The Draft Master Plan 2025 (DMP2025) outlines new residential neighbourhoods featuring both public and private housing in areas such as Dover Road in Greater one-north, Newton Circus, Monk’s Hill and Paterson Hill near Orchard Road.
Announced on June 25, the DMP2025 reveals plans to redevelop more areas for mixed public and private housing, including the former Singapore Racecourse in Kranji, land freed up after Sembawang Shipyard’s move from 2028, and the upcoming relocation of Paya Lebar Air Base from the 2030s.
The latest development blueprint also reveals plans to inject new residential supply into existing towns such as Pasir Ris and Yishun, supported by new amenities, to add to the range of housing options.
Residential projects and new neighbourhoods will be rolled out in phases as the government adapts plans to meet housing needs and market trends. In response to public feedback ahead of DMP2025, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) proposes new integrated community hubs in Woodlands, Yio Chu Kang and Sengkang, alongside six Sport-in-Precinct projects in Choa Chu Kang, Keat Hong, Ulu Pandan, Whampoa, Tampines North and Pasir Ris East.
Rejuvenating Orchard Road and CBD
The DMP2025 also outlines plans to revitalise Orchard Road and the Downtown area, including a new park that merges Istana Park, Dhoby Ghaut Green and a 500m stretch of Orchard Road, plus an elevated link to Fort Canning Park.
In the CBD, the government is leaning into the existing CBD Incentive scheme, which encourages the redevelopment of older office buildings, as well as the current Strategic Development Incentive (SDI) scheme for transformative redevelopment proposals.
Both the CBD Incentive scheme and SDI scheme were launched in 2019. URA says that 21 proposals have since received in-principle approvals, with several approved projects underway.
Meanwhile, the DMP2025 also features a new pedestrian bridge linking Marina Centre and Bay East Garden and highlights ongoing Downtown rejuvenation plans, including the Marina Bay Sands expansion, PAssion Wave Outpost @ Bayfront, NS Square, and the Raffles Place Park revamp.
Upgrading transport hubs
Beyond the Central Region, there are also plans to transform existing transport and manufacturing areas. In the north, the Johor-Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link is targeted for completion by the end of 2026. There are also plans to support this facility with an upcoming Multi-Modal Transport Hub (MMTH) that will link MRT and bus services with the RTS. Land zoned for ‘Business-White’ developments will also be set aside to inject more commercial, retail and leisure spaces around the MMTH.
For example, the Seletar East Industrial Estate has been earmarked for high-value-added industries such as a wafer fabrication park. Government land tenders for ‘Business-White’ plots around key transport nodes in Jurong, Tuas and Woodlands will be introduced.
In line with the decentralisation push, the DMP2025 also aims to rejuvenate Bishan Town Centre. Some government agencies may relocate their offices there, and plans include turning Bishan Place into a landscaped pedestrian mall with a new polyclinic, hawker centre and upgraded bus interchange.
Repositioning heritage sites
The DMP2025 also proposes adaptive reuse of heritage buildings and plans as well as strengthening the island’s network of green spaces and corridors.
URA has gathered public input on repositioning the former Jurong Bird Park and Jurong Hill, alongside plans to conserve Jurong Hill Tower. Winning entries from last October’s ideas competition highlighted ideas on how to transform the 39-ha site into a vibrant mixed-use precinct.
The competition drew 37 submissions, with three winners each chosen in both the Open and Professional categories. Their ideas will be refined to guide the future redevelopment of the site.
Three new sites have also been earmarked for conservation: the NatSteel Steel Pavilion in Pioneer, the former Pasir Panjang English School off Pasir Panjang Road, and selected buildings at Bukit Timah Turf City.
Elsewhere, green plans for the city include 25 new parks and over 50km of park connectors, expanding on today’s 130ha of park space and 390km of Park Connector Network. A new Kranji Nature Corridor will also link Mandai Mangrove and Mudflat Nature Park to the Central Catchment Nature Reserve.
