HDB expands greenery in revised Sunset Way and Gillman Barracks plans
The two developments are expected to provide about 11,000 homes over the next decade, with a significant share of greenery to be safeguarded as Nature Parks.
Singapore’s Housing & Development Board (HDB) has scaled back the development footprints proposed for Sunset Way’s Maju Forest and Gillman Barracks, allocating more space to greenery following environmental studies and consultation with the public and stakeholders.
At Maju Forest, the revised greenery allocation is 10 hectares, up from eight hectares, representing 45 per cent of the 23-hectare site. At Gillman Barracks, it rises from eight hectares to 12 hectares, or 60 per cent of the existing 20 hectares of greenery. The National Parks Board will safeguard a significant portion as Nature Parks.
HDB expects the developments to deliver about 11,000 homes over the next decade. Maju Forest is set to have 4,000 public housing units, while Gillman Barracks is expected to provide around 7,000 homes, including 5,500 reserved for public housing.
Consultation ran from 10 July to 6 August. HDB received over 7,200 submissions concerning Maju Forest and 2,300 concerning Gillman Barracks, and engaged 1,000 stakeholders on sectoral concerns. Feedback raised biodiversity loss, ecological connections and forest ecosystems, alongside suggestions to consider brownfield sites, intensify existing developments or reduce development footprints.
Works at Gillman Barracks are expected to start with demolition in the second half of 2027, followed by land preparation by 2029. Land preparation at Maju Forest is scheduled to begin in the first half of 2028.
