SINGAPORE – Hundreds of new homes are set to be built in central Yishun, including on the site of the former Yishun temporary bus interchange, which is slated for demolition by 2027.
Based on the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s (URA) Draft Master Plan 2025, three residential plots and two for health and medical care facilities have been earmarked in the HDB town.
The new homes will allow more residents to enjoy access to an array of retail and recreational options in the town centre, said URA at its
draft master plan exhibition
, which runs until Nov 29 at The URA Centre.
Two of the three housing plots are currently occupied by the former Yishun temporary bus interchange, which operated from March 14, 2015, to Sept 8, 2019 – the day the interchange moved to an integrated transport hub that is connected to Northpoint City.
The interchange – located about 300m from Yishun MRT station – was later used as an interim depot and is currently vacant.
Tender documents published by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in June state that the appointed demolition contractor is expected to take over the site in December, with demolition to be completed by April 30, 2027.
The larger of the two housing sites abuts Yishun Central and is about 1.35ha in size. The other plot, located across the road from Northpoint City, is about 1.25ha. Each site is slightly smaller than two football fields. Property analysts estimate that each plot can yield about 300 HDB flats, or about 400 condominium units.
The third housing plot has an area of about 3.2ha, or 4½ football fields. It is now partially occupied by Nee Soon Sports Centre, a temporary facility that began operations in 2016 and has futsal pitches and basketball courts.
The other part of the sports centre sits within a reserve site, which means its specific use has not been determined.
URA’s approval for the temporary sports centre to be built in 2015 indicated that HDB will take over the site after the centre ceases operations.
Nee Soon Town Council, the sports centre’s developer, told The Straits Times: “As the draft master plan has only recently been released, it is still too preliminary for us to comment definitively on future developments concerning Nee Soon Sports Centre.”
