Sindong District to Be Incorporated into Hwaseong City Administrative Boundaries?

The Sindong District urban development project being pursued by Suwon City using the land readjustment method is expected to have its urban plan finalized as early as this month.

In particular, the city held a Urban Planning Committee meeting on the 11th to deliberate on whether to incorporate the development plan of Hwaseong City's administrative area within the Sindong District, drawing attention to how this will unfold.

According to the city, the Sindong District urban development project (next to Samsung Corning in Yeongtong-gu), which is underway with a target completion date of 2012, covers a total project area of 297,838㎡, and the city is currently pushing to designate the district unit planning zone by year-end.

The city plans to complete the designation of the development project zone and the designation of the project operator by the end of this month following deliberation by the Urban Planning Committee. However, 15% of the expected Sindong District development site, or 45,263㎡, falls within Banjeong-dong, Hwaseong City's administrative boundary, causing delays in the development plan.

The city has currently purchased land from 72% (135 out of 186) of total landowners in the Sindong District, and has obtained consent from 17 out of 23 landowners (77%) in the Hwaseong City administrative area.

Accordingly, the city has been continuously holding discussions for administrative boundary changes within the business area, including sending cooperation notices to Hwaseong City, but has not achieved significant results.

Therefore, if the Hwaseong City administrative area is not incorporated into Suwon City in today's Urban Planning Committee meeting, deliberations on land use plans and land readjustment plans are also expected to take place.