Guidelines to Plan Submission

• Submission Stages
• Consultation
• Industrial Allocation
• Circulars 

Prior to the submission of Development Control (DC) plans to NEA, applicants should submit a separate application for environmental information such as building height constraint, health & safety buffer, etc. for their projects. Please refer to the page on Application of Environmental Information for Development Control Submissions for further details. Should you have further queries on the above changes, please contact NEA’s hotline at 1800 2255632 or email us at nea_envinfo@nea.gov.sg

Please note that NEA and PUB have been operating as separate Technical Agencies (TAs) for the processing of plan submissions, with effect from 1 Jan 2017. Separate clearance certificates from NEA and PUB will be issued on and after 1 Jan 2017. Qualified Persons (QPs) are reminded to obtain the relevant clearances from PUB (Building Plan Unit) if you have not already done so. Any building plan for developments involving / related to: 

• Environmental Health (EH) and Pollution Control (PC) matters shall be submitted to NEA Central Building Plan Department (CBPD); and
• Surface Water Drainage or Sewerage and Sanitary Works shall be submitted to PUB Building Plan Unit (BPU). 

Please refer to the page on NEA Service Standards for information on the service standards for various plan submissions.

Codes of Practices and Guidelines

• Code of Practice on Environmental Health (2016 Edition)
• Code of Practice for the Control of Legionella Bacteria in Cooling Towers 
• Singapore Standard SS 593 : 2013 – Code of Practice for Pollution Control
• Technical Guidelines for Noise Impact Assessment (NIA) (Updated as at Jul 2016)
• Guideline on Boundary Noise Limit For Air Conditioning and Ventilation Systems in Non-Industrial Buildings (Updated as at Apr 2014)

Forms & Checklists

• Checklist - General Requirements for Plan Submission (for DC and BP(EH) applications)
• Checklist - Requirements for Building Plan (BP) on Pollution Control (for BP(PC) applications)
• Consultation Appointment Form (please email the completed form to: cbpd_consultation@nea.gov.sg)
• Application for Workers' Dormitory

Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA)

The revised Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) guidelines are effective from 1 Apr 2016. The revised QRA guidelines can be found at the web links below. 

• Revised QRA Guidelines Criteria (Updated as at Aug 2016)
• Revised QRA Technical Guidance (Updated as at Nov 2016)
• Revised QRA Guidelines Submission Format (Updated as at Aug 2016)

Should you have further queries, you may wish to email CONTACT_MHD@mom.gov.sg.

List of Registered QRA Consultancy Firms (Updated as at May 2017)

Pollution Control Study (PCS)

Site Assessment and Site Remediation

Environmental Basement Study Guidelines

List of Consultants with Expertise in Conducting Site Assessment Studies and Remedying Contaminated Sites (Updated as at May 2017)