Nowon District Launches "Reconstruction and Redevelopment Expert Advisory Group" with Korean Urban Maintenance Association

"One-Stop Consultation"
From Urban Planning to Legal Affairs and Accounting

On September 16, Nowon District in Seoul (Mayor Seo Joono) announced that it will launch the "Nowon Reconstruction and Redevelopment Expert Advisory Group" in cooperation with the Korean Urban Maintenance Association to provide expert consultation on key issues in reconstruction and redevelopment projects. This system offers structured support for each phase of the process, from formulating maintenance plans, establishing associations, and managing dispositions, to commencing and completing construction.

At the task agreement signing ceremony for the Reconstruction and Redevelopment Expert Advisory Group held on the 14th, Junoh Seo, Mayor of Nowon District (left), and Seungju Lee, Chief Advisor and President of the Korean Urban Maintenance Association, are taking a commemorative photo. Provided by Nowon District Office.

The district signed a work agreement with the Korean Urban Maintenance Association (President Lee Seungju) on September 14 at the Nowon District Office to operate the advisory group. Approximately 30 experts in relevant fields, such as urban planning, architecture, legal affairs, taxation, accounting, and appraisal, will participate. Seungju Lee, President of the association and Professor of Urban Engineering at Seokyeong University, will serve as Chief Advisor.

Reconstruction and redevelopment projects are long-term efforts that require distinct professional judgments at each phase, from planning to completion. The complexity of laws and overlapping interests means that a single issue may lead to project-wide delays. To address this, the district will operate the advisory group as a "one-stop consultation system," providing comprehensive diagnostics and matching the necessary experts to each issue as needed.

Consultations can be requested directly by project stakeholders, or the district may identify and support sites where issues have emerged or where process delays are a concern. Following a preliminary evaluation, experts in the required fields are assigned. Regulatory and institutional challenges that are difficult for individual projects to resolve will be identified as improvement tasks through the district’s “100 Reconstruction and Redevelopment Regulatory Innovations” initiative and proposed for regulatory changes to related agencies such as the Seoul Metropolitan Government or the central government.

For the ninth municipal administration's push for maintenance projects, the district is focusing on two main pillars: "institutional innovations to boost project feasibility" and "tailored on-site support for each project site." After launching the Expert Advisory Group on September 14, the district also began operating the "Nowon Reconstruction and Redevelopment Innovation Strategy Council," which brings together project stakeholders, starting on September 15.

Mayor Seo Joono stated, "Because maintenance projects directly affect residents' living conditions and property rights, it is important to not only accelerate progress but also to properly resolve complex issues that arise throughout the process. By leveraging the expertise of the advisory group, we will provide practical solutions tailored to the difficulties of each site and proactively improve unreasonable policies identified on the ground, achieving results in reconstruction and redevelopment that residents can truly experience."

Seo Joonoh, district head in conversation with the expert advisory group for reconstruction and redevelopment. Provided by Nowon District Office.

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