The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Oh met Tuesday morning at City Hall with officials from the Seoul metropolitan area reconstruction and redevelopment association to discuss ways to improve project feasibility and move redevelopment forward more quickly.
Fifteen people attended, including Oh; Lee Jong-han, the association’s vice chairman; association members; and Seoul city officials in charge of redevelopment policy. The association represents members of reconstruction and redevelopment cooperatives and works on proposals to improve urban renewal rules, policy recommendations and information sharing.
Oh said the challenge of housing supply “must not remain just a slogan,” adding that Seoul, “even amid a one-sided regulatory environment,” has designated more than 300 redevelopment zones citywide totaling 440,000 homes through its “Shintong Planning” initiative, under what he called a firm principle of private-sector supply.
He criticized the central government’s housing policy direction, saying various regulations have slowed projects, weakened the housing ladder for ordinary people and brought reconstruction and redevelopment to a halt. Oh said the city will take the group’s requests seriously, quickly implement what it can change immediately, and pursue alternatives to issues requiring broader institutional reform.
The association asked the city to: establish guidelines on relocating religious facilities within redevelopment promotion districts; set standards for commercial property in management and disposition plans; and create communication channels with stakeholders.
Oh said he agreed with the proposals and would directly urge the government to revise relevant laws while working through close consultations to create a more transparent environment for redevelopment projects.
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