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Change or Extension of Use
 
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  • Guidelines
  • Step by step Guide
  • Terms and Conditions

Guidelines for Change or Extension of Use

  • JTC has not commenced any legal action against you

  • You currently do not have any outstanding rent or monies to be settled with JTC

  • You are not carrying out any open land/ unauthorised subletting

  • You are not in breach of any term, condition or covenant of the tenancy or lease agreement

  • You comply with other Government Agencies' rules and regulations (e.g. URA's 60:40 usage quantum)

  • Your proposed usage is Industrial or Warehousing

  • Your proposed usage complies with JTC's usage guidelines (i.e. usage should be compatible with JTC's usage zoning/ URA's land use zoning and does not fall within the Negative List or Further Assessment List etc) and does not comprise of dormitories

  • CBPU must have cleared your proposed usage

  • PUB must have cleared your proposed water consumption if you are applying for NEWater/ Industrial Water usage or if your potable water consumption exceeds 500 cubic metres per month

  • There is no change of use involving a change in land use zoning of  the URA (e.g. from B1 to B2 and vice versa)

The information listed above is to be used as a reference only.  All applications are subject to final approval by JTC at JTC's discretion (including any terms and conditions that JTC may in its discretion impose with such final approval).

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, JTC shall have the sole and exclusive right to receive, process and approve all applications according to such qualifying criteria as it deems fit and may at its discretion, reject any application or terminate your use of the website services as appropriate.We retain the right, at our discretion, to modify, delete, edit or withdraw any part, component or all of the online request facilities at any time, or stop, restrict or suspend the same in relation to you or any other user(s) without being liable for any costs, expenses, losses and/or damages incurred by you or any other user(s) whatsoever.

Step-by-Step Guide to Change or Extension of Use

STEP 1

Make an Online Application

Make an online application to request for a change or extend the use of your JTC premises.  To apply, please click here. The relevant references mentioned in the application form may be downloaded here:

You will need the following information/ documents to complete the application:


The following application types will require additional forms/ documents to be submitted for further assessment (please click on it to download the relevant forms):

STEP 2

Assessment of application

JTC will notify you of the outcome within the Service Standard duration.

STEP 3

Acceptance of terms and conditions

You will be required to accept the Terms and Conditions in the consent letter within the stipulated duration.

STEP 4

Execution of legal documentation

  • For customers on lease agreements, you will be required to execute a Variation of Lease (if the lease has been issued) or a Supplementary Agreement (in cases where only a Preliminary Agreement or Agreement of Lease has been issued).
  • For customers on tenancy agreements, no legal documentation will be executed as the new usage for your JTC premises will be incorporated in the Tenancy Agreement for the next tenancy renewal term.

Terms and Conditions

  • Administrative Fees

  • A non-refundable administrative fee of $235.40 (GST inclusive) will be charged at the point of submission of online applications. For applications submitted in hard copy, a non-refundable administrative fee of $535 (GST inclusive) is payable via cash or cheque.
  • Approval from Relevant Government Authorities

  • All necessary clearances from relevant Government authorities must be obtained and submitted to JTC during application.
  • Execution of Legal Documentation

  • For customers on lease, you will be required to execute a variation of lease (where lease has been issued) or a supplementary agreement (where only a preliminary agreement or agreement of lease was issued).

    For customers on tenancy, no legal documentation will be executed as the new use will be incorporated in the tenancy agreement for the forthcoming renewal of tenancy.

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Change or Extend Use of Premises

Change or extension of use refers to the change or extension of use from the approved usage of your premises. The proposed usage has to be compatible with the surrounding industries.  You may have to seek prior approval from other government agencies before submitting your application to JTC.

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Last updated: 02 January 2013