About 20% of the Farrer Park site will be set aside for open spaces for sports and recreation

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The government has revealed its the concept plans for redeveloping an area of 10ha of brownfield site in Farrer Park into a new housing estate, which will include around 1,600 flats. It will include numerous new recreational and sports facilities.

The first flats of the new estate are scheduled to be completed within the next three years.
The Redevelopment site is bordered by Dorset Road, Keng Lee Road, Hampshire Road and Race Course Road. The nearby MRT stations are Little India and Farrer Park stations along the North-East Line.

According to URA the whole site is set to be repurposed for residential development from the time of in 1998 under the Master Plan. Current projects within the site include fields, a former boxing club, Farrer Park Swimming Complex and Farrer Park Tennis Centre.

The government has stated that, as of the year 2018, it has engaged members of those in the Farrer Park community and residents from the surrounding areas to consider ways to preserve the heritage and identity of the area. of the region.

The government is planning to reserve around twenty% on the site as open space to be used for recreation and sports. This includes the 1.2ha Central green area that includes an area of field and a park. The boxing facility will be transformed to a multi-purpose community sports area and integrated into one of the planned housing development.

But, URA declares that it is not practical to maintain this facility. Farrer Park Swimming Complex due to technical issues like ground settlement as well as the outdated filtering and pipe systems. The company says that a renovation will not be economically feasible. URA will replace the building with a brand new sports centre which will feature swimming pools and other facilities for sports.