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The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has launched its Draft Master Plan 2025, a sweeping blueprint that will guide land use and development over the next 10 to 15 years. At its core: at least 80,000 new public and private homes across more than 10 areas, including Newton, Orchard, Dover, Kranji, and Defu.

The plan is anchored by four themes: Shaping a Happy Healthy City, Enabling Sustainable Growth, Strengthening Urban Resilience, and Stewarding Nature and Heritage. These principles translate into walkable neighbourhoods, mixed-use hubs, and green corridors that connect people to parks, jobs, and each other.

Highlights include a new “urban village” in Newton with 5,000 homes, a mixed-use hub above Orchard MRT with 1,000 residences, and a waterfront estate in Kranji with 14,000 homes. Dover-Medway and Mediapolis will add another 11,000 homes near one-north.

Beyond housing, the plan introduces three integrated community hubs in Sengkang, Woodlands North, and Yio Chu Kang, plus new parks in Kranji and conservation efforts for over 30 heritage buildings.

The plan also introduces identity corridors and nodes to preserve local character, including Monk’s Hill and Siglap. More than 30 buildings, including the NatSteel Pavilion and Pasir Panjang English School, are proposed for conservation.

With a focus on sustainability, resilience, and heritage, the plan invites Singaporeans to co-create a city that thrives for generations.

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