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RESIDENTIAL 1  
PLANNED HOUSING 11  
A type of housing building other than single, semi-detached and terrace houses
that provides multiple housing units. It is elevated and has separate ownership for
each unit (strata title). Home owner only owns each interior housing unit, while
Strata housing 111
the building itself, the facilities such as recreational park are jointly owned and
shared with other homeowners. E.g. hgih rise apartments, serviced apartments,
condominiums
A housing unit on the ground (landed housing) that includes single/bungalow
Non-strata housing 112 houses, terrace houses, semi detached houses and housing schemes. Every
home ownership is based on land lot, or individual housing lot.
UNPLANNED HOUSING 12  
A settlement in an urban or urban fringe where the occupants do not have real
Squatter village 121 ownership of the land. Squatter village will only be used in the current land use
plan.

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INDUSTRY 2  
Usually located in the area reserved for industrial activities. It can also be located
near residential areas because such industry does not emit waste, noise and odour
Light 211 including gas in daily operations. Such industry requires buffer zone such as
“physical buffer” and “green buffer” within 50 meter distance.
An industry that produces waste, noise, odour and gas in the daily
production process. Uses raw materials which are categorised as hazardous
Medium 212 and needed to be placed further from residential areas because it can cause
undesireable effects towards surrounding environment. Require buffer zones
such as “physical buffer” and “green buffer” within 200 meter distance.
An industry that uses raw material and produces waste and pollution in the form
of solid, liquid or gas. Such industry is highly risky in terms of fire, explosion,
Heavy 213 biological pollution towards the environment. Must be located far away from
residential areas and require buffer zones such as “physical buffer” and”green
buffer” within 500 meter distance.
Uses high end and sophisticated technology and raw materials in the daily
Specialised 214 operational process. Such industry is able to recycle its own waste. It is
divided into high technology industry and aviation industry.
An industry that offers services. An example of such industry is vehicle repair
Service 215 centre, painting and coating services and etc. This industry relies on skills and
utilise less on technology and machinery.

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COMMERCIAL AND SERVICES 3  
Commercial shop 311 Grocery shop, wholesale and services, laundry services, stationary, etc.
Emporium, shopping centre, boutique, arcade, bazaar, fashion studio,
Commercial complex 312
restaurant, office, hotel and etc.
Entertainment centre 313 Night club, family entertainment centre
 Accommodation building 314 Hotel, motel, industrial workers hostel building
Insurance and financial institutions, brokerage firms, banks, kredit firms, and
Financial centre 315
pawn shop.
Stall/ bazaar 316 Hawker stall selling sweet cakes, food stalls, steaks, bakery
Wet market and dry market, night market and farmer’s market, wholesale market,
Market 317
fruit market and mini market
Dining centre/food court 318 Restaurant, open cafe, cafeteria, snack bars, grill rooms, steak house
Fuel station 319 Free standing fuel station
Private institution (clinic, hospital,school, Tuition centres, private clinic, computer training institute, language learning
320
etc) centre, beauty centre, private school, music learning centre.
Others 321 Bowling alley, futsal arena, badminton arena, snooker centre.
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COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND
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INSTITUTIONS
EDUCATION 41
Pre school 411 Pre-school education for children less than 7 years old.
Primary school 412 Education for children from 7 to 12 years old.
Secondary school 413 Education for students from 13 to 17 years old.
Religious school 414 Education that integrates religious teaching into its syllabus
HEALTH 42
Dentist 421
Hospital 422

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COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND
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INSTITUTIONS
RELIGIOUS 43
A building smaller in scale from the mosque and functions as local Islamic
Surau 431
centre for worship and also for the purpose of Islamic teachings.
Mosque 432
Buddhist Temple 433
Hindu Temple 434
Church 435
Lain-lain 436

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COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND
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INSTITUTIONS
CEMETERY 44
Islam 441
Chinese 442
Buddha 443
Christian 444
Hindu / Sikh 445
Crematorium 446
Lain-lain 447

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COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND
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INSTITUTIONS
SAFETY 45
Police post 451
Police station 452
State/district police headquarters 453
Fire station 454
Military/police/firemen training centre 455
Others 456
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COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND
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INSTITUTIONS
WELFARE HOMES 46

Orphanage 461

Home for the elderly people 462

Home for the disabled people 463

Organisation/association 464

Rehabilitation centre 465

Others 466

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COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND
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INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT USE/STATUTORY USE 47
Government office/agency 473
Government agencies operating as private corporations. i.e. Government
Statutory body 474
Linked Companies (GLC)
Others 475

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COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND
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INSTITUTIONS
OTHER COMMUNITY FACILITIES 48

Public multipurpose hall 481

Public hall 482

Hall 483

Public library 484

Post office 485

Others 486
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COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND INSTITUTIONS 4  
OPEN SPACE AND RECREATIONAL 49  
Any land reserved, or designatedentirely or partly for the purpose of public
Open space 491 floral park, public park, sports field and public recreation, stroller park,
public pedestrian spaces or as public area.
Reserved for pre school children and the location is not more than 500
Play lot 492
metres from the residential area.
For formal or informal play activities especially for primary school
Play field 493
children. Location is not more than 1.5 km from residential area.
Reserved for passive sports and recreational activities, field and arena
Neighbourhood field 494 for sports and includes park. Location is within 1.5 km from
residential areas.
Play arena 495 Sports playing area such as badminton, takraw sport and etc.
Covers forest area, agricultural area and water body (lake and former
mine site). The green space also includes road reserve and drainage
Green space 496
reserve and also abandoned land either cleared land, bushes, and
empty space.
An undeveloped area and is left in its original state. Usually this area can
Development leftover area 497
be a green buffer.
An area that surrounds a water body such as river, lake, pond and
Empty land around water body 498
wetland. Usually such land is damp or sandy.
An empty land where it is reserved up to certain distance to separate two
Buffer zone 499 different land uses for the pupose of environmental stability and safety
protection.

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EMPTY LAND 5
NATURAL 51
bushes 511 Land which remains free of buildings, structures or human activities, except
for conservation purposes (urban area). Land on which no
Grass land 512 permanent structure has been erected and/or which is undeveloped.
ARTIFICIAL 52
Abandoned project site 521 “Urban Voids” are unutilized, under-utilized or abandoned land and
premises
Under construction site 522 which exist in urban areas due to outdated or defunct uses.