# Tengah Air Base to be expanded to free up Paya Lebar Air Base for Future Development

- **Source:** Ministry of National Development
- **Published:** 2017-07-18T09:00:00.000Z
- **Author:** Ministry of National Development
- **Original:** https://www.mnd.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/view/tengah-air-base-to-be-expanded-to-free-up-paya-lebar-air-base-for-future-development
- **Topics:** Commercial & Industrial, Government & Policy, Investment & Capital Markets

## Featured rationale

The relocation could create substantial long-term development capacity and permit taller projects across a wider area, potentially reshaping housing and commercial supply around Paya Lebar.

## AI summary

Relocating Paya Lebar Air Base will free 800ha for future homes, offices, factories and parks while removing height restrictions extending towards Marina South.

## Original article

As announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the 2013 National Day Rally, the relocation of the Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) will free up 800ha of prime land in the north-east region. The potential space that will be freed up is larger than the current Bishan or Ang Mo Kio town. It will provide for new residential homes, offices, factories and parks to make Singapore even more liveable and vibrant. In addition, the relocation of PLAB will remove height restrictions around Paya Lebar, and over an even bigger area stretching all the way down to Marina South, allowing for future taller developments in these areas. 

To effect this relocation, the Government will have to expand Tengah Air Base (TAB). The expansion of TAB will entail the acquisition of several private land plots, the exhumation of graves and road re-alignment works. These are needed to accommodate some of the re-located assets and facilities from PLAB, and to ensure the RSAF’s operational readiness.

In developing this plan, the Government has considered all alternatives, taking into account our national defence and security needs, as well as the overall benefits of moving PLAB in the longer-term. Government agencies have, as far as possible, tried to minimise the impact of these works, and affected stakeholders will be given advance notice to make alternative arrangements. 

Land Acquisition in Murai
Four plots of private land (occupied by two ornamental fish farms, one food fish farm, and a nursery), located immediately west of TAB, will need to be acquired for the expansion of TAB. 

The Singapore Land Authority has gazetted the acquisition of the affected land today. SLA, AVA and NParks will work closely with the affected owners and assist them through the process.

Exhumation of Graves
45,500 Chinese graves and 35,000 Muslim graves in Choa Chu Kang Cemetery (CCKC) will need to be exhumed, which NEA will undertake as part of the ongoing phased exhumation of graves in CCKC. A map of the affected plots can be found in Annex A. 

Claims and Registration for 45,000 Chinese and 5,000 Muslim graves which have met the minimum burial period of 15 years will commence in September 2017. The notices of exhumation for the remaining 500 Chinese graves and 30,000 Muslim graves will be issued at a later date after the graves have met the 15-year burial period. Please see Annex B and Annex C for more information about making a claim and the exhumation process for the affected Chinese graves and Muslim graves respectively.

Lim Chu Kang Heritage Road
The footprint of the expanded TAB affects the existing Lim Chu Kang Road (including a portion of the Heritage Road at its northern segment), and the road will need to be re-aligned. Agencies are studying the exact impact on the road, and possible mitigation strategies, which includes transplanting the trees to the new road. 

Jointly Issued by the MND, NEA and SLA

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: grok_cli

### 扩大登加空军基地以便腾出巴耶利峇空军基地供未来发展

正如李显龙总理在2013年国庆群众大会上所宣布，搬迁巴耶利峇空军基地（PLAB）将释放东北部约800公顷的优质土地。可腾出的空间比现有碧山或宏茂桥市镇更大。这将提供新建住宅、办公楼、工厂与公园的空间，使新加坡更加宜居、更具活力。此外，搬迁巴耶利峇空军基地将取消巴耶利峇一带的高度限制，影响范围更远及滨海南，使这些地区未来可兴建更高建筑。

为实现此次搬迁，政府须扩大登加空军基地（TAB）。扩大登加空军基地将涉及征用若干私人地段、迁葬坟墓以及道路改线工程。这些措施是为了安置部分从巴耶利峇空军基地迁入的资产与设施，并确保新加坡空军部队（RSAF）的作战 readiness。

在制定该计划时，政府已考虑所有替代方案，兼顾国防与安全需要，以及长远搬迁巴耶利峇空军基地的整体效益。各政府机构已尽可能设法减轻相关工程的影响，受影响利益相关方将获提前通知，以便作出其他安排。

在慕莱征用土地
登加空军基地西侧紧邻的四幅私人地段（由两家观赏鱼场、一家食用鱼场及一家苗圃占用）须被征用，以供扩大登加空军基地之用。

新加坡土地管理局（SLA）今日已就受影响土地的征用刊宪。土地管理局、农粮与兽医局（AVA）及国家公园局（NParks）将与受影响业主密切合作，并协助其完成相关程序。

迁葬坟墓
蔡厝港坟场（CCKC）内45,500座华人坟墓及35,000座穆斯林坟墓须迁葬，由国家环境局（NEA）作为该坟场持续分阶段迁葬工作的一部分实施。受影响地段地图见附件A。

已满最低安葬期15年的约45,000座华人坟墓及5,000座穆斯林坟墓的申索与登记将于2017年9月开始。其余500座华人坟墓及30,000座穆斯林坟墓将在满15年安葬期后另行发出迁葬通知。有关受影响华人坟墓与穆斯林坟墓的申索及迁葬程序，请分别参阅附件B与附件C。

林厝港遗产路
扩大后的登加空军基地范围影响现有林厝港路（包括其北段部分遗产路），道路须改线。各机构正研究对道路的确切影响及可能的缓解策略，包括将树木移植至新路。

由国家发展部（MND）、国家环境局及新加坡土地管理局联合发布