Tampines - Historical Background
The name "Tampines" originated from the name of a valuable timber tree. The name of the tree was formerly spelt as "Tampinis". It was changed to "Tampines" as it was the nearest romanised version of the word. The tree provided a strong and durable ironwood timber which was in great demand in the early days. As there was no forest conservation during those days, the popular demand of the wood from the Tampines tree almost made it extinct by the early eighties. There used to be a village also named "Tampines" along the 7th mile Upper Serangoon Road.
Location of Tampines New Town
The Tampines Planning Area is located within the East Region. It is bounded by the Tampines Expressway and Pan-Island Expressway to the north; Changi Airport to the east; Bedok Canal and the sea to the south and southeast and Tampines Ave 10 to the West.
Existing Conditions of Tampines New Town
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POPULATION |
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1990 Population Census
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176,800
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HOUSING UNITS
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| Low-Density |
1,300
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| Medium-Density |
1,900
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| High-Density |
61,300
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| TOTAL |
64,500
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LAND OWNERSHIP
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| State Land |
68%
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| HDB |
21%
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| Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) |
6%
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| Private |
5%
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LAND USE DISTRIBUTION
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Broad Land Use
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Land Area
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Ha
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%
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| Residential |
389
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19
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| Commercial |
33
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2
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| Industry |
65
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3
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| Institutions |
116
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6
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| Open Space & Recreation |
412
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20
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| Road & Infrastructure |
315
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15
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| Waterbody |
24
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1
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| Undeveloped Land / Other |
707
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34
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| Total |
2,061
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100
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Tampines New Town Subzones Planning
The Tampines Planning Area is made up of 5 sub-zones. The land area of each sub-zone is shown below. The sub-zone boundaries are shown in the Boundaries & Sub-Zone Plan.
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LAND AREA
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| Sub-Zones |
Land Area
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Ha
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%
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| Tampines North |
258
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13
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| Tampines East |
442
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21
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| Tampines West |
332
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16
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| Simei |
225
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11
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| Xinlin |
804
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39
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| TOTAL |
2,061
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100
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Tampines New Town Planning Proposal
The key proposals for Tampines include providing more residential and commercial developments around the MRT stations (to optimise the used of land) and parks.
Tampines New Town - Residential
The total housing stock in the Tampines Planning Area will reach 84,500 units. This will be an increase of about 20,000 units over the existing number. The overall breakdown by density types is listed in the table below. To enhance the existing good mix of residential housing forms in the area, new low, medium and high density housing will be introduced.
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PROPOSED HOUSING UNITS
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| Residential Density |
Housing Units
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%
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| Low-Density |
1,970
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2
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| Medium-Density |
7,790
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9
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| High-Density |
74,740
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89
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| TOTAL |
84,500
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100
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Tampines New Town - Commercial
The Tampines Regional Centre is the first and most developed regional centre in Singapore. Residents have now the option to work, shop and play at the regional centre. As a wide range of shops, offices and entertainment facilities are conveniently located near their homes, residents have more time for leisure and family. The Tampines Planning Area is also well served by seven other neighbourhood centres. The total proposed commercial floor space in the planning area is about 470,600m square.
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COMMERCIAL AREA RATIO
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| Types of Commercial Centre |
Existing & Committed
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Proposed
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| Regional Centre |
243,000
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322,800
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| HDB Neighbouhood Centre |
103,000
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103,000
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| Private Neighbourhood Centre |
-
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44,800
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| TOTAL |
346,000
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470,600
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Tampines New Town - Industrial
There will be a total of 163 ha proposed industrial land within Tampines Planning Area. They are located in Tampines Industrial Park 'A', Bedok Industrial Park 'E' and Changi South Industrial Estate.
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INDUSTRY LAND AREA DISTRIBUTION
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| Type |
Land Area (ha)
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Existing
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Proposed
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| Business Park |
-
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67
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| Light Industry |
65
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96
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| TOTAL |
65
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163
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Tampines New Town - Recreational
A new town park is proposed north of the Regional Centre. It will be called the 'Sun Plaza Park'. A park connected is proposed to link Pasir Ris Park along Sungei Tampines to the Sun Plaza and the Bedok Reservoir Parks. After which it will be sited along the Bedok Canal to link up with the East Coast Park.
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PARKS & GARDENS
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| Type |
Proposed (ha)
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| Town Park |
10.0
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| Neighbourhood Park |
33.6
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| TOTAL |
43.6
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Tampines New Town - Facilities
A total of 14 primary and 11 secondary schools together with 1 junior college are provided in the Tampines Planning Area, as illustrated below. Besides religious and community buildings, other facilities proposed in the planning area include the Temasek Polytechnic and the Eastern General Hospital.
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SCHOOLS
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| Schools |
Number
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| Primary School |
14
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| Secondary School |
11
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| Junior College |
1
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Tampines New Town - Vision & Objectives
An Eastern Regional Hub and Model Town Next to a World-Class Airport