Skip to main content

Advertisement

Advertisement

Coney Island to open to public in 2015

SINGAPORE — Pulau Serangoon, commonly known as Coney Island, will open to the public next year.

Coney Island, also known as Pulau Serangoon. Photo: Channel NewsAsia

Coney Island, also known as Pulau Serangoon. Photo: Channel NewsAsia

Follow TODAY on WhatsApp

SINGAPORE — Pulau Serangoon, commonly known as Coney Island, will open to the public next year.

Located off the north-eastern coast of Singapore, the Urban Redevelopment Authority said that under the Master Plan, a part of Coney Island is zoned for residential, sport and recreational use.

As the land is not immediately required for development, a part of Coney Island will be kept as an interim park for the time being. The rest of the island is zoned for park use.

Tender documents stated that Coney Island will have infrastructure such as a bird watching station, walkways and solar street lights.

But one analyst said there is no need for residential units within such a small island.

Mr Nicholas Mak, research head at SLP International, said: “It destroys the peace and the quiet that is on the island.

“If you wanted to keep a part of it as a nature reserve, for recreation, water sports, why do you need to introduce additional housing units there? It is not as if we are short of residential land within the main island of Singapore.” CHANNEL NEWSASIA

Read more of the latest in

Advertisement

Advertisement

Stay in the know. Anytime. Anywhere.

Subscribe to get daily news updates, insights and must reads delivered straight to your inbox.

By clicking subscribe, I agree for my personal data to be used to send me TODAY newsletters, promotional offers and for research and analysis.