The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 6th that it held its first urban planning committee meeting on the 5th and designated 12 sites for the Daesang Town as areas requiring land transaction permits.
The sites include three in Gangbuk District, two each in Yangcheon and Gwangjin Districts, and a total of 12 sites (an area of 783,539 square meters) in Guro, Seodaemun, Seocho, Seongbuk, and Jungnang Districts. This area will have transaction restrictions from the 18th until Feb. 17, 2030, over five years.
This measure aims to prevent the practice of selling shares of private roads to multiple individuals.
Along with this, the Seoul Metropolitan Government designated four sites, including Jungnang, Gwangjin, Gangbuk, and Seodaemun Districts, as areas requiring land transaction permits, which were designated last December as candidates for rapid integrated planning redevelopment. It also adjusted the land transaction permit areas for two candidates that had slight changes in their project areas and one public redevelopment candidate to reflect the area modifications.
The area in Dobong District's Dapsimni-dong that was canceled as a candidate for rapid integrated planning redevelopment has been removed from the land transaction permit zone.
Meanwhile, the urban planning committee passed the '2040 Seoul Parks and Greenery Basic Plan' the previous day. The basic plan presents a comprehensive long-term strategy for the expansion and management of parks and green spaces.
The government plans to achieve a park greenery rate of 31.2% by 2040 and increase carbon absorption by 8.8% compared to 2023. It also presented detailed plans under the keywords ▲green recovery ▲green completion ▲green utilization.
The city has developed a strategy to diversify park types, including three-dimensional parks, and to create unique features for each park by reflecting various demands of children, seniors, people with disabilities, and pet-owning households.
To allow for concurrent high-density development and the expansion of green spaces in urban areas, the city is reflecting an open green space system and designating areas requiring focused reforestation as 'key reforestation districts' to strategically implement greening projects.
The city plans to finalize the basic plan by incorporating the opinions of the urban planning committee members. Lee Soo-yeon, the Commissioner of the Seoul Urban Garden City Department, noted, 'We will strive to ensure that Seoul can gain a competitive edge against other global cities by leading the response to climate change and transitioning the entire city to a green-centric paradigm, improving parks and green spaces not just in area but also in quality.'