Selective En bloc Redevelopment for Older HDB Estates with Large Surface Car Parks and Potential for Land Intensification

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for National Development whether HDB would consider additional Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) projects at older HDB estates with large surface carparks and significant potential for land intensification to build new BTO flats before the launch of the Voluntary Early Redevelopment Scheme (VERS) in the next decade, so as to retain as many secondary forests across Singapore as possible.

This question was addressed in the Ministry of National Development's reply to the questions asked by Ms Nadia Ahmad Samdin, Mr Kenneth Tiong Boon Kiat, Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong, and Mr Cai Yinzhou on 8 September 2026. [Please refer to ​"Land Planning Assessment and Decision-making for Ecologically Significant Sites", Official Report, 8 September 2026, Vol 96, Issue 35, Written Answers to Questions for Oral Answer not Answered by End of Question Time section.]