Summary Of Gross Floor Area Concessions In Private Developments

The Buildings Department (BD) has introduced a package of measures to promote a quality and sustainable built environment. These measures include, amongst other things, Gross Floor Area (GFA) concessions.

In planning approvals, the BD has the discretion to grant concession by exempting certain floor areas from the GFA calculations. The BD may also grant concession in the form of additional plot ratio and permitted site coverage in exchange for dedication of land or area for the purpose of public passage or street widening.

The plot ratio of a building is obtained by dividing the gross GFA of the building by the area of the site on which the building is erected and is dependent on the building height. In essence, the plot ratio increases with the increase of the building height.