Paju City Moves to Restrict Development Activity Permits for Planned Yeondasan-dong Mixed-Use Development Site

Linking Unjeong Technovalley and GTX Boarding/Alighting Facilities
Drawing Up a Blueprint for the "Yeondasan-dong Mixed-Use Development"

Paju City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 10th that it will move to designate parts of Yeondasan-dong as a restricted area for development activity permits, in order to prevent indiscriminate, haphazard development and to enable systematic urban development.

View of Paju City Hall. Provided by Paju City.

This measure comes as the existing restriction period on development activity permits for the Unjeong Technovalley area is set to expire on the 25th, and is intended to preemptively block potential real estate speculation and disorderly development that could arise in the process of implementing a "new urban development plan" for mixed-use development around the GTX station area.

The city explained that the area is designated as future urbanization land under the "Paju City Urban Master Plan 2040," and that, given the rising development potential such as the possible introduction of boarding and alighting facilities for the GTX-A vehicle depot, it is now necessary to establish a more expansive and integrated land-use plan than before.

Accordingly, the city holds the view that restrictions on development activity permits are unavoidable in order to newly draft a blueprint for the "Yeondasan-dong Mixed-Use Development," which goes beyond the creation of a simple industrial complex to integrate high-tech industries, residential functions, and station-area functions.

Activities subject to restriction include: construction of buildings; installation of structures; alteration of land form; extraction of earth and stone; subdivision of land; and the stacking or storage of goods. However, in order to minimize infringement on residents' property rights, minor activities for farming purposes will be excluded.

Paju City plans to collect opinions through a public viewing and notice period until the 17th, and relevant documents can be viewed in person at the Corporate Support Division of Paju City Hall and at the Gyoha-dong Administrative Welfare Center. After reviewing the opinions received and deliberation by the Paju City Urban Planning Committee, the city plans to finalize the designation of the restricted area for development activity permits.

An official from Paju City said, "This restriction on development activity permits is a preventive measure to ensure that the urban management plan to be established in the future can be implemented smoothly," adding, "We ask for citizens' understanding and cooperation in order to minimize potential social and economic losses that may occur in the course of project implementation and to achieve rational urban development."

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