Singapore, 5 January 2025 – Sport Singapore (SportSG), alongside co-located partners Ministry of Health (MOH), National Healthcare Group (NHG) Polyclinics, National Library Board (NLB) and National Parks Board (NParks) held a groundbreaking ceremony today to mark the start of construction for the Toa Payoh Integrated Development. The development is part of the Sports Facilities Master Plan – a key recommendation under Singapore’s Vision 2030 sport blueprint.
Mr Edwin Tong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth & Second Minister for Law; Mr Chee Hong Tat, Minister for Transport, Second Minister for Finance and Adviser for Bishan-Toa Payoh Grassroots Organisations; Ms Gan Siow Huang, Minister of State for Education and Manpower and Adviser for Marymount Grassroots Organisations; as well as Mr Chong Kee Hiong and Mr Saktiandi Supaat, Advisers for Bishan-Toa Payoh Grassroots Organisations officiated the ceremony. The event was attended by Team Singapore athletes and the sport fraternity, community partners, as well as members of the public.
Expected to be completed by 2030, the integrated development will house sport facilities alongside other community amenities like a town park, library and a polyclinic. The plans include a 10,000-seat stadium, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, an Indoor Sports Hall featuring 22 badminton courts, and multiple sheltered futsal and tennis courts. These facilities are designed to support national team training, community and sporting events. Attendees were offered a preview of the development through a refreshed 3D model, artist's impressions, and a fly-through video. The public also enjoyed fringe activities such as sports try-outs, games, health screenings, library sign-ups, and scent bag making using fragrant plants. These experiences align with the development's focus on health, community engagement, and active living.
For the planned list of sport facilities, please refer to Annex A.
Mr Alan Goh, Chief Executive Officer, SportSG said, “The Toa Payoh Integrated Development is more than just new facilities – it represents our commitment to create sporting experiences for Singaporeans to unite and improve their lives. This vibrant space will bring top-class sporting infrastructure and events closer to our community, to benefit not just our community residents but our national athletes as well. This is part of our ongoing efforts to develop innovative, inclusive, and citizen-centric spaces that can help to inspire Singaporeans to Live Better Through Sport. This rejuvenated development will cater to the evolving sporting needs, interests, and aspirations of our people, and we envision it to become an exciting sporting and lifestyle destination at the heart of Toa Payoh.”
The redeveloped Toa Payoh Polyclinic is part of the Ministry of Health’s plan to continue to invest in primary care, and to enable Singaporeans to receive care closer to home. Toa Payoh Polyclinic caters to patients of all ages from children to the elderly in the multi-generational estate, providing childhood developmental screening, chronic disease management, and health promotion interventions to encourage healthy living and active ageing. The redeveloped Polyclinic, which will replace the existing one, highlights NHG Polyclinics’ close partnerships with the co-located agencies, working together to strengthen preventive care, empower patients and residents to achieve their health goals, and improve health and well-being.
The new library, which will replace the existing one, will boast larger spaces and new services to meet the evolving needs of patrons and provide an enhanced visitor experience. This is in line with NLB’s LAB25 (Libraries and Archives Blueprint 2025) to work with partners to reimagine and transform its libraries and archives.
NLB’s Chief Executive Officer Mr Ng Cher Pong said: “We are excited to be part of this upcoming integrated hub, and to work with partners and the community to develop a bigger library in Toa Payoh. In being co-located within the hub, our patrons in the central region can look forward to even greater ease of access to the library’s programmes, reading and learning resources.”
Toa Payoh Town Park will be rejuvenated as part of the overall Toa Payoh Integrated Development with enhanced greenery and new amenities. At the same time, its landscaping will be designed around the existing terrain, and heritage features such as the iconic Lookout Tower will be retained. From the earlier public consultation, NParks is looking into providing new features like an allotment garden, a therapeutic garden, multi-purpose event lawn and spaces, a dog run, and a nature playgarden for children to connect with nature through play in a natural habitat.
Ms. Hwang Yu-Ning, Chief Executive Officer, NParks said, “The transformed park will offer a green respite for visitors of all ages and interests, and bring the benefits of nature closer to the community. We also welcome residents to join the Nature Kakis Network, which has a Chapter at Toa Payoh Central, to spearhead and organise City in Nature related initiatives such as therapeutic horticulture activities. Through the Nature Kakis, we hope more people will get to appreciate the greenery in our park and eventually become stewards of our natural heritage.”
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About the Toa Payoh Integrated Development
The Toa Payoh Integrated Development is a multi-agency project aimed at enhancing community life through a comprehensive integration of sports, healthcare, and recreational facilities. The plans feature a 10,000-seater stadium, multiple sheltered futsal and tennis courts, a 5,000-seater indoor sports hall, and a 2,000-seater aquatic centre with both indoor and outdoor pools, the 12-ha integrated development located between Lorong 6 Toa Payoh and PIE aims to not only serve the needs of the community but also provide state-of-the-art training facilities for Team Singapore athletes, bringing world-class sporting events closer to the heartlands. The integrated development will capture the rich heritage and existing greenery of Toa Payoh while incorporating new technologies, elevating residents’ holistic wellness and sporting experience.
Housing public amenities such as the new Toa Payoh Polyclinic, an Active Health Lab, and community-focused spaces co-created with SportSG, NParks, NLB, and MOH, the Toa Payoh Integrated Development aims to promote physical wellness, community bonding, and lifelong learning opportunities for Singaporeans.
About Sport Singapore
As the national sports agency, Sport Singapore’s core purpose is to inspire the Singapore spirit and transform Singapore through sport. Through innovative, fun and meaningful sporting experiences, our mission is to reach out and serve communities across Singapore with passion and pride. With Vision 2030 – Singapore’s sports master plan, our mandate goes beyond winning medals. Sport Singapore uses sport to create greater sporting opportunities and access, more inclusivity and integration as well as broader development of capabilities. Sport Singapore works with a vast network of public-private-people sector partners for individuals to live better through sport.
To find out more, visit SportSG’s websites at www.sportsingapore.gov.sg and https://www.activesgcircle.gov.sg/read. National sport/exercise participation statistics are available on the Sport Data Exchange Singapore (SportDexSG).
Follow SportSG on:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/livebetterthroughsport/
Instagram - www.instagram.com/sport_singapore/
YouTube - www.youtube.com/SingaporeSports
About National Healthcare Group Polyclinics
National Healthcare Group Polyclinics (NHG Polyclinics) forms the primary healthcare arm of the National Healthcare Group (NHG). Its nine polyclinics serve a significant proportion of the population in the central and northern regions of Singapore.
NHG Polyclinics provides a comprehensive range of health services for the family, functioning as a one-stop health service centre providing treatment for acute medical conditions, management of chronic diseases, women & children services and dental care. The focus of NHG Polyclinics’ care is on health promotion and disease prevention, early and accurate diagnosis, disease management through physician led team-based care as well as enhancing the capability of Family Medicine through research and teaching.
Through the Family Medicine Academy and the NHG Family Medicine Residency Programme, NHG Polyclinics plays an integral role in the delivery of primary care training at medical undergraduate and post-graduate levels. With the Primary Care Academy, NHG Polyclinics provides training to caregivers and other primary care counterparts in the community sector.
More information is available at www.nhgp.com.sg.
About the National Library Board
The National Library Board (NLB) nurtures Readers for Life, Learning Communities and a Knowledgeable Nation by promoting reading, learning and history through its network of 28 libraries, the National Library and the National Archives of Singapore. NLB also forges strategic partnerships that encourage awareness, appreciation and greater discovery of Singapore's history through its rich collections in Singapore and the region.
NLB achieves excellence through innovation, focusing on citizen engagement and co-creation, resource and digital innovation. This creates learning opportunities, greater access to library resources, services, and archival collections, as well as a continual development of innovative library spaces. Established on 1 September 1995 as a statutory board, NLB is under the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI).
For more information, please visit the NLB website, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube channels.
About National Parks Board
The National Parks Board (NParks) is responsible for enhancing and managing the urban ecosystems of our City in Nature. We are the lead agency for greenery, biodiversity conservation, and wildlife and animal health, welfare and management. We also work closely with the community to enhance the quality of our living environment.
NParks manages parks, nature reserves, the Singapore Botanic Gardens, Pulau Ubin and the Sisters' Islands Marine Park. Adding to this is the extensive network of Nature Ways, and Park Connector Network that links major parks, nature areas and residential estates island-wide. NParks also manages millions of trees, including those along roads and in our parks, gardens and state land.
NParks has developed an urban biodiversity conservation model, which aims to conserve representative ecosystems in land-scarce Singapore. NParks also monitors and coordinates measures to enhance the presence of biodiversity in our urban landscape.
The Animal & Veterinary Service, a cluster within NParks, is the main touch-point for animal-related issues, as well as the first responder for animal-related feedback. By improving the standards of the animal and veterinary sectors, we aim to safeguard animal health and welfare in Singapore.
NParks is working closely with partners in the landscape, horticulture, veterinary and animal sectors to increase productivity, and provide training for all levels of the workforce. Enhancing competencies of the industry will support Singapore’s vision of being a City in Nature.
For more information, visit www.nparks.gov.sg and www.facebook.com/nparksbuzz.
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Annex A –List of Planned Sport Facilities at Toa Payoh Integrated Development
|
Facility |
Remarks |
|
Stadium |
10,000-seater |
|
Sheltered Futsal Courts |
2 |
|
Table Tennis Tables |
44 tables |
|
Indoor Sport Hall |
5,000-seater, with 22 badminton courts |
|
Team Sport Hall |
500-seater, with 3 indoor netball courts |
|
Sheltered Netball Courts |
3 sheltered netball courts |
|
Sheltered Tennis Courts |
6 sheltered tennis courts |
|
ActiveSG Gym |
1,500sqm Gym |
|
Gym Activity Room |
2 |
|
Aquatic Centre |
2,000-seater, with 4 indoor pools and 3 outdoor leisure pools |