Singapore has seen rapid urban development and new housing estates as part of the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s (URA) Master Plan, which outlines land use and development. Past plans introduced residential towns like Punggol, Bidadari, Tengah, and precincts such as Bayshore and Marina South.

The URA’s Draft Master Plan for 2025 aims for new neighborhoods and a more livable, decentralized Singapore, including mixed-use areas in the Core Central Region like Pearl’s Hill (Outram), Newton, and Paterson (Orchard) to transform lifestyle and retail areas into mixed-use urban villages.