URA proposes five sites for conservation

This will be part of the Draft Master Plan 2025, one of the key SG60 programmes.

Minister for National Development, Desmond Lee announced that the Urban Redevelopment Authority (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 sites are 

• The former Royal Malayan Navy (RMN) Admin Block
• Jurong Hill Tower
• Former SIT blocks at Dakota Crescent
• The Grandstands at Bukit Timah Turf City, and
• Singapore Badminton Hall

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

The URA said it will continue to work with stakeholders and partner organisations on other ways to recall significant heritage that contributes to the country’s collective history and culture.

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.

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.