Trend of Successful Tender Bids for Religious Sites over Last 10 Years

Debated in Parliament on 1 Oct 2018.

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Over the last ten years from 2008 to 2017, seven Place of Worship (PW) sites were successfully awarded through tender.
In 2012, the Urban Redevelopment Authority relaxed plot ratio and height controls to allow for more intensive use of PW sites, subject to site-specific conditions.
A revised tender process was introduced in 2018 to ensure only religious groups with genuine needs and community contributions can bid for PW sites.
The Ministry of National Development plans to release land for PW hubs, enabling multiple religious organisations to co-locate in multi-storey developments to optimize land use.
These measures aim to better utilize Singapore’s limited land resources by encouraging shared facilities and efficient development of religious sites.

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Desmond Choo

Mr Desmond Choo asked the Minister for National Development over the last 10 years (a) what has been the trend of successful tender bids for religious sites; and (b) what are the plans to intensify land use for such sites.

Lawrence Wong

Over the past 10 years from 2008-2017, seven Place of Worship (PW) sites were launched and successfully awarded.

In June 2012, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) relaxed the allowable Gross Plot Ratio (GPR) and storey height controls for PW developments. This has allowed for intensification of some PW sites, subject to local site conditions, and whether the proposed intensification would adversely affect surrounding uses.

In September 2018, the Ministry of National Development (MND) announced the revised tender process for PW sites to ensure that only religious groups that actively contribute to the community and have a genuine need for worship space are allowed to bid. Under the revised framework, MND will also be releasing land for PW hubs, which can house multiple religious organisations belonging to the same religion, in a multi-storey development. Smaller religious organisations which find the standard PW sites too large for their own use can band together under one PW hub. Through co-location and sharing of facilities, such as car parks, Singapore’s limited land resources will be better optimised.

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Over the last ten years from 2008 to 2017, seven Place of Worship (PW) sites were successfully awarded through tender.
In 2012, the Urban Redevelopment Authority relaxed plot ratio and height controls to allow for more intensive use of PW sites, subject to site-specific conditions.
A revised tender process was introduced in 2018 to ensure only religious groups with genuine needs and community contributions can bid for PW sites.
The Ministry of National Development plans to release land for PW hubs, enabling multiple religious organisations to co-locate in multi-storey developments to optimize land use.
These measures aim to better utilize Singapore’s limited land resources by encouraging shared facilities and efficient development of religious sites.

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Trend of Successful Tender Bids for Religious Sites over Last 10 Years

Debated in Parliament on 1 Oct 2018.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Over the last ten years from 2008 to 2017, seven Place of Worship (PW) sites were successfully awarded through tender.
In 2012, the Urban Redevelopment Authority relaxed plot ratio and height controls to allow for more intensive use of PW sites, subject to site-specific conditions.
A revised tender process was introduced in 2018 to ensure only religious groups with genuine needs and community contributions can bid for PW sites.
The Ministry of National Development plans to release land for PW hubs, enabling multiple religious organisations to co-locate in multi-storey developments to optimize land use.
These measures aim to better utilize Singapore’s limited land resources by encouraging shared facilities and efficient development of religious sites.

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Desmond Choo

Lawrence Wong

Over the past 10 years from 2008-2017, seven Place of Worship (PW) sites were launched and successfully awarded.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Over the last ten years from 2008 to 2017, seven Place of Worship (PW) sites were successfully awarded through tender.
In 2012, the Urban Redevelopment Authority relaxed plot ratio and height controls to allow for more intensive use of PW sites, subject to site-specific conditions.
A revised tender process was introduced in 2018 to ensure only religious groups with genuine needs and community contributions can bid for PW sites.
The Ministry of National Development plans to release land for PW hubs, enabling multiple religious organisations to co-locate in multi-storey developments to optimize land use.
These measures aim to better utilize Singapore’s limited land resources by encouraging shared facilities and efficient development of religious sites.

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Trend of Successful Tender Bids for Religious Sites over Last 10 Years

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Trend of Successful Tender Bids for Religious Sites over Last 10 Years

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