State lands are sold at a price based on the proposed use and intensity at the time of sale. The use and intensity are stipulated as conditions in the State title. If you obtain planning approval for your proposed development works, and the approved use and/or intensity exceeds that stated in the State Title, you are required to apply to the SLA for the title restriction to be lifted before development works can proceed.
 - Procedure for change of land use
- Application form for Lifting of Title Restriction
- Fees
You are required to submit an application form for the proposed change in use to SLA. The following information has to be included in your application:
Photocopy of the planning approval (Provisional Permission or Written Permission) for proposed development.2 copies of site plan. The site plan should contain the following particulars:- all existing roads, cadastral boundaries, lot numbers and Mukim/Town subdivision boundaries, and
- the development site edged in red.
Photographs of the site:- a minimum of 3 photographs of the site taken from different angles in 3R or larger size should be submitted, and
- the photographs must be taken not more than 1 month before the application date. Date taken should be indicated on the photographs. One copy of the site plan must show the direction from which each photograph is taken. This should be indicated using an arrow sign.
For non-strata developments, if the lots within the development site are owned by more than 1 owner, the application must be jointly submitted by all owners.For strata developments, if the Management Corporation wishes to apply for lease upgrading on the behalf of its subsidiary proprietors; please provide documentation of the special resolution meeting.
The processing fee for the application is $800. You are also required to remit us $5.80 for providing current lot information on a per lot basis and will not be refunded after the application is accepted by SLA.
If the application is approved, landowners also have to pay a differential premium (DP) for lifting the title restriction. The DP is based on the difference in the land value, which is based on the proposed and original use or intensity. The rates are calculated based on the published Table of Development Charge (DC) Rates.
The material date of determination of the DP is pegged to the date of Provisional Permission (PP) or the date of the second and subsequent PP extensions. Where the tenure of the land is leasehold, the DC rates will be adjusted to reflect the remaining tenure of the land using the Leasehold Table.
An option is also available for landowners to appeal for a spot valuation by the Chief Valuer and which includes an administrative fee. If the new DP payable upon appeal is higher than the initial DP calculated based on the DC table, the applicant is not allowed to rely on the earlier DP assessed.
SLA's responsibilities include the administration of State leases, which have a specific tenure determined at the time of the sale of the land.
Property owners can apply for extension of leases. Each application has to be considered on its merits, bearing in mind the Government's long-term plans for land uses and in consultation with other government agencies.
For example, a property owner has a lease of 99 years that began in 1960 and will end in 2059. In 2005, his lease would have run for 45 years and have 54 years remaining. He may apply for an extension of lease tenure back to the original 99 years. If he successfully applies for such an extension in 2005, his lease will then run for the next 99 years until 2104. For this extension, he will have to pay an upgrading premium, which is assessed by the Chief Valuer, on a case-by-case basis depending on the proposed use.
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