hi all! i am digging out some old thread... haha...
so can u guys comment on the airplane noise recently? I heard from my friend who is staying in punggol area saying the noise is only occassionally leh... doesn't seems that bad as what is mentioned here... can someone shine some light on this? thanks!
Thinking of getting a condo in Punggol ?
nope, BTO...
Do me a favour.. ask HDB, the seller, whether the Punggol BTO flats are under the F15SG flight path. Also, the NEF noise contour the flats fall under. They have an obligation to inform you. Please come back and paste the answer you get from HDB.
Allow me to paste a few of the advertisements from the seller advertising restful contemplation, quiet conversations and tranquil riverside living.
Waterway Brooks"Alternatively, indulge in moments of restful contemplation or quiet conversations with your friends and loved ones at strategically-placed shelters and trellises."Waterway Woodcress
Together, the name ‘Waterway Woodcress’ evokes an imagery of tranquil riverside living.Let me recycle a rant I wrote when I came across Punggol Topaz BTO, which HDB calls "
Exquisite, Elegant, Eco-friendly"
Would you want to know Punggol 21 is under the flight path of military fighter jets from Paya Lebar Airbase ? Several flights most days of the week, with the 1st flight at around 8am. Each flight, of several planes, produces noise of up to 90dBA for several minutes. If you leave for work before 730AM everyday, and work till 9pm, you will usually miss the planes. Unfortunately, your children will be at home, or attending school, in Punggol 21.
Each time the topic of noise from airplanes is brought up, inevitably, someone will smugly tell you, "Paya Lebar Airbase was there before Punggol 21, before any flats were built in Punggol 21. Who forced you to buy flat in Punggol 21? "
The problem with that argument, is that URA found Punggol 21 fit to be designated a residential area for the 21st century, and HDB found it fit and proper to build and sell flats in Punggol 21. In addition, HDB, a national agency, then neglected to inform buyers of a material fact. The material fact that Punggol 21 is under the flight path of military airplanes from Paya Lebar Airbase, and residents will be subjected to noise beyond what is usually reasonable in a residential area. The other problem with the argument, is that, wherever HDB builds, that is where flats are available. If you are in your 20s, a first-timer, and want an entry-level roof over your head, you go to HDB, you go where HDB builds. If HDB builds next to a rubbish dump, and tell buyers about the rubbish dump, there will still be buyers.
