Plans for Paya Lebar Air Base to be ‘new generation town’, Springleaf estate to retain rich biodiversity
SINGAPORE — As part of a future master plan for the space freed up from Paya Lebar Air Base, the area may be transformed into a "new generation town with homes, jobs and lifestyle options” for the community, along with a network of parks, nature corridors and waterways.
- The planned relocation of Paya Lebar Air Base will free up about 800ha of land for redevelopment
- URA is looking at ideas and planned concepts to transform it into a place for housing needs and recreation
- In one proposal, the facilities and infrastructure of the air base such as its historic buildings will be retained through adaptive reuse
- An exhibition of URA’s plans over the next 50 years is being held and the public is invited to give feedback
- For Springleaf new town, which is located near Springleaf MRT Station along Upper Thomson Road, there are plans to conserve biodiversity-sensitive areas there
Source: TODAY
