Plan Nos.
10267
10268 10207 10272
10273
10274
10275
10277
BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN PENANG NOVEMBER, 1960.
APPROVED
Lot 134(I) T.S.14, Northam Rd. Air condition- ing plan room adjoining the ladies annexe and false ceiling over at the Penang Club. Lot 216 T.S.13, 82 Northam Rd. Alterations. Lot 207(1) T.S.13, Larut Rd. Four garages. Lots 527 & 528 T.S.6, Green Lane Garden Estate. Amendment to App. Plan No. 10095. Lots 527 & 528 T.S.6 Green Lane Gardon Estate. 13 terrace houses (Block J6). Lots 527 & 528 T.S.6, Green Lane Garden Estate. 12 terrace houses (Blocks S2, S4 & S6). Lots 527 & 528 T.S.6, Green Lane Garden Estate. 12 terrace houses (Blocks S1, S3 & S5). Lots 117 & 373 T.S.4. Burmah Lane. 8 terrace houses.
SPEEDIER PLANNING. In order to speed up the system of approving building plans submitted to the Singapore City Council's Chief Building Surveyor's Department. a revised and improved procedure was introduced in November by the Ministry of National Development.
This new procedure was worked out after discussions between the various officials concerned and re-
Plan Nos. 10285
10286
10287
10288
10292
CONDITIONALLY APPROVED
Lots 311 to 314 T.S.1, Western Rd. storey compound houses
5 two-
Lots 306 310 & 320 T.S.1, off Ayer Rajah Rd.
7 blocks of semi-detached houses. Lots 321 to 324 T.S.1 off Ayer Rajah Rd. 5 blocks of 2-storey semidetached bungalows. Lot 263 T.S.2, Ayer Itam Rd. I compound house.
Lots 67(I) & Pt. of Lot 69(I) T.S.12, off Perak Rd.
3 two-storey terrace houses.
presentatives of the architectural profession.
Improvements made will ensure:
that have been
That inter-departmental references between the Chief Building Surveyor and other departments concerned. which have been responsible for much of the delay in the past, and cut down to the minimum.
That, where possible, the applying architect will deal direct with the department concerned instead of going through the Chief Building Surveyor, as in the past;
That, provided the departments deals with plans expeditiously, the speed with which plans are approved will depend on the promptness and care taken by the architect in com- plying with the various require-
ments.
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SLOAN Flush VALVES
AND NOW
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