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Paya Lebar Air Base

Paya Lebar Air Base will be relocated from the 2030s onwards to make way for more homes within a new mixed-use district.

Last updated 29 July 2025

Peering down memory lane

Former Paya Lebar Airport
The former Paya Lebar Airport (ca. 1970s) was one of Asia's finest airports when it opened in 1955.

The next flight

Planning a new-generation town

The redevelopment of PLAB will be guided by the following strategies:

Sketch of people urban farming

Creating

Creating self-sustaining, community-centric neighbourhoods with flexible community spaces.

Sketch of adult and kid playing in a park

Stitching

Stitching the town together with neighbouring communities, through transport, green and blue networks.

Sketch of a person with a bicycle in front of an airplane

Leveraging

Leveraging heritage, such as the old airport structures and a section of the runway, to curate spaces for new social memories.

Structure plan of future PLAB

Reimagining our neighbourhoods

5-minute interlaced township

By National University of Singapore (NUS)
Conceptual Structure Plan of a 5-minute interlaced town

Source: NUS

Conceptual Structure Plan (NUS)

Conceptual Structure Plan of future module neighbourhood at PLAB
A pedestrian-centric residential district with amenities.
A pedestrian-centric residential district with amenities.

Self-sustaining and community-centric neighbourhood

By Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) and Singapore Institute of Planners (SIP)
Artist impression of a Self-sustaining and community-centric neighbourhood

Source: SIA, SIP

Conceptual Master Plan (SIA, SIP)

Conceptual Master Plan of future PLAB
Homes and amenities around a neighbourhood park.
Homes and amenities around a neighbourhood park.

Quality living in a town of tomorrow

Seamless multi-modal movement for all

AI-generated image of walking and cycling networks

Live-work-play-learn-make-rest

AI-generated image of lively public space

Flexible and resilient community

AI-generated image of bustling community and commercial mixed-use spaces

Harmonious blend of nature and heritage

AI-generated image of lively residential areas in the day and night

Shaping a future-ready neighbourhood in Defu

Structure plan of future Defu estate

Better below

Conceptual cross section of future mixed-use neighbourhood in PLAB