Seoul is moving to update city planning rules to improve housing conditions and expand housing supply, placing three urban development items on the agenda for areas in Guro, Jungnang and Gangdong districts.
The city said it reviewed the three proposals at its seventh joint City Planning and Architecture Committee meeting held the previous day.
In Guro District, the committee discussed changes to the district unit plan and a detailed development plan for a special planning zone covering 5,623 square meters near 108-1, Gung-dong.
The plan is tied to Korea Land and Housing Corp.’s purchase-and-lease public rental housing program. It keeps the site classified as a second-class general residential area (seven-story standard) while increasing development intensity. The floor-area ratio is set at 280%, with building height capped at 40 meters, and construction is planned from one basement level to 13 stories above ground.
In Jungnang District, the committee reviewed designation of a district unit planning area and a detailed development plan for 2,870.5 square meters near 360-1, Mangu-dong, to advance a co-living housing project.
The site was upgraded from a third-class general residential area to a semi-residential area, and a city-designated intercity bus terminal facility was removed. The changes allow mixed-use development combining housing and commercial functions, which the city expects will help increase housing supply in the urban core.
In Gangdong District, the committee reviewed revisions to the district unit planning area and plan for 388,485 square meters near 451, Seongnae-dong, along the Gangdong-daero corridor.
Discussions included the maximum development scale, permitted building uses, floor-area ratio and height limits, as well as creating one new special planning zone. Seoul said the changes are intended to guide more systematic development and reshape the area’s spatial structure along Gangdong-daero.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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