Written reply to PQ on JTC land leases expiring before 2030 and plans for reassessment of land use

Question

Ms Hazel Poa: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the size and number of plots of land that will be reverting to JTC upon lease expiry before 2030; (b) what proportion of this land is located in HDB towns; (c) whether JTC works with other agencies such as HDB to reassess land uses upon lease expiry; (d) whether JTC-managed land in HDB towns can be re-zoned for residential use; and (e) if not, why not.

Written Answer by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong

1. About 800 hectares (10%) of JTC Corporation (JTC)-managed industrial land have leases that are due to expire from now till 2030. Of these, about 50 hectares (6%) are within Housing and Development Board towns.

2. The Urban Redevelopment Authority works closely with JTC and other agencies on the master planning of Singapore’s land, to ensure that our land needs are adequately catered for. This process is part of agencies’ long-term planning and review of Singapore’s land needs. Where necessary and feasible, land plots will be re-zoned for different uses.