Debated in Parliament on 10 Jan 2023.
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development for each year over the last 10 years and for expected future HDB BTO launches (a) what is the proportion of greenfield and brownfield land sites for public housing development; (b) what is the number of greenfield and brownfield land sites; and (c) what is the number of flats in each site respectively.
Generally, greenfield sites are land parcels that were not previously developed, while brownfield sites are land parcels that have been previously developed or are vacant, infill parcels amidst existing developments.
Approximately half of the sites used for public housing developments over the past 10 years were greenfield, for example, in Punggol, Tampines North and Tengah. The brownfield sites were mainly infill developments in mature towns, for example, Bukit Merah and Kallang Whampoa. Annually, there were about 10 to 20 greenfield sites, that yielded approximately 5,900 to 14,900 flats. For brownfield sites, there were about five to 20 sites, that yielded approximately 2,900 to 13,100 flats.
Details of future Build-To-Order (BTO) launches depend on the prevailing demand and will be shared when ready.
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