# Revision of Development Charge Rates - **Source:** Ministry of National Development - **Published:** 2020-08-31T09:00:00.000Z - **Author:** Ministry of National Development - **Original:** https://www.mnd.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/view/revision-of-development-charge-rates-2020 - **Topics:** Private Residential ## Featured rationale The broad reductions signal softer assessed development values across several segments, potentially lowering project costs and supporting development feasibility where rates declined. ## AI summary From 1 September 2020, average development charge rates fell 7.8% for hotels and hospitals, 3.6% for commercial use and 0.8% for non-landed residential use. ## Original article The Ministry of National Development has revised the development charge (DC) rates for the period 1 September 2020 to 28 February 2021. The review is carried out on a half-yearly basis in consultation with the Chief Valuer. The DC rates for Use Groups A (Commercial), B2 (Residential, non-landed), C (Hotel/Hospital), D (Industry) have decreased. The DC rates remain unchanged for Use Groups B1 (Residential, landed), E (Place of Worship / Civic and Community Institution), and 3 other Use Groups F, G and H. (See Appendix 1 for Table of DC Rates). The DC rates for Use Group A (Commercial) have decreased by 3.6% on average. 110 out of the 118 sectors have reduction in DC rates ranging from 3% to 7%. Rates are unchanged for the remaining eight sectors. The largest decrease of 7% applies to the following sectors: • Sector 11 (Shenton Way/ Straits Boulevard/ Marina Boulevard/ Raffles Quay) • Sector 12 (Bayfront Area/ Marina Bay Sands) • Sector 41 (Cairnhill Road/ Orchard Road/ Somerset Road/ Exeter Road/ Buyong Road/ Cavenagh Road) • Sector 42 (Scotts Road/ Orchard Road/ Orchard Boulevard/ Bideford Road/ Nutmeg Road/ Mount Elizabeth/ Claymore Road The DC rates for Use Group B2 (Residential, non-landed) have decreased by 0.8% on average. 34 out of the 118 sectors have reduction in DC rates ranging from 2% to 3%. Rates are unchanged for the remaining 84 sectors. The largest decrease of 3% applies to the following sectors: • Sectors 53 to 59 (Jalan Besar/ Lavender Street/ Kallang Bahru/ Bendemeer Road/ Upper Boon Keng Road/ Geylang Bahru/ Serangoon Road/ Balestier Road/ Tessensohn Road/ Race Course Road/ Thomson Road/ Mandalay Road) • Sectors 72 to 75, 78 to 79 (Alexandra Road/ Prince Charles Crescent/ Delta Road/ Jalan Bukit Ho Swee/ Zion Road/ Kim Tian Road/ Tiong Bahru Estate/ Outram Road/ New Bridge Road/ Kampong Bahru Road/ Telok Blangah Rise/ Bukit Purmei Road/ Lower Delta Road/ Jalan Bukit Merah) • Sector 80 to 88 (Lower Delta Road/ Kim Tian Road/ Jalan Bukit Merah/ Alexandra Road/ Tiong Bahru Road/ Redhill Road/ Lengkok Bahru/ Leng Kee Road/ Ayer Rajah Expressway/ Depot Road/ Telok Blangah Road/ Henderson Road/ Telok Blangah Way/ Mount Faber/ West Coast Highway/ Keppel Bay/ Labrador Nature Reserve) • Sector 92 (Guillemard Road/ Mountbatten Road/ Old Airport Road/ Dunman Road/ Tanjong Katong Road/ Haig Road/ Geylang Road) • Sector 101 to 103 (Aljunied Road/ Paya Lebar Road/ Jalan Eunos/ Macpherson Road/ Geylang Road/ Guillemard Road/ Sims Way/ Hougang Avenue 3/ Upper Paya Lebar Road/ Bartley Road/ Braddell Road/ Marymount Road/ Thomson Road) • Sector 111 (West Coast Highway/ Clementi Road/ Commonwealth Avenue/ Alexandra Road/ Labrador Villa Road) The DC rates for Use Group C (Hotel/Hospital) have decreased by 7.8% on average. 116 out of the 118 sectors have reduction in DC rates ranging from 4% to 15%. Rates are unchanged for the remaining two sectors. The largest decrease of 15% applies to the following sectors: • Sector 3 (Hill Street/ Victoria Street/ Seah Street/ Beach Road/ Ophir Road/ Nicoll Highway/ Esplanade Drive/ City Hall Area) • Sector 5 (Nicoll Highway/ Suntec City Area/ Ophir Road/ Raffles Avenue/ Promenade Area) • Sector 6 (Collyer Quay/ Fullerton Road) • Sector 11 (Shenton Way/ Straits Boulevard/ Marina Boulevard/ Raffles Quay) • Sector 12 (Bayfront Area/ Marina Bay Sands) • Sector 41 (Cairnhill Road/ Orchard Road/ Somerset Road/ Exeter Road/ Buyong Road/ Cavenagh Road) • Sector 42 (Scotts Road/ Orchard Road/ Orchard Boulevard/ Bideford Road/ Nutmeg Road/ Mount Elizabeth/ Claymore Road) • Sector 43 (Tanglin Road/ Cuscaden Road/ Orchard Boulevard/ Grange Road) The DC rates for Use Group D (Industry) have decreased by 0.9% on average. 52 out of the 118 sectors have reduction in DC rates ranging from 2% to 3%. Rates are unchanged for the remaining 66 sectors. The largest decrease of 3% applies to the following sectors: • Sector 99 (Pasir Ris/ Loyang/ Changi Area) • Sector 100 (Tampines Road/ Hougang/ Punggol/ Sengkang Area) • Sector 114 (Boon Lay/ Jurong West/ Pioneer/ Tuas/ Sungei Kadut/ Choa Chu Kang/ Lim Chu Kang Area) • Sector 115 (Mandai/ Woodlands/ Sembawang/ Yishun Area) • Sector 116 (Jurong Island) There are no changes to the Use Groups Table and the Geographical Sector maps. The revised DC rates (Appendix 1), to be read in conjunction with the Use Groups Table (Appendix 2) and the set of Geographical Sector maps* (Map A and Map B), will be effective from 1 September 2020. The new rates will apply to cases which are granted Provisional Permission (PP) or 2nd and subsequent extensions to the PP on or after the effective date. If there is any disagreement over the DC payable for any development proposal calculated based on the rates under the respective Use Groups, developers and owners can opt for a case-by-case valuation by the Chief Valuer, as provided for in the Planning Act. * Please use the Development Charge (DC) Sector Maps and Rates to find out the DC sector number and rates of a particular site. ## Chinese translation > Translation model: grok_cli ### 发展费税率修订 国家发展部已修订2020年9月1日至2021年2月28日期间的发展费（DC）税率。该检讨每半年进行一次，并咨询总估价师。 用途组别A（商业）、B2（住宅，非有地）、C（酒店/医院）、D（工业）的DC税率有所下调。用途组别B1（住宅，有地）、E（宗教场所/公民与社区机构）以及另外3个用途组别F、G及H的DC税率维持不变。（DC税率表见附录1）。 用途组别A（商业）的DC税率平均下调3.6%。118个地段中有110个地段的DC税率下调幅度介乎3%至7%。其余八个地段税率不变。下调幅度最大为7%的地段如下： • 第11地段（Shenton Way/ Straits Boulevard/ Marina Boulevard/ Raffles Quay） • 第12地段（Bayfront Area/ Marina Bay Sands） • 第41地段（Cairnhill Road/ Orchard Road/ Somerset Road/ Exeter Road/ Buyong Road/ Cavenagh Road） • 第42地段（Scotts Road/ Orchard Road/ Orchard Boulevard/ Bideford Road/ Nutmeg Road/ Mount Elizabeth/ Claymore Road 用途组别B2（住宅，非有地）的DC税率平均下调0.8%。118个地段中有34个地段的DC税率下调幅度介乎2%至3%。其余84个地段税率不变。下调幅度最大为3%的地段如下： • 第53至59地段（Jalan Besar/ Lavender Street/ Kallang Bahru/ Bendemeer Road/ Upper Boon Keng Road/ Geylang Bahru/ Serangoon Road/ Balestier Road/ Tessensohn Road/ Race Course Road/ Thomson Road/ Mandalay Road） • 第72至75、78至79地段（Alexandra Road/ Prince Charles Crescent/ Delta Road/ Jalan Bukit Ho Swee/ Zion Road/ Kim Tian Road/ Tiong Bahru Estate/ Outram Road/ New Bridge Road/ Kampong Bahru Road/ Telok Blangah Rise/ Bukit Purmei Road/ Lower Delta Road/ Jalan Bukit Merah） • 第80至88地段（Lower Delta Road/ Kim Tian Road/ Jalan Bukit Merah/ Alexandra Road/ Tiong Bahru Road/ Redhill Road/ Lengkok Bahru/ Leng Kee Road/ Ayer Rajah Expressway/ Depot Road/ Telok Blangah Road/ Henderson Road/ Telok Blangah Way/ Mount Faber/ West Coast Highway/ Keppel Bay/ Labrador Nature Reserve） • 第92地段（Guillemard Road/ Mountbatten Road/ Old Airport Road/ Dunman Road/ Tanjong Katong Road/ Haig Road/ Geylang Road） • 第101至103地段（Aljunied Road/ Paya Lebar Road/ Jalan Eunos/ Macpherson Road/ Geylang Road/ Guillemard Road/ Sims Way/ Hougang Avenue 3/ Upper Paya Lebar Road/ Bartley Road/ Braddell Road/ Marymount Road/ Thomson Road） • 第111地段（West Coast Highway/ Clementi Road/ Commonwealth Avenue/ Alexandra Road/ Labrador Villa Road） 用途组别C（酒店/医院）的DC税率平均下调7.8%。118个地段中有116个地段的DC税率下调幅度介乎4%至15%。其余两个地段税率不变。下调幅度最大为15%的地段如下： • 第3地段（Hill Street/ Victoria Street/ Seah Street/ Beach Road/ Ophir Road/ Nicoll Highway/ Esplanade Drive/ City Hall Area） • 第5地段（Nicoll Highway/ Suntec City Area/ Ophir Road/ Raffles Avenue/ Promenade Area） • 第6地段（Collyer Quay/ Fullerton Road） • 第11地段（Shenton Way/ Straits Boulevard/ Marina Boulevard/ Raffles Quay） • 第12地段（Bayfront Area/ Marina Bay Sands） • 第41地段（Cairnhill Road/ Orchard Road/ Somerset Road/ Exeter Road/ Buyong Road/ Cavenagh Road） • 第42地段（Scotts Road/ Orchard Road/ Orchard Boulevard/ Bideford Road/ Nutmeg Road/ Mount Elizabeth/ Claymore Road） • 第43地段（Tanglin Road/ Cuscaden Road/ Orchard Boulevard/ Grange Road） 用途组别D（工业）的DC税率平均下调0.9%。118个地段中有52个地段的DC税率下调幅度介乎2%至3%。其余66个地段税率不变。下调幅度最大为3%的地段如下： • 第99地段（Pasir Ris/ Loyang/ Changi Area） • 第100地段（Tampines Road/ Hougang/ Punggol/ Sengkang Area） • 第114地段（Boon Lay/ Jurong West/ Pioneer/ Tuas/ Sungei Kadut/ Choa Chu Kang/ Lim Chu Kang Area） • 第115地段（Mandai/ Woodlands/ Sembawang/ Yishun Area） • 第116地段（Jurong Island） 用途组别表及地理地段地图均无变动。 经修订的DC税率（附录1）须与用途组别表（附录2）及地理地段地图*（地图A及地图B）一并阅读，自2020年9月1日起生效。新税率适用于在生效日期或之后获批临时准证（PP），或获批第二次及后续PP延期的个案。 若对根据各用途组别税率计算的任何发展建议应付DC有任何异议，发展商及业主可选择由总估价师按个案估价，此乃《规划法令》所规定。 * 请使用发展费（DC）地段地图及税率，以查阅特定地块的DC地段编号及税率。