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Guidelines on Greenery Provision and Tree Conservation for Developments  

We have put together a set of guidelines to describe the statutory requirements around greenery provision, tree planting and conservation for development projects in Singapore.

These guidelines also illustrate the procedures for submitting development plans to NParks' clearance.

Download and view the Guidelines on greenery provision and tree conservation for developments

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Recent changes

Chapter Updates
Chapter 2: Conservation of Trees/Plants
  • New section on Standard Tree Tagging Methods
  • Updates to Heritage Road Green Buffer maps
Chapter 3: Greenery Provision Within Premises
  • Inclusion of green buffer setback requirements for mixed commercial and residential developments
Chapter 8: Submission Procedure
  • Incorporation of reminder to industry practitioners to refer to the latest CORENET X Code of Practice for NParks' submission requirements for new projects submitted through CORENET X

Chapters 1 to 10

  • New hyperlinks to all chapters for quick navigation to specific requirements
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Last updated on 11 July 2025.