Future Plans
In July 2007, the Singapore Badminton Association announced plans to close the Singapore Badminton Hall, after the 30-year lease between the Singapore Sports Council and the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) ceases on 31 January 2008. The SBA's lease is for the badminton hall and its adjacent building, which houses the association's office and practice courts. Its current annual lease of under S$100,000 would be increased to S$1.164 million if the SBA were to renew it, but the association has no plans to do so. The SBA cited possible sites for its new temporary headquarters at the Singapore Sports School and Anglo-Chinese School (Independent). The SBA will eventually be relocated to the Singapore Sports Hub in Kallang, due for completion in 2011.
The building had another tenant, the Fatty Weng restaurant, but it moved to Smith Street in Chinatown in March 2007 when the SBA was not able to commit to a long-term contract.
When the Singapore Badminton Hall closes, the building will be returned to URA. The site of the hall has been zoned for sports and recreation use under URA's Master Plan 2003.
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