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Under Urban Transformations>Greater Southern Waterfront there are plans for an "Ideas Competition for the Pasir Panjang Power District" next to Labrador Nature Reserve. "Power-Up Pasir Panjang is a call for public ideas to envision future possibilities for this unique site and to celebrate its distinctive heritage." Other changes include plans to redevelop the Keppel Club site into a new residential precinct.
Good to see that the Plan says: "The development of the site will ... also be guided by a comprehensive green and blue plan that will complement the nearby Berlayer Creek and Labrador Park. " There are indeed rich shores at Labrador Nature Reserve, AND Berlayar Creek's mangroves leading to seagrass meadows at the mouth of the creek, with corals growing on the pontoons at Marina at Keppel Bay. A family of otters regularly visit too.
Reservoir next to Pulau Brani off the table?
In the 2013 Draft Master Plan, there was mention of " A new reservoir could be created between Tanjong Pagar and Pulau Brani to retain rainwater from the Greater Southern Waterfront and to store excess water from Marina Reservoir that is currently discharged into the sea." There was no mention of this in the Urban Transformations>Greater Southern Waterfront in the 2019 Draft Master Plan.
No new reclamation profiles
In the 2019 Draft Master Plan map, no new reclamation profiles on the southern islands.
Maps updated with Singapore's first marine park
Under Control plans>Parks, Waterbodies and Public spaces, the Sisters Islands Marine Park is clearly indicated in blue including the western shores of Pulau Tekukor and St John's Island, which are part of the Marine Park.
The key has a tantalising 'interim Marine Park' status, but I couldn't find any areas in the map indicated with this status.
What is the Master Plan about?
My layman understanding is that the Master Plan, done by the URA, outlines the uses of Singapore's land* to "guide Singapore’s development needs over the next 10 to 15 years". Various Ministries and government agencies are responsible for actual details of how the use is applied. The Master Plan seems to be updated every 5 years or so. Here's the full technical explanation of what the Master Plan is about.
*The URA Master Plan does not outline uses of sea areas (except for reclamation profiles). The need for integrated marine spatial planning is covered under Recommendation 1 of the Singapore Blue Plan 2018: "Establish formal management systems for marine environments. A marine spatial planning regime should be established within the integrated urban coastal management framework". With more details in the section on "Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning" under the Chapter on Legislative Support for The Blue Plan 2018
In addition to browsing through the URA 2019 Draft Master Plan website, I highly recommend visiting the URA's exhibition to get a better feel of the Plan.
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| At the exhibition, in addition to informative panels, there is also a show over the large map of Singapore that effectively illustrates the key aspects of the Plan. |
What can one person do about the Draft Master Plan?
Speak up for what you love!
URA is actively seeking YOUR feedback (that's why a Draft is presented first). Send in your ideas and feedback by 25 Apr 2019.
Don't take our shores for granted!
Visit our shores before they are gone. Join nature activities on our shores. Share what you've seen.
To find our more, check out Celebrating Singapore shores
- Connect with our shores by joining shore activities.
- Respect our shores by learning more.
- Protect our shores by volunteering.
Related links to the 2019 Draft Master Plan
- Climate change in the 2019 Draft Master Plan
- Pulau Ubin and northern shores in the 2019 Draft Master Plan
- Kranji and Mandai shores in the 2019 Draft Master Plan
- Eastern shores in the 2019 Draft Master Plan
- Southern shores in the 2019 Draft Master Plan