Public Redevelopment Losers Turning Away from Sintong Planning

Sillim 5 District, Jangwi 11 District, etc.
Fail to Meet Legal Requirements, 1st Cutoff
Public Redevelopment Application Review by End of This Month

The area of Sillim 1 Redevelopment Promotion Zone in Gwanak-gu where the Rapid Integrated Planning is being applied. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] Movements to challenge public redevelopment, starting at the end of this month, are being detected in various areas that applied for but were rejected in Seoul's Rapid Integrated Planning (Shintong Planning) redevelopment contest.

According to the maintenance industry on the 17th, areas such as Sillim 5 District in Gwanak-gu and Jangwi 11 District in Seongbuk-gu, which participated in the Shintong Planning redevelopment contest, are reviewing applications for public redevelopment contests scheduled for this month. These areas were eliminated in the ‘first cut-off’ of Shintong Planning, which is evaluated by each autonomous district. At that time, 102 sites applied for the contest, but after legal and consent requirement reviews by each district, the final list was narrowed down to within 70 sites.

Sillim 5 District, covering Sinwon-dong and Seowon-dong in Gwanak-gu, participated in the contest with over 30% resident consent but failed to meet legal requirements. A Gwanak District Office official explained, "It varies depending on how the district boundaries are defined, but according to Shintong Planning standards, it did not meet the aging criteria."

At the same time, residents led by different groups in this area are working on public redevelopment applications. As news of the Shintong Planning rejection spread, the collection of consent forms reportedly became more active. The Public Redevelopment Promotion Preparatory Committee has secured about 50% of the consent forms. Those favoring public redevelopment argue that since 70% of this area is classified as Type 1 General Residential Area, the project’s feasibility depends on receiving zoning upgrade incentives through public redevelopment.

Jangwi 11 District, located near Dolgoti Station on Subway Line 6, is also reviewing public redevelopment contest applications by the entities that promoted Shintong Planning. Despite a high consent rate of 67%, this area did not make it to the final review. This was due to opposition from about 10 ongoing street housing maintenance projects within the district and failure to meet legal requirements and quantitative indicators. A representative of the Jangwi 11 District Redevelopment Promotion Preparatory Committee said, "From the beginning, we have been considering both Shintong Planning and public redevelopment as a two-track approach," adding, "Based on the high consent rate, we plan to participate in public redevelopment as well."

An industry official stated, "There are various redevelopment options available, from private redevelopment to Shintong Planning, public redevelopment, urban public housing complex projects, and street housing maintenance projects," emphasizing, "Minimizing resident conflicts during the process of pursuing these various types of projects is key."

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