Land Transport Authority vests five street-reserve parcels for new road works

The Land Transport Authority of Singapore has declared that five parcels of land set aside as street reserves now vest in the Government with immediate effect, acting under section 14 of the Street Works Act 1995. The declaration was published in the Government Gazette No. 5795 on 2 October 2026, first released on the eGazette portal at 9 am that day. The parcels, located at Holland Road, Jalan Ulu Siglap, Koon Seng Road, Meng Suan Road and Tomlinson Road, are required for the construction of new roads and road-improvement works.

The five parcels and their areas

The notice states that the parcels “have been set aside as street reserves pursuant to the planning proposals approved by the Competent Authority appointed under the Planning Act 1998”, and that they have been incorporated in the plans lodged with the Chief Surveyor. Together they cover 538.3 square metres of land.

• Holland Road — Lot 4089P MK 02, 223.7 sq m, plan CP 92850
• Jalan Ulu Siglap — Lot 11396T MK 27, 34.8 sq m, plan CP 93568
• Koon Seng Road — Lot 10831L Mk 26, 13.2 sq m, plan CP 93501
• Meng Suan Road — Lot 6433A MK 13, 13.1 sq m, plan CP 92008
• Tomlinson Road — Lot 2506V TS 24, 253.5 sq m, plan CP 93078

Planning approvals behind each site

Each parcel is tied to a separate approved plan recorded in the declaration, with approval dates spanning more than three years:

• Holland Road — WPP1_ES20240820R0187.ent, dated 16.12.2024
• Jalan Ulu Siglap — WPP1_ES20260305R0156.ent, dated 06.03.2026
• Koon Seng Road — WPP1_ES20250929R0218.ent, dated 11.03.2026
• Meng Suan Road — WPP1_ES20221215R0154.ent, dated 13.01.2023
• Tomlinson Road — WPP1_ES20250106R0186.ent, dated 07.02.2025

Legal basis and effect of the declaration

The instrument is a declaration under section 14 of the Street Works Act 1995, the provision that allows street reserves to be vested in the Government once they are required for road purposes. The notice records that the parcels were set aside under planning proposals approved by the Competent Authority and incorporated into the plans lodged with the Chief Surveyor, the two preconditions recited before the vesting takes effect.

The declaration states that the parcels “shall vest in the Government with effect from the date of this Declaration”, meaning no further notice period applies to affected landowners and occupiers. The document is dated 2 October 2026 and signed by Dr Tan Pui Lai, Director, Geomatics & Land (DGL), at the Land Transport Authority, Singapore.

The vesting transfers the five lots to state ownership for road construction and improvement, and it follows the standard sequence used for street reserves: planning approval, lodgement of plans with the Chief Surveyor, and a gazetted section 14 declaration. Owners and occupiers of the affected lots at Holland Road, Jalan Ulu Siglap, Koon Seng Road, Meng Suan Road and Tomlinson Road should treat the Government as the vested owner from 2 October 2026, and any compensation or access questions arising from the transfer will follow from this published declaration rather than from a separate instrument.

Source: Government Gazette, No. 5795, 2 October 2026, Notices under other Acts (official reference: 26gg5642).