3-Gateway Process

3-Gateway Process

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GGatewaysObjectivesKey Approvals
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Pre-Submission, Planning and Other Consultations

To seek one or more agencies' guidance and/or waivers on a project's submission requirements before making a formal submission

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    G1

    Design Gateway (DG)

    For Design Parameters

    To resolve multi-agency key parameters which have impact on design parameters and client’s brief, before proceeding to detailed design.

    • URA PP
    • LTA, NEA and PUB DC Clearances
    • NParks DC Approval

    G1.5

    Piling Gateway (PG)

    *optional

    To resolve requirements pertaining to piling and foundation works (e.g. pile caps, raft foundation, earth retaining and stabilising structures), excluding superstructural works.

      • BCA ST Approvals for Permanent Piling Works
      • LTA RPZ AIP for Pile Design and Pile Layout Plan
      G2Construction Gateway (CG)To resolve multi-agency requirements concerning design details that need to be coordinated before commencement of main structural works and launch of Sales.
      • URA WP
      • BCA BP and ST Approvals
      • LTA Street Plan Clearance, BP (Parking), BP (Rails)
      • NEA and PUB BP Clearance Certificate
      • SCDF BP Approval

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      Independent Submissions (IDP)

      *if applicable

      To clear agency-specific requirements with no cross-agency dependencies (i.e. typically affecting only one relevant agency). E.g. structural submission of ancillary structures such as barriers/ claddings to BCA

      • NParks Tree Felling Approval
      • PUB Earth Control Measures Approval
      G3

      Completion Gateway (TOP)

      Application for TOP/CSC

      To document “As-Built” plans and obtain Occupancy Permit/ Statutory Completion

       

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      For simpler projects, please refer to the Direct Submission Process (DSP) here.

       

      Example of a project making regulatory submissions across CORENET X Gateways

      regulatory submission process

       

       

      Independent submissions, or agency-specific submissions, can be submitted in parallel with Gateway submissions across the entire regulatory approval lifecycle.

      An example of an independent submission for Structural works is as follows.

       

      List of independent submissions under CORENET X and their corresponding service level agreement
      (updated in July 2024)

      AgencyIndependent Submission under CORENET XService Level Agreement (i.e. expected response time) 
      BCA

      Structural design with design calculations of independent work/ structures e.g. demolition, temporary ERSS, cladding, barriers, temporary traffic decking

      Building design details of specialised works such as Environmental Sustainability (ES) regulatory detailed requirements

      Constructability score submission (C-score)
      As-built Buildability score (B-score)
      As-built Constructability score (C-score)

      		15 working days
      LTA

      Railway protection/ road structure protection details for engineering works/ restricted activities apart from aspects cleared in PG/CG:
      -plan for engineering works
      -engineering evaluation report
      -instrumentation proposal
      -method statement of work
      -emergency procedure
      -pre-condition survey report
      -certified survey plan

      		20 working days
      NEA

      -Temporary sanitary facilities at construction site
      -Detailed plan on pollution control equipment
      -Pollution Control Study (PCS)
      -Noise Impact Assessment (Pre-NIA, Post-NIA)
      -Noise report for ACMV

      		20 working days
      NParks

      -Planting/ landscaping scheme of planting areas within development, including open air parking areas at street level, of green verges along roadside (i.e. number and species of trees and plants to be planted)
      -Details of new tree planting and reinstatement works for green verge affected by entrance culvert
      -Details of the open space to be provided as part of a landed housing development, or TCOT

      		20 working days
      PUB

      Application to work in public sewerage system ("Form B")

      		14 working days
       

      -Notification of Water Service Installation (WSI) works by Professional Engineer (PE) involving pumping equipment of water tank (site plans, water reticulation schematic/ layout drawing of WSI design works, water requirements, SP Water Utilities Account Number)
      -CSC of WSI by PE

      		21 working days
      SCDF

      Fire Protection (FP) and Mechanical Ventilation (MV) Plans:
      -detailed layout and floor plan showing FP and MV system of development
      -Automatic Fire Alarm system
      -Automatic Fire Extinguishing system
      -Emergency voice communication system
      -Smoke control system
      -Schematic diagram of the proposed system
      -Calculations and reports (where applicable)

      Independent Building Plan (BP) submission (e.g. A&A, change of usage, petroleum and flammable material (P&FM) storage, etc.) not involving other agencies

      Temporary Fire Permit (TFP)/ Fire Safety Certificate (FSC)

      		5 working days
       Minor addition/ alteration (MAA)Approval via lodgment
      URAStrata/ land subdivision and amalgamation (if applicable)Approval via lodgment