The Democratic Party announced on August 19 that it has "removed the barriers of total regulation on greenbelts" and stated, "The party and government will respond to the public with 'accelerated housing supply.'" This comes amid differing views between the government and Seoul City, with the Democratic Party appearing to support the government.
Park Sung-jun, the party's chief spokesperson, explained in a written briefing that "a proposal to exempt the total regulation on greenbelt areas for large-scale public housing districts was passed at yesterday's Cabinet meeting. This is a follow-up measure to the government's plan announced on January 29 to expand and expedite urban housing supply."
He added, "The total regulation has been the biggest institutional barrier that halted projects whenever large-scale public housing districts were designated. This decision opens the way to quickly designate districts of necessary size in needed locations."
Park emphasized that the Democratic Party takes seriously the difficulties faced by the public due to the shortage of real estate listings and rising prices in the metropolitan area, stating, "An urgent acceleration of housing supply is necessary. Our proposal to actively utilize vacant land in downtown Seoul for housing supply is aimed at ensuring the public's housing stability."
Additionally, he noted that "Kim Yoon-deok, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, plans to meet with Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on the 20th to narrow the differences between the city and the government regarding housing supply. We urge the Seoul City not to use citizens' housing stability as a political bargaining chip."
In particular, Park called on Mayor Oh to adopt a proactive stance on housing supply plans utilizing vacant land in response to citizens' demands.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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