URA investigates Mustafa Warehouse for unauthorised change of use
It looks like a department store and supermarket facility but its owner insists that it isn’t.
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| Use of facility: Mustafa says its Kallang Pudding Road warehouse helps staff process home-delivery orders |
The six-storey Mustafa Warehouse on Kallang Pudding Road has been around for more than five years now, but its first two levels were shuttered for many years, although it held warehouse sales on and off.
About three weeks ago, the doors to the first two levels were opened on a ‘permanent’ basis and this has raised the eyebrows of some competitors, who see a department store on the first level and a supermarket on the second with rows of cashier checkout counters – just like in a retail facility.
They say that by operating a retail business out of warehouse premises – which is not allowed under Singapore’s planning regulations – Mustafa is deriving an unfair advantage over other retailers that have to pay for more costly retail space.
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has now begun investigating whether there has been an unauthorised change of use.
A URA spokesman said: ‘The subject premises at 8 Kallang Pudding Road is a six-storey building approved for warehouse use. We are currently investigating the subject premises and hence, it would not be appropriate for us to make any comments on the investigation at this point in time. Continue reading
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