A new pair of Government Land Sales (GLS) tenders has been opened by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) under the 1H 2026 programme, placing two private residential sites—Holland Plain on the confirmed list and Morrison Lane in River Valley released from the reserve list—into competitive public bidding amid an overall pipeline of about 9,200 homes, including 3,940 private units across six residential and one mixed-use site on the confirmed list, 635 EC units across two sites, and a further 4,610 units on the reserve list. In total, the 1H 2026 GLS Confirmed List comprises nine sites with a potential yield of 4,575 homes. Holland Plain is expected to deliver about 205 private homes and is adjacent to the previously tendered Holland Link site, awarded at $1,432 psf ppr after attracting five bids.
URA has launched Holland Plain and Morrison Lane GLS tenders, adding 410 units to a 9,200-home 1H 2026 pipeline.
The Holland Plain parcel broadly mirrors the earlier Holland Link site in plot size and gross floor area parameters, indicating a comparable built form of roughly six storeys, and this precedent is likely to inform developer underwriting and construction planning assumptions. The site carries a maximum GFA of 28,291 sq m. With the earlier project anticipated to conclude at around 280 units, the new tender adds a similar-scale opportunity in an area where limited recent launches have supported underlying demand, while proximity to ACS Junior is a recurring attribute cited in market positioning for nearby projects.
Morrison Lane, released from the reserve list, is slated for about 205 units in the River Valley-Zion Road neighbourhood, representing the fifth and final available site in that cluster. Located near Great World MRT station and Great World City mall, the site is positioned as a prime city fringe offering with connectivity to Orchard Road and the CBD, and it is expected to draw active participation from developers seeking Core Central Region exposure. Its development intensity is comparable to the Newton Bukit Timah Road site, which carried a plot ratio of 4.9 and drew eight bids at $1,820 psf ppr, establishing another recent benchmark for competitive pricing.
URA’s tender framework relies on open competitive public tendering, and market expectations for robust bidding are supported by low interest rates, compressed land supply in selected precincts, and recent take-up for comparable parcels. In the broader GLS context, the Tanjong Rhu tender closed on 5 February 2026 with five bidders, while reserve-list highlights include the Town Hall Link white site for up to 1,200 units, New Upper Changi Road for 1,040 units, Bayshore Drive following a $1,388 psf ppr precedent, and a Jurong Lake District white-site carve-out to improve developer appeal. The Outside Central Region saw an 11.83% price increase in Q1 2024, demonstrating sustained demand across suburban growth corridors.
