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Renovating Your Home
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Application For Occupation Of Completed Building Works
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Introduction |
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It is a statutory requirement under Section 21 of the Building
Control Act that no building or part of a building where any
building works have been carried out shall be occupied in any
way unless the Commissioner of Building Control has issued a
Certificate of Statutory Completion (CSC) or a
Temporary Occupation Permit (TOP) in respect of that building
or that part of the building.
When the building works are completed, the Qualified Person
(QP) on behalf of the applicant shall apply to the Commissioner
of Building Control for a CSC or a TOP. The building can only
be occupied after a CSC or a TOP is granted. |
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Works Exempted From Top |
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The following building works do not require a TOP for the
occupation of the building:
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internal additions or alterations where the existing
building need not be vacated when building works are carried
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structures not intended for human habitation. |
Additions and alterations to landed houses and to residential
units of strata-subdivided buildings, therefore do not require
a TOP but a CSC. However, reconstruction to landed houses
would require a TOP if a CSC could not be obtained in time
for the occupation of the building.
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Submission
And Processing System |
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The approved building works must have been completed before
the QP can apply for a CSC.
An application for TOP (in the case of reconstruction works)
may be made if the completed works cannot meet all the requirements
for CSC but is able to meet the prerequisites for the issuance
of TOP. An application for a joint site inspection with BCA
would be necessary before an application for TOP or for a
direct CSC is made.
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Request For Joint Site Inspection Under The Advance
Booking System (ABS) - For Reconstruction Of Landed Dwelling
Houses |
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The QP shall apply for a site inspection date using
the prescribed form "Request for Site Inspection Date
under the Advance Booking System" (Form
BPD_CSC09). The application shall be made in advance
not less than 14 days and not more than 4 weeks from the
proposed date of inspection. BCA will inform the QP by
fax within 2 days of receipt of the request form the closest
available date for the joint inspection. The QP shall
reconfirm the inspection appointment by endorsing on the
reply slip of the same letter within 7 days before the
scheduled date of inspection. Otherwise, the proposed
inspection date is deemed cancelled and the QP will have
to lodge in a fresh request form for a new appointment
date.
When the QP reconfirms his acceptance of the inspection
date, he shall also submit to BCA the following certificates
and documents:
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Form
BPD_CSC02: Certificate of Supervision of Building
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Form
BPD_CSC03: Certificate of Supervision of Lightning
Protection System |
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Form
BPD_CSC04: Certificate of Supervision for Installation
of Lift and Escalator (if applicable) |
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Form
BPD_CSC05: Certificate of Supervision of Mechanical
Ventilation/Air-conditioning System (if applicable) |
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Form
BPD_CSC07: Declaration by Qualified Person for
the Application of TOP/CSC for Building works |
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Form
BPD_CSC09: Request for Site Inspection Date
under the Advance Booking System |
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Form
BC/BC: Builder's Certificate of Completion of
Building Works |
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Form
BEV/C2: Certificate of Supervision of Structural
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Form
BEV/C3: Submission Certificate of As-Built Structural
Plans/Calculations |
The following documents are to be submitted when requested
for:
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A copy of URA's Notice of Grant of Written Permission
(WP) |
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BCA's approved building plans or URA's approved
plans |
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A set of 'as-built' plans if there are deviations
from the approved building plans |
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Other documents as and when requested by BCA |
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Application For A Temporary Occupation Permit (TOP)
- For Reconstruction Of Landed Dwelling Houses |
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Submission And Processing Procedure |
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BCA will issue a written advice to the QP on the
non-compliance of the building regulations and other
requirements after the joint site inspection. The
QP may, after having complied with the requirements,
make an application for CSC to BCA. If the full
requirements for CSC cannot be met (e.g. not all
the CSC clearances from the technical agencies have
been issued for the completed works), he may instead
submit an application for TOP if the prerequisites
for TOP are met. BCA will issue the TOP within 7
days from the date of application if the submission
is found to be in order. Otherwise, the application
will be suspended and a suspension letter stipulating
the non-compliance will be issued to the QP, with
a copy to the applicant. The QP may request for
his application to be reactivated upon compliance
of the outstanding requirements for further consideration
of TOP. |
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Prerequistes For TOP |
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BCA will consider the issuance of TOP to the completed
building works after successful site inspection
and the submission of the following documents:
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Form
BPD_CSC01: Application for TOP/CSC |
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Form
BPD_CSC07: Declaration by Qualified Person
for the Application of TOP/CSC for Building
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A copy of site plan drawn to the scale of
1:200 to 1:1000 with the boundary lines and
outlines of the building edged in red |
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Compliance of BCA's written advice issued
after site inspection |
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Any outstanding building plan
clearances from the relevant technical agencies
not submitted earlier at building plan approval
stage |
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Clearances from the relevant technical agencies:
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QP's declaration to the Civil
Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS)
or/and Defence
Science & Technology Agency (DSTA),
Ministry of Defence, if there is height
control requirement specified in the planning
conditions of the Written Permission (WP)
from URA |
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Notice of Acceptance of Commissioning for
project household shelter from the Civil Defence
Shelter Engineering Department, BCA for household/storey
shelter in residential development, if applicable |
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Compliance confirmation of requirements
specified in the planning conditions of the
WP from URA (e.g. control height of AMSL,
plastering of party wall, etc.) |
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All relevant certificates of supervision
listed in the explanatory notes of the "Request
for Site Inspection Date under the Advance
Booking System" (Form
BPD_CSC09) |
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The TOP is issued with a written direction (WD)
that stipulates the requirements for CSC to be obtained
within 12 months from the date of TOP. |
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Application For Certificate Of Statutory Completion
(CSC)
- For Additions And Alterations To Landed Dwelling Houses
- For Additions And Alterations To Residential Units Of
Strata-subdivided Residential Buildings
- For Reconstruction Of Landed Dwelling Houses |
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Submission And Processing Procedure |
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Upon compliance of the written direction issued
with the TOP (in the case of reconstruction of landed
houses), the QP may then apply for a CSC. The QP
may also apply for a direct CSC without having to
apply for a TOP if all the requirements for CSC
can be complied with before the building is occupied.
BCA will issue the CSC within 7 days from the date
of application if the submission is found to be
in order, or from the date of full compliance of
the outstanding requirements if the CSC application
had been suspended earlier. An application for CSC
will be rejected if an amendment building plans
as required earlier has not been submitted for approval. |
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Requirements For CSC |
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The requirements for CSC are as follows:
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Form
BPD_CSC01: Application for TOP/CSC |
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Form
BPD_CSC07: Declaration by Qualified Person
for the Application of TOP/CSC for Building
works |
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A copy of site plan drawn to the scale of
1:200 to 1:1000 with the boundary lines and
outlines of the building edged in red |
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Compliance with the requirements listed
in the Schedule of the written direction issued
with the TOP |
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Any outstanding building plan clearances
from the relevant technical agencies not submitted
earlier at building plan approval stage including
all amendments to the main building plan |
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Clearances from the relevant technical agencies:
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QP's declaration to the
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS)
or/and Defence
Science & Technology Agency (DSTA),
Ministry of Defence, if there is height
control requirement specified in the planning
conditions of the Written Permission (WP)
from URA |
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Notice of Acceptance of Commissioning for
project household shelter from the Civil Defence
Shelter Engineering Department, BCA for household/storey
shelter in residential development, if applicable |
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Compliance confirmation of requirements
specified in the planning conditions of the
WP from URA (e.g. control height of AMSL,
plastering of party wall, etc.) |
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All relevant certificates of supervision |
Documents and clearances for CSC, which have
been submitted at TOP stage need not be submitted
again at CSC stage.
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Last updated on 28 September 2006
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