Written answer by MND on data on proportion of greenfield and brownfield sites for public housing development

Jan 10, 2023

Question No: 2572

Question by: Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis

To ask the Minister for National Development for each year over the last ten years and for expected future HDB BTO launches (a) what is the proportion of greenfield and brownfield land sites for public housing development; (b) what is the number of greenfield and brownfield land sites; and (c) what is the number of flats in each site respectively.

Answer:

Generally, greenfield sites are land parcels that were not previously developed, while brownfield sites are land parcels that have been previously developed or are vacant, infill parcels amidst existing developments. 

2        Approximately half of the sites used for public housing developments over the past 10 years were greenfield e.g. in Punggol, Tampines North and Tengah. The brownfield sites were mainly infill developments in mature towns e.g. Bukit Merah and Kallang Whampoa. Annually, there were about 10 to 20 greenfield sites, that yielded approximately 5,900 to 14,900 flats. For brownfield sites, there were about 5 to 20 sites, that yielded approximately 2,900 to 13,100 flats.

3        Details of future BTO launches depend on the prevailing demand and will be shared when ready.