Singapore's environmental health and pollution control authority
NEA oversees environmental health aspects of building developments, including mechanical ventilation systems, pollution control equipment, and sanitary provisions.[2] NEA clearances are required for premises with environmental health implications—food establishments, markets, childcare centers, healthcare facilities, and dormitories.
NEA's 107 IFC-SG parameters cover mechanical ventilation systems (air change rates, supply/exhaust configurations), pollution control equipment (scrubbers, filters), refuse management (bin centers, refuse chutes), and sanitary provisions (grease traps, floor traps).[3] Parameters intersect with SCDF requirements as both agencies review mechanical systems.
NEA submissions include Development Control (DC) clearance, Building Plan for Environmental Health (BPEH), and Building Plan for Pollution Control (BPPC). A common rejection cause is using outdated forms—NEA strictly enforces use of forms revised December 2021.[1]
NEA strictly enforces use of current application forms revised December 2021. Submissions using outdated DC, BPEH, BPPC, TOP, or CSC forms are automatically rejected without processing. All current forms must be downloaded from CORENET portal under NEA-DCLD folder.
Professional Engineer (Mechanical) must prepare ventilation plans, creating dependency on PE availability. Late PE engagement during design phase requires rework when ventilation requirements impact architectural layout.
Premises involving food trigger mandatory BPEH submission with detailed sanitary provisions. Grease trap sizing, exhaust discharge separation distances from air intakes, and food shop classification determine submission pathway—Simplified Submission not available for food establishments.
NIA submissions are email-based pre-submissions, NOT via CORENET X portal. Timing relative to Design Gateway is unclear to practitioners. Projects near noise-sensitive receivers require NIA but criteria aren't always apparent early in design.
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