Panchor National Housing Scheme

Mengkubau National Housing Scheme, commonly known as Panchor National Housing Scheme, is a public housing estate in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, in the mukim of Mentiri. It is one of the public housing estates of under the programme of its namesake, which is a government housing programme for the citizens of Brunei.

History

In response to the increasing demand for housing, the Brunei Economic Development Board undertook three pilot projects to construct a total of 7,500 low-cost houses. The largest of these projects was located at Kampong Mengkubau, spanning and consisting of 4,000 houses. Construction began in February 2010, with completion expected by the first quarter of 2014. The development included two types of housing: 1,600 semi-detached units on lots and 2,400 terrace houses on lots, resulting in a higher development density compared to previous housing schemes in areas such as Lambak Kanan, Rimba, and Mentiri, which had focused on detached bungalows with larger lot sizes.