The revitalization promotion plan for the Hannam 3 Redevelopment Zone (hereinafter referred to as the Hannam 3 Zone) will be changed. After the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education did not grant permission for the establishment of a school on a site designated for an elementary school within the Hannam 3 Zone, the Seoul city government altered the promotion district plan to change it to a public space in the form of contributed acceptance. If the education office permits the establishment of a school in the future, there are plans to establish a school again.

A view of Hannam New Town in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. /Courtesy of

The Hannam 3 Zone, located around 686 Hannam-dong, has an area of 386,395.5 square meters, with a total construction floor area of 1,048,998.52 square meters. The land use designation consists of a mix of first to third type general residential areas and semi-residential areas, with a building coverage ratio of 42.09% and a floor area ratio of 232.47%. It is situated in Hannam-dong and Bogwang-dong.

On the 23rd, a source in the maintenance industry noted, "We decided to change the promotion plan through deliberation and decision by the Seoul City Revitalization Committee today." The reason Seoul City changed the promotion plan is that the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education did not grant permission for a site that was separately reflected in the promotion plan for establishing an elementary school in the area. A Seoul city official said, "Since the establishment of the school was not permitted, we initially removed the site in the form of contributed acceptance, and if there is a change in the position of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education later, we will go through investment and review for school establishment." The education office is reported to be in the position that establishing a school is unnecessary due to the decrease in the school-age population.

Following the change in the promotion plan, the association must reassess the members' contributions and restructure the plan after holding a residents' public hearing. A source in the maintenance industry said, "At this point, we cannot know how much longer the plan will be delayed."

Hannam 3 Zone, located in Hannam-dong and Bogwang-dong, was designated as a new town area in November 2003 and received approval for the management disposal plan in June 2023.