Section 6A: Outline Planning Permission

6A. Outline Planning Permission (1) Subject to subsection (2), any person may, in respect of a project, apply to the local authority for an Outline Planning Permission in such form and manner as may be determined by the local authority. (2) The application under subsection (1) shall— (a) be made in accordance with the guidelines issued by the local authority; and (b) be subject to the condition that the applicant shall, in his application for a Building and Land Use Permit, include precise particulars of the reserved matters. (3) The reserved matters referred to in subsection (2) (b) shall include— (a) aspects of a building or place which affect the way it looks, including the exterior of the development; (b) accessibility to all routes leading to and within the site, as well as the way they link up to other roads and pathways outside the site; (c) the improvement or protection of the amenities of the site and the area and the surrounding area, including, if any, planting trees or hedges as a screen; (d) buildings, routes and open spaces within the development and the way they are laid out in relation to buildings and spaces outside the development; (e) information on the size of the development, including the height, width and length of each proposed building. (4) An Outline Planning Permission issued by a local authority shall— (a) be valid for a period of 12 months; and (b) not authorise the holder to start work on the land to which the application relates. (5) In this section, “Outline Planning Permission” means a permission for the development of land sought from a local authority at an early stage and irrespective of whether a Building and Land Use Permit is to be granted or not and before any substantial costs are incurred in relation to the development of the land. [S. 6A inserted by s. 24 of Act 1 of 2009 w.e.f. 1 January 2009.]