Former ITE HQ, Dover campus to be demolished by HDB for homes

Most of the site will be part of a 3.8ha housing plot that can yield over 1,300 flats

- Ng Keng Gene

The former ITE headquarters and ITE Dover campus in Dover Drive are set to be demolished by the Housing Board, with most of the site slated for housing development.

On Aug 14, the HDB was granted permission by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) to demolish the two sites: 10 Dover Drive, which served as ITE HQ from 1995 to 2012, and 20 Dover Drive, home to the ITE Dover campus from 1995 until its closure in 2010.

Based on the URA Draft Master Plan 2025, most of the 5.9ha site will be part of a new 3.8ha housing plot – equivalent to about five football fields.

The masterplan, which guides the country's development for the next 10 to 15 years, is expected to come into force later in 2025.

In response to queries on the former ITE properties, HDB said on Sept 10 that it "will be carrying out demolition works there on behalf of the Government, and works are expected to commence in the first half of 2026".

Property analysts estimate that the 3.8ha housing plot, which is part of the upcoming Dover-Medway neighbourhood, can yield more than 1,300 new flats.

The URA had said when the draft masterplan was unveiled in June that the first phase of the neighbourhood – located between Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) and one-north – will have an estimated 6,000 public and private homes.