'Pyeongtaek Jije, Anjung Station Precinct' Development Permission Restriction Area Announced

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-seong] Pyeongtaek City announced on the 13th that it will designate the Pyeongtaek Jije and Anjung Station Precinct urban development project areas as development permission restriction zones.

The city made this decision to prevent social and economic losses caused by indiscriminate overdevelopment in the area. The announcement will be issued on the 15th, with a restriction period of 3 years.

The areas to be announced by the city are Pyeongtaek Jije (area 2,686,014 ㎡) and Anjung Station Precinct (area 5,187,685 ㎡). To designate the development permission restriction zones in this area, resident opinion hearings were conducted from May 25th, followed by review by the Pyeongtaek City Urban Planning Committee on June 24th, and the final confirmation was made after relevant procedures.

Meanwhile, the Jije Station area is currently undergoing related studies by Pyeongtaek Urban Development Corporation, with plans to finalize the development project basic plan by early 2022 and target project commencement in January 2025.

The Anjung Station area will review basic development concepts in the partial amendment to the urban master plan to be launched in the second half of this year, establish plans by early 2022, confirm plans after consulting with the Urban Planning Committee, and target project commencement in January 2025. To promote swift and planned development, the city plans to actively encourage business participation without distinguishing between private and public sectors.

The city is committed to ensuring the successful implementation of planned development in the station precinct areas and making maximum efforts to prevent inconveniences caused by small-scale development projects that lack connection to infrastructure.

Seo Chang-won, Director of the Urban Housing Division, stated, "Planned development of the Pyeongtaek Jije and Anjung Station Precincts, which serve as important hub stations for wide-area transportation and residential areas in the western and eastern parts of the city, is necessary for sustainable development of Pyeongtaek City in the future. We will do our best to promote this project smoothly by sufficiently gathering citizens' opinions regarding the business."