Singapore (December 28, 2023) Play Lebar is an estate in the eastern region of Singapore that has been populated since at least the 1830s. When Paya Lebar Airbase moves out in the 2030s, it will be redeveloped into a new town of more than 880 hectares with around 150,000 new homes, proclaimed by the Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, at the National Day Rally on August 21, 2022. The relocation of the airbase to Changi was announced in 2013 and was Singapore’s first commercial international airport before Changi Airport was built. The 3.8-km long runway will be kept as a central spine of the new proposed new town, to act as a green connector or community space extending from one end of the town the other. Public and private housing can sit on both sides of the spine, with amenities and recreational areas close by. Commercial and industrial developments can also be located in proximity to the housing clusters to bring jobs closer to homes.
For more information, please reference to Urban Redevelopment Agency (URA): Paya Lebar Air Base (ura.gov.sg)
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