Chungnam Province Seeks Measures to Promote Use of Abandoned 'Unbuilt Sites'

Chungnam Province is seeking ways to encourage the utilization of undeveloped sites that have been left unattended.

According to Chungnam Province on the 12th, Naepo New Town has surpassed its 10th anniversary this year, but among the 326 commercial, office, industry-academia, and industrial lots (1,562,000㎡), 203 lots (932,000㎡, 62%) remain undeveloped.

By land use type, 90 out of 140 commercial lots, 47 out of 85 office lots, 43 out of 60 industry-academia lots, and 21 out of 41 industrial lots have been left as vacant lots for several years.

For residential land, 8,697 out of 41,859 households (20%) remain undeveloped, and although the Hanok Village has completed sales, construction has not yet started.

Accordingly, Chungnam Province plans to urge early construction on commercial land and, if necessary, prepare utilization plans such as public parking lots. Additionally, the province aims to increase the attraction status by expanding the types of industries from the existing five to twelve for industrial land.

Kim Tae-heum, Governor of Chungnam Province, stated, “The sites left vacant for years are damaging the urban landscape and hindering population growth. To revitalize Naepo New Town, we will take the strongest measures within the legal framework to ensure that the unattended sites are properly utilized.”

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