Woodlands pilot to allow more flexible use of industrial space

Singapore

THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and JTC will be piloting new land use guidelines at a multi-tenanted building to be developed by JTC and located within Woodlands North Coast on a site zoned Business 1-White.

Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) S Iswaran had raised this point in his speech in parliament on Friday, saying the move is in response to demand for more flexible use of industrial space.

The current guideline for Business 1 zones, which requires companies to use at least 60 per cent of their space for core industrial activities, may be too restrictive for some …