Gokban-dong Agricultural Products Wholesale Market Relocation; Seodun-dong Production Greenery Converted to Commercial Zone

The current agricultural products wholesale market in Gwonseon-dong, Gwonseon-gu, will be relocated to approximately 260,000 square meters of land in the Gokban-dong area, Lot 140-2, Gwonseon-gu. Meanwhile, approximately 60,000 square meters of production greenery in the Seodun-dong area, Lot 633-44, near the Gwonseon-gu Administrative Town, will be converted to a commercial zone to develop the administrative town's supporting area. Zone designations for these facilities are expected to be finalized mid-this month.

According to the city, it has completed the planning for the 2015 Suwon Urban Management Plan to change land use totaling 1,313,831 square meters, including the designation of the relocation site for the Gokban-dong agricultural products wholesale market. The city is currently in final consultation with the Ministry of Environment.

This represents the priority designation of District Unit Plan zones as part of the consulting project (121.103 square kilometers across Suwon) for the establishment of the 2015 Suwon Urban Management Plan, which the city commissioned at the end of last year with a total project budget of approximately 600 million won.

The area of approximately 260,000 square meters in Lot 140-2, Gokban-dong, Gwonseon-gu, has been designated as a Type 1 District Unit Plan zone to relocate the agricultural products wholesale market and provide supporting functions. Additionally, anticipating that population inflow and auxiliary facilities will concentrate in the administrative hub area of the southwestern Suwon region, approximately 60,000 square meters of production greenery in the Seodun-dong area, Lot 633-44, near Gwonseon-gu Administrative Town, will be converted to a commercial zone to develop the administrative town's supporting area.

In addition, the city plans to conduct proposal and resident notice procedures for urban management plan changes affecting five locations totaling 1,313,831 square meters, including the development of Suwon Industrial Complex District 3 (approximately 640,000 square meters at Lot 645, Gosaeok-dong) and the SK Chemical relocation site (approximately 472,000 square meters at Lot 600-2, Jeongja-dong).

The city is accelerating the formulation of implementation plans for designated zones by reflecting 670 million won in consulting fees for feasibility studies and Type 1 District Unit Plan preparation in the first supplementary budget to establish plans for relocating the agricultural products wholesale market. Upon completion of consultations with the Ministry of Environment, the city plans to hold hearings from the Suwon Urban Planning Committee at the regular city council meeting in July and announce the decision.

A city official stated, "Even with zone designation, the land use purpose will not be changed," adding that "the purpose change will be made at the implementation plan stage to proactively block side effects such as land price increases."

Meanwhile, the city plans to establish the 2015 Suwon Urban Management Plan by the end of this year to systematically reorganize consistent and comprehensive systems including land use zones, district unit plans, and infrastructure across the entire 121.103 square kilometers of Suwon.