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Integrated Master Planning and Development

Discover Singapore’s planning and development system and the five implicit principles that underpin this supporting system.

Last updated 2 July 2025
Aerial view of building and roads around Tanjong Pagar

Long-term vision and integrated planning create Singapore's dynamic, sustainable urban landscape (Unsplash)

Understanding Singapore's Urban Planning System 

Diagram demonstrating Singapore's urban planning system involving reviews of strategies and policies

Singapore’s integrated planning process (Adapted from original image from Urban Redevelopment Authority)

Principles of Integrated Master Planning and Development

Principle 1: Think Long Term

Map of 2022 URA Long-Term Plan

The URA Long-Term Plan (launched in 2022) (Urban Redevelopment Authority)

Box Story: The Long Island Project

Discover this long-term integrated solution to address multiple needs in Singapore — coastal protection, flood resilience, rainwater harvesting and land creation.

Principle 2: Build for Resilience

Bird's eye view of Gardens by the Bay

Marina Barrage and Gardens by the Bay showcase Singapore's approach to infrastructure that serves both functional and leisure needs (Unsplash)

Opinion: Shaping Our City's Future – Singapore’s Integrated Approach to Planning and Development

By Lim Eng Hwee, Chief Executive Officer, Urban Redevelopment Authority

Principle 3: Seek “Win-Win” 

Our Tampines Hub building

Our Tampines Hub is one example of an integrated development that incorporated the needs of multiple agencies to deliver good outcomes for residents (Centre for Liveable Cities)

Box Story: Semakau Landfill Project – The “Garbage of Eden”

Discover how Singapore navigates waste management through multi-agency collaborative efforts

Principle 4: Execute Effectively

Daytime aerial view of Singapore CBD skyline

Singapore’s skyline today reflects the effective implementation of urban renewal plans (Unsplash)

Box Story: The Singapore Green Plan 2020

Discover Singapore’s initiatives towards building a green, resilient and net-zero future, led by five ministries.

Box Story: The Municipal Services Office

Discover Singapore's coordinated efforts to improve delivery of municipal services.

Principle 5: Innovate Systemically

Aerial view of a naturalised waterway flanked by grass and lush trees. A series of stepping stones cover the waterway.

Active, Beautiful, and Clean (ABC) Waters Programme at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park (Unsplash)

Box Story: Kampung Admiralty – A Model for Integration and Co-location

Discover Singapore’s systemic innovation in developing an “all-in-one” hub solution to support ageing-in-place.

Box Story: Open Digital Platform

Discover how Singapore’s ability to innovate enabled the development of a suite of shared digital infrastructure and services that consolidate previously fragmented systems.

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