URA to propose five sites for conservation as part of Draft Master Plan 2025

1   As part of the Long-Term Plan Review in 2022, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) had presented the Heritage and Identity Plan to guide efforts in studying, sustaining, protecting and enhancing Singapore’s heritage assets. This would strengthen Singapore’s sense of identity and history as the city evolves to meet the changing needs and aspirations of our nation and people.

2   Since then, URA has made good progress to expand the initiative by studying the potential of integrating more buildings of heritage significance into future developments. In addition, we have also been engaging stakeholders to include built heritage that were architecturally and socially significant in different aspects of Singapore’s history and socio-economic transformation as a nation.

3   Minister for National Development, Mr Desmond Lee announced today that URA will be proposing to conserve significant buildings at five sites as part of the upcoming Draft Master Plan 2025 (DMP2025), one of the key SG60 programmes. These are

i.   The former Royal Malayan Navy (RMN) Admin Block

ii.   Jurong Hill Tower

iii.  Former SIT blocks at Dakota Crescent

iv.  The Grandstands at Bukit Timah Turf City, and

v.   Singapore Badminton Hall

4   Since Singapore’s urban conservation programme was launched 36 years ago in 1989, we have conserved over 7,200 buildings and structures in more than 100 areas.

i.  The sites and buildings reflect significant aspects of our nation’s development and collectively, the story of Singapore’s transformation as an independent nation and underscores our strong, continued commitment to conservation.

ii.  Refer to Annex A [PDF, 105 KB] for more information on the DMP2025, and Annex B [PDF, 792 KB] for a write-up of the sites and buildings proposed for conservation.

5   Beyond retaining the physical form of our built heritage, URA and partner agencies will continue to work together with stakeholders on other ways to recall significant heritage that contributes to our collective history and culture.

i.   This includes heritage interpretation in various forms, such as through digital documentation, physical markers like storyboards and walking trails, and sensitive urban design, to retain a sense of place and character.

6   URA will be presenting the proposal to conserve the relevant buildings at these five sites at the DMP2025 public exhibition later this year. Further plans for our built heritage will be announced at the same time.