Goyang Changneung·Tanhyeon 3rd New Town, Public Housing District Designation Completed

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] The designation of public housing districts for the 3rd generation new towns, including Goyang Changneung and Tanhyeon, where a total of 41,000 housing units will be built, has been completed.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 4th that it has completed resident public hearings, strategic environmental impact assessments, and reviews by the Central Urban Planning Committee for two locations, Goyang Changneung and Goyang Tanhyeon, as part of the '300,000 housing supply plan in the metropolitan area,' and will officially designate the public housing districts, including project areas and project implementers, under the Public Housing Act on the 6th.

Since April 2019, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has been proceeding with the designation process of public housing districts for the Goyang Changneung and Tanhyeon new towns in cooperation with related agencies such as the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

From April to May 2019, prior consultations with related agencies and public inspections by residents were conducted, along with the operation of the UCP (Urban Concept Planner) to establish the development concept, resident briefings, public hearings, and the operation of a native residents' consultative body. Subsequently, from January to February this year, consultations with the Ministry of Environment on the strategic environmental impact assessment and reviews by the Central Urban Planning Committee were carried out.

Goyang Changneung, where 38,000 housing units will be developed, will utilize the planned relocation site of the 30th Division and greenbelt areas with low conservation value due to damage, to create a self-sufficient city with convenient transportation.

Goyang Tanhyeon (3,000 housing units) will develop parks, libraries, pedestrian overpasses, and other facilities for local residents along with housing to prevent indiscriminate development of long-term unexecuted park sites scheduled to expire.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has completed the designation of 18 districts totaling 196,000 housing units (total area 34.97 million square meters) as part of the '300,000 housing plan in the metropolitan area' (4 out of 5 new town-level districts). The remaining districts, including Bucheon Daejang, are planned to be designated within the first half of this year.

For areas such as Namyangju Wangsuk, Hanam Gyosan, and Gwacheon, where district designation was completed last October, district plans will be prepared within this year.

Centered on areas where residents and compensation consultative bodies have been formed, land compensation procedures will be conducted along with the establishment of flat land use plans such as the location and area of residential complexes, and three-dimensional plans including the number of floors. Some districts with excellent locations will start recruiting residents from the end of next year as pilot projects for the first village.

For 40,000 housing units on 63 sites in downtown Seoul, procedures such as design competitions and project plan establishment are underway, with project approvals (district designations) for over 4,000 units completed. Together with the Seoul Metropolitan Government, project approvals for 16,000 units will be completed by 2020, and among these, 1,000 units will recruit residents within the year.

Earlier, on the 27th of last month, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced in the 2020 work report that it would expedite procedures such as district designation and district plan establishment for the 3rd generation new towns to supply 300,000 housing units in the metropolitan area.

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