Oral answer by Ministry of National Development on whether past studies and rejuvenation plans announced by the Singapore Land Authority in 2022 will be taken into account when studying the future development of Gillman Barracks

Apr 2, 2024


5918. Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) whether the Government intends to take into account the Environmental Impact Study that was undertaken during the development of the former Keppel Club site, which found ecological connectivity for birds between the Southern Ridges and Labrador Nature Reserve, when conducting environmental studies of the proposed development of Gillman Barracks; and (b) if so, how will the Ministry ensure that any future development of Gillman Barracks will not significantly compromise this important ecological connectivity.

5922. Ms He Ting Ru: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) whether rejuvenation plans for Gillman Barracks that were announced by the Singapore Land Authority in 2022 will be taken into account when studying the future development of Gillman Barracks; and (b) whether the environmental and heritage studies commissioned for the potential development of the area will be accessible to environmental groups and the wider public.

Answer:

  1. As announced during the recent Committee of Supply debate, the Government is studying the possibility of redeveloping the Gillman Barracks site for a mix of public and private housing. This will not affect the committed tenure of existing tenancies, which will progressively expire by 2030.
  2. We will commence environmental and heritage studies in the second quarter of this year to guide the sensitive development of the site. When the studies are complete, we make these reports available online for members of the public to provide their feedback.
  3. Our plans will take into account past studies, including findings on ecological connectivity from NParks’ Ecological Profiling Exercise and the Environmental Impact Study (EIS) for the redevelopment of the former Keppel Golf Course.