just curious, would the person helping u on this know the regulations instead of u trying to figure out everything yourself?

 

[Invaaaaa]

Key question is how wide is your frontage (front boundary)?

If you read this section of URA residential handbook (Setbacks for existing irregular or odd-shaped plots (excluding newly created plots)), there's an example for odd shaped plots like yours.

https://www.ura.gov.sg/Corporate/Gu.../Residential/Terrace/Setbacks-from-boundaries



if your front boundary is more than 8m wide, then you are allowed to do what you had planned as the front setback of 7.5m will need to be applied for 8m from the boundary line joining your neighbour which in this case, starts from the left side.
So assuming you have a frontage of 12m, then what you can built a structure within the 8m to 12m portion of the land. However, the side and front setback of 2m will need to be adhered to as well.

So basically a design like below. The awning/eave from this new structure can extend up to 1m from the building. Note that this 1m reference is from the building where the awning is attached to and not from the boundary line.



So back to the key question of how wide is your plot's frontage and what is the slanted side? if your slanted side boundary falls within 10m when measured at the 7.5m set back line, then you can forget about your plans already. I think in order to build any decent sized room, you will need at least 12m width at that 7.5m setback line which means your frontage would actually be much much wider than 12m. You can PM me directly with your plot details if you want.

Oh my frontage is quite wide at around 19m, but unfortunately it’s a newly subdivided plot hence that particular rule doesn’t apply to me. Which is also why I’m not planning on building a proper room, but rather just a pergola with pseudo-enclosure using glass curtains or zip track

 

[Invaaaaa]

just curious, would the person helping u on this know the regulations instead of u trying to figure out everything yourself?

No one is helping me on this yet haha

My property is a developer new build and is still under construction. I’ve just been doing a lot of planning in advance by myself because I need to plan my data points, cctv points and electrical points, etc.

Not much point getting some other contractor involved at this point because there’s nothing much on the site yet

 

[limck]

Oh my frontage is quite wide at around 19m, but unfortunately it’s a newly subdivided plot hence that particular rule doesn’t apply to me. Which is also why I’m not planning on building a proper room, but rather just a pergola with pseudo-enclosure using glass curtains or zip track

since it's a new sub-divided plot, then the 7.5m front set back will apply so by right there should not be any structure within that 7.5m set back area apart from the car porch. So your pergola/shelter will likely be deemed as a structure and hence illegal.

 

[Invaaaaa]

since it's a new sub-divided plot, then the 7.5m front set back will apply so by right there should not be any structure within that 7.5m set back area apart from the car porch. So your pergola/shelter will likely be deemed as a structure and hence illegal.

Ok thanks for the clarification! Are cantilevered awnings also considered as a structure?

 

[limck]

No one is helping me on this yet haha

My property is a developer new build and is still under construction. I’ve just been doing a lot of planning in advance by myself because I need to plan my data points, cctv points and electrical points, etc.

Not much point getting some other contractor involved at this point because there’s nothing much on the site yet

has construction started? By right all sanitary, water, electrical and network points should already be planned out before construction commenced.

 

[limck]

Ok thanks for the clarification! Are cantilevered awnings also considered as a structure?

cantilevered awnings similar to roof reaves

so the 1m max extension from building will apply.

 

[Invaaaaa]

has construction started? By right all sanitary, water, electrical and network points should already be planned out before construction commenced.

Ya started. I think the builder has indeed alr planned it out but I’ve been allowed some leeway to customise

 

[limck]

Ya started. I think the builder has indeed alr planned it out but I’ve been allowed some leeway to customise

if your house is "standard" 2.5 or 3.5 storeys type with false ceilings then not that bad as can run conduits above the false ceilings for any additional cabling. my house has conduits run within the floor slabs so no chance for any changes once the floor slabs are cast.

 

[isometric]

hi, may i ask if we were to install a loft (furniture deck say 5 to 10 sqm) inside a terrace house with high ceiling w/o submitting to BCA, will the bank valuer block the sale next time if i were to sell? since this is considered illegal alteration?

how much does it cost to submit to BCA and how long will the whole approval take?

anyone has experience building a loft in their home? any good recommendation on contractors/ id?

 

[limck]

hi, may i ask if we were to install a loft (furniture deck say 5 to 10 sqm) inside a terrace house with high ceiling w/o submitting to BCA, will the bank valuer block the sale next time if i were to sell? since this is considered illegal alteration?

how much does it cost to submit to BCA and how long will the whole approval take?

anyone has experience building a loft in their home? any good recommendation on contractors/ id?

Any loft more than 5sqm need to submit for approval. You’ll need a PE to design the structure as well for submission
Do note that minimum ceiling height of the loft is 2.4m and you should end up having a space below the loft with at least 2.4m or more as well. Basically ceiling height above loft must be less or equal to height below. So if your existing floor to ceiling height is less than 4.9m then no chance to do the loft

 

[Invaaaaa]

does anyone have experience with landscaping/removing trees at their roadside verges? Have got a bunch of trees growing outside of my house at the roadside verge but they look rather untidy and would prefer to replace them with something tidier.

Do you have to seek permission from nparks before chopping down the trees or is it something that you can proceed with on your own?

 

[hovivi]

Not discussed much here but be careful of LAN cables .. go for highest spec
I think My house is constrained to 100mbps cos I think developer use cat5 cables

 

[limck]

does anyone have experience with landscaping/removing trees at their roadside verges? Have got a bunch of trees growing outside of my house at the roadside verge but they look rather untidy and would prefer to replace them with something tidier.

Do you have to seek permission from nparks before chopping down the trees or is it something that you can proceed with on your own?

outside your house does not belong to you. for the green verge, it belongs to NParks. By right if you intend to plant any trees, you will need to seek permission from them as well. Chopping down trees outside your house is definitely out of the question. If your house falls within the Tree Conservation Zone, you will also need to seek permissions to remove mature trees which are within your compound.

For any developments which want to chop down trees during construction, the QP needs to write in to NParks to seek permission to remove and NParks will then respond accordingly. For some cases, the developer will need to reinstate by planting a new tree in place of the one which was removed.

TLDR, seek permission from NParks before doing anything.