Policy before and after · Planning

Singapore reissues the CBD Incentive and Strategic Development Incentive schemes to 2030 and adds a conditional commercial conversion option in Anson and Cecil

Announced 7 February 2025 · Effective 7 February 2025

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Comparison anchored to effective date: 7 February 2025. Before: 9 November 2024 to 6 February 2025. After: 7 February 2025 to 7 May 2025. The same 90 days on each side; the anchor day counts as after.

Before · 9 Nov 2024 to 6 Feb 2025

3 land-sales awards

  • 13 land-sales steps in all
  • 0 other archive events

The event

Announced 7 Feb 2025

Effective 7 Feb 2025

The effective date is the anchor.

After · 7 Feb 2025 to 7 May 2025

4 land-sales awards

  • 13 land-sales steps in all
  • All 90 days observable

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  • 10 policy parameters recorded with a before and an after value on this event.
  • 3 land-sales awards in the 90 days before the effective date, and 4 in the 90 observable days after.
  • No market series is mapped to this kind of event.

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About this eventIssuing authority, category, affected market, primary source, summary
Announced
7 February 2025
Effective
7 February 2025
Issuing authority
Ministry of National Development, Urban Redevelopment Authority
Category
Planning
Affected market
Existing developments at least 20 years old from the date of last Temporary Occupation Permit, subject to the exemption provisions under each scheme. For the CBD Incentive Scheme, predominantly office developments in selected parts of Anson, Cecil Street, and Robinson Road, Shenton Way and Tanjong Pagar meeting the minimum site areas. For the Strategic Development Incentive Scheme, commercial or predominantly commercial mixed-use developments in strategic areas outside the CBD Incentive areas, normally amalgamating at least two adjacent sites.
Primary source
Appendix 1-2 to Circular URA/PB/2025/03-CUDG, boundary map of the Cecil Street CBD Incentive area

On 7 February 2025 the Urban Redevelopment Authority issued revised CBD Incentive and Strategic Development Incentive schemes, in effect that day and running to 6 February 2030. The revision adds one land use conversion option, Commercial with 40% non-commercial uses such as Residential, in the Anson and Cecil areas, conditional on long-stay Serviced Apartment II provision and on a meaningful reduction in existing office space. It requires a Sustainability Statement from every applicant under both schemes at the Outline Application stage. The Minister for National Development described the reissue as extending both schemes for another five years, although the predecessor circular states a validity period that closed on 26 November 2024.

In brief

In brief

  • 3 GLS site awards were recorded in the before window and 4 in the after window.

What changed

Policy parameterBeforeAfter
CBDI_INTENSIFICATION_CAP · Anson and Cecil Street, Residential with Commercial at 1st storey30%30%
CBDI_INTENSIFICATION_CAP · Anson and Cecil Street, Commercial and Residential25%25%
CBDI_INTENSIFICATION_CAP · Anson and Cecil Street, Hotel25%25%
CBDI_INTENSIFICATION_CAP · Anson and Cecil Street, Commercial with 40% non-commercial usesUnknown25%
CBDI_INTENSIFICATION_CAP · Robinson Road, Shenton Way and Tanjong Pagar, Commercial with 40% non-commercial uses25%25%
CBDI_INTENSIFICATION_CAP · Robinson Road, Shenton Way and Tanjong Pagar, Commercial and Residential25%25%
CBDI_INTENSIFICATION_CAP · Robinson Road, Shenton Way and Tanjong Pagar, Hotel25%25%
CBDI_SDI_EV_PASSIVE_PROVISION · All cases15%15%
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CBDI_SDI_EV_ACTIVE_PROVISION · All cases1%1%
CBDI_PARKING_UNIT_SIZE_THRESHOLD · All cases100 sqm100 sqm
Where these values come from
Source
Recorded on this event's policy matrix in Prevo's archive. The event's primary source: Appendix 1-2 to Circular URA/PB/2025/03-CUDG, boundary map of the Cecil Street CBD Incentive area.
Primary source published
7 February 2025
Validity
In force from the event's effective date, 7 February 2025. The row records no date of its own; the date is the event's.
Basis
Archive record. The matrix row carries no source reference of its own; the event's sources are listed below.

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Concurrent planning and land activity

Land sales and other archive events dated inside the windows, listed by date only. Each land-sales line shows the site as the record stood on that day.

Before the effective date

13 lines

13 land-sales steps (3 awards) · 0 archive events

From the effective date

14 lines

13 land-sales steps (4 awards) · 1 archive event

Explore concurrent events

Before (13)

  1. 19 November 2024 · Land sales

    Faber Walk: Tender closed

    Residential · status on 19 November 2024: Tender closed, award pending

  2. 26 November 2024 · Land sales

    Media Circle (Parcel A): Launched for tender, Confirmed List

    Residential with commercial at 1st storey · status on 26 November 2024: Tender open

  3. 26 November 2024 · Land sales

    Media Circle (Parcel B): Launched for tender, Confirmed List

    Residential with commercial at 1st storey · status on 26 November 2024: Tender open

  4. 26 November 2024 · Land sales

    Bayshore Road: Launched for tender, Confirmed List

    Residential · status on 26 November 2024: Tender open

  5. 26 November 2024 · Land sales

    Faber Walk: Awarded

    Residential · status on 26 November 2024: Awarded · awarded to GuocoLand (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., TID Residential Pte. Ltd. and Intrepid Investments Pte. Ltd. at S$349,857,988

  6. 3 December 2024 · Land sales

    Holland Link: Launched for tender, Confirmed List

    Residential · status on 3 December 2024: Tender open

  7. 3 December 2024 · Land sales

    Holland Plain: Released on the Reserve List

    Residential · status on 3 December 2024: On the Reserve List

  8. 3 December 2024 · Land sales

    Chuan Grove: Launched for tender, Confirmed List

    Residential · status on 3 December 2024: Tender open

  9. 3 December 2024 · Land sales

    River Valley Green (Parcel C): Released on the Reserve List

    Residential · status on 3 December 2024: On the Reserve List

  10. 14 January 2025 · Land sales

    Dairy Farm Walk (21,881.8 sqm parcel): Tender closed

    Residential · status on 14 January 2025: Tender closed, award pending

  11. 14 January 2025 · Land sales

    Tengah Garden Avenue: Tender closed

    Residential with commercial at 1st storey · status on 14 January 2025: Tender closed, award pending

  12. 21 January 2025 · Land sales

    Dairy Farm Walk (21,881.8 sqm parcel): Awarded

    Residential · status on 21 January 2025: Awarded · awarded to SNC2 Realty Pte. Ltd., Apex Asia Alpha Investment Two Pte. Ltd., Soon Li Heng Civil Engineering Pte Ltd and Kay Lim Realty Pte. Ltd. at S$504,515,000

  13. 21 January 2025 · Land sales

    Tengah Garden Avenue: Awarded

    Residential with commercial at 1st storey · status on 21 January 2025: Awarded · awarded to Intrepid Investments Pte. Ltd., CSC Land Group (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. and GuocoLand (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. at S$675,000,000

After (14)

  1. 7 February 2025 · Land sales

    River Valley Green (Parcel B): Tender closed

    Residential with commercial at 1st storey, including long-stay serviced apartments · status on 7 February 2025: Tender closed, award pending

  2. 13 February 2025 · Land sales

    River Valley Green (Parcel B): Awarded

    Residential with commercial at 1st storey, including long-stay serviced apartments · status on 13 February 2025: Awarded · awarded to GLL B Pte. Ltd. at S$627,835,896

  3. 4 March 2025 · Land sales

    Media Circle (Parcel A): Tender closed

    Residential with commercial at 1st storey · status on 4 March 2025: Tender closed, award pending

  4. 5 March 2025 · Archive event

    Singapore extends developer ABSD remission timelines for complex projects and the CORENET X qualifying period

    Announced 5 March 2025

  5. 13 March 2025 · Land sales

    Media Circle (Parcel A): Awarded

    Residential with commercial at 1st storey · status on 13 March 2025: Awarded · awarded to CNQC Realty (Bloomsbury) Pte. Ltd., Forsea Residence Pte. Ltd. and Hoovasun Holding Pte. Ltd. at S$315,000,000

  6. 18 March 2025 · Land sales

    Bayshore Road: Tender closed

    Residential · status on 18 March 2025: Tender closed, award pending

  7. 21 March 2025 · Land sales

    Senja Close: Launched for tender, moved from the Reserve List to the Confirmed List

    Executive Condominium residential · status on 21 March 2025: Tender open

  8. 28 March 2025 · Land sales

    Bayshore Road: Awarded

    Residential · status on 28 March 2025: Awarded · awarded to Sing-Haiyi Garnet Pte. Ltd. at S$658,888,998

  9. 3 April 2025 · Land sales

    Lentor Gardens (20,640.8 sqm parcel): Tender closed

    Residential · status on 3 April 2025: Tender closed, award pending

  10. 8 April 2025 · Land sales

    Lakeside Drive: Launched for tender, Confirmed List

    Residential with commercial at 1st storey · status on 8 April 2025: Tender open

  11. 8 April 2025 · Land sales

    Dunearn Road: Launched for tender, Confirmed List

    Residential · status on 8 April 2025: Tender open

  12. 8 April 2025 · Land sales

    Woodlands Drive 17 (EC): Launched for tender, Confirmed List

    Executive Condominium · status on 8 April 2025: Tender open

  13. 9 April 2025 · Land sales

    Lentor Gardens (20,640.8 sqm parcel): Awarded

    Residential · status on 9 April 2025: Awarded · awarded to Kingsford Huray Development Pte Ltd at S$429,230,000

  14. 29 April 2025 · Land sales

    Media Circle (Parcel B): Tender closed, no bids

    Residential with commercial at 1st storey · status on 29 April 2025: Tender closed, no bids received

Methodology5 rules
  • Comparison anchored to effective date: 7 February 2025. The anchor is the effective date where one is recorded, otherwise the announcement date.
  • The windows are the same number of days on each side of the anchor, and the anchor day belongs to the after window.
  • A series counts toward a window only for observation periods wholly inside it, with values as originally recorded, not as later revised.
  • Where no whole period falls inside a window, no value and no difference is stated; a day no whole period covers is missing, never zero.
  • Concurrent land sales and archive events are listed by date alone. Nothing on this page is attributed to the event.

Sources

The event's sources (15)

Primary sources15
  • Appendix 1-2 to Circular URA/PB/2025/03-CUDG, boundary map of the Cecil Street CBD Incentive area

    Urban Redevelopment Authority · Primary source · Published 7 February 2025

    Open original source

  • CBD Incentive Scheme 2.0, annex to Circular URA/PB/2025/02-CUDG

    Urban Redevelopment Authority · Primary source · Published 7 February 2025

    Open original source

  • Appendix 1-1 to Circular URA/PB/2025/03-CUDG, boundary map of the Anson CBD Incentive area

    Urban Redevelopment Authority · Primary source · Published 7 February 2025

    Open original source

  • Appendix 1-3 to Circular URA/PB/2025/03-CUDG, boundary map of the Robinson Road, Shenton Way and Tanjong Pagar CBD Incentive area

    Urban Redevelopment Authority · Primary source · Published 7 February 2025

    Open original source

  • Circular URA/PB/2025/03-CUDG, Clarification on Conversion of Surplus Car Parking Spaces

    Urban Redevelopment Authority · Primary source · Published 7 February 2025

    Open original source

  • Strategic Development Incentive Scheme 2.0, annex to Circular URA/PB/2025/02-CUDG

    Urban Redevelopment Authority · Primary source · Published 7 February 2025

    Open original source

  • Circular URA/PB/2025/02-CUDG, Revisions to Rejuvenation Incentive Schemes for Strategic Areas: CBD Incentive Scheme 2.0 and Strategic Development Incentive Scheme 2.0

    Urban Redevelopment Authority · Primary source · Published 7 February 2025

    Open original source

  • Speech by Minister Desmond Lee at REDAS Spring Festival Lunch 2025

    Ministry of National Development · Primary source · Published 7 February 2025

    Open original source

  • Appendix 1, Strategic Development Incentive Scheme, annex to Circular URA/PB/2022/03-CUDG

    Urban Redevelopment Authority · Primary source · Published 4 April 2022

    Open original source

  • Circular URA/PB/2022/03-CUDG, Update to Rejuvenation Incentive Schemes for Strategic Areas

    Urban Redevelopment Authority · Primary source · Published 4 April 2022

    Open original source

  • Appendix 2, CBD Incentive Scheme, annex to Circular URA/PB/2022/03-CUDG

    Urban Redevelopment Authority · Primary source · Published 4 April 2022

    Open original source

  • Circular URA/PB/2020/06-CUDG, Clarification on Conversion of Surplus Car Parking Spaces

    Urban Redevelopment Authority · Primary source · Published 3 August 2020

    Open original source

  • Circular URA/PB/2019/20-PPG, Gazette of Master Plan 2019

    Urban Redevelopment Authority · Primary source · Published 27 November 2019

    Open original source

  • Circular URA/PB/2019/03-CUDG, Rejuvenation Incentives for Strategic Areas: Strategic Development Incentive Scheme

    Urban Redevelopment Authority · Primary source · Published 27 March 2019

    Open original source

  • Circular URA/PB/2019/04-CUDG, Rejuvenation Incentives for Strategic Areas: CBD Incentive Scheme

    Urban Redevelopment Authority · Primary source · Published 27 March 2019

    Open original source

Event checked against its primary sources on 25 August 2026. Each claim keeps its own verification status.

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