The ministerial committee tasked with considering options for 38 Oxley Road, has laid out several options for the house in a report just released.
DPM Teo Chee Hean who chaired the committee, made clear that the committee did not make any recommendation on what to do with the house because no decision is required at this point in time.
This is because the late Mr Lee’s daughter, Dr Lee Wei Ling, is still living there.
The various options set out in the report are "drawer plans to help a future government make an informed and considered decision about the property when it becomes necessary,” the report says.
THE THREE BROAD OPTIONS ARE:
DPM Teo Chee Hean who chaired the committee, made clear that the committee did not make any recommendation on what to do with the house because no decision is required at this point in time.
This is because the late Mr Lee’s daughter, Dr Lee Wei Ling, is still living there.
The various options set out in the report are "drawer plans to help a future government make an informed and considered decision about the property when it becomes necessary,” the report says.
THE THREE BROAD OPTIONS ARE:
1. Retain the property either by gazetting it as a national monument to be acquired by the state with an alternative use for the site, or gazetting it for conservation and allowing the owner to retain the property for residential use;
2. Retain only the dining room and integrating it with an alternative use for the site;
3. Demolish the house fully for redevelopment, carried out either by the owner for residential use, or by the state for alternative uses, e.g. as a park or heritage centre.
In drawing up its report, Mr Teo said that the committee has “carefully studied” the representations from the late Mr Lee’s children.
“We relied particularly on the objective evidence placed before us and the key concrete steps that Mr Lee himself took in his lifetime to put his wishes into effect,” Mr Teo added.
“This included the demolition clause in Mr Lee’s last will, his letter to Cabinet dated Dec 27, 2011 as well as the renovation/redevelopment plans for 38 Oxley Road which he submitted to the URA in March 2012, and obtained approval for.”
With the release of the committee’s findings, Mr Teo said: “We hope to close the chapter on this topic, focus on other pressing national issues ahead of us.”
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2. Retain only the dining room and integrating it with an alternative use for the site;
3. Demolish the house fully for redevelopment, carried out either by the owner for residential use, or by the state for alternative uses, e.g. as a park or heritage centre.
In drawing up its report, Mr Teo said that the committee has “carefully studied” the representations from the late Mr Lee’s children.
“We relied particularly on the objective evidence placed before us and the key concrete steps that Mr Lee himself took in his lifetime to put his wishes into effect,” Mr Teo added.
“This included the demolition clause in Mr Lee’s last will, his letter to Cabinet dated Dec 27, 2011 as well as the renovation/redevelopment plans for 38 Oxley Road which he submitted to the URA in March 2012, and obtained approval for.”
With the release of the committee’s findings, Mr Teo said: “We hope to close the chapter on this topic, focus on other pressing national issues ahead of us.”
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