"From Baseball Field to Public Park for All"... Gangdong-gu Converts Little Baseball Field Site

28,000 Square Meters of Open Neighborhood Park Set for Godeok-dong

Ministry of Land Announces Official Zoning Plan Change

Godeok-dong District of Seoul’s Gangdong-gu (District Mayor Lee Soohee) has replaced the little baseball field, which was originally planned to be built in the Goduk-Gangil Public Housing District, with a neighborhood park that any local resident can use. This change was the result of communicating residents’ opinions—who preferred open spaces for relaxation over a sports facility whose use would have been restricted—to the relevant authorities.

The area around 360 Godeok-dong, which changed from a little baseball field to a neighborhood park site. Screenshot from Naver.

Gangdong-gu announced on the 30th that the development plan for a little baseball field in the area around 360 Godeok-dong had been changed to a neighborhood park. On the previous day, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport officially announced these details in the '15th Amendment to the District Plan for Seoul Godeok-Gangil Public Housing District.'

The original project operator, Seoul Housing & Communities Corporation (SH), had planned to build two little baseball fields on a 28,000 square meter site in the area. However, residents requested the site to be made into a grass park accessible to everyone, instead of a baseball field with potentially limited user access.

Gangdong-gu delivered such resident opinions to the Seoul Metropolitan Government and SH, continually petitioning for a review of the need for the little baseball field and for a change in the urban planning facilities. Subsequently, the Seoul Metropolitan Government reflected the district’s opinion and requested a zoning plan change to convert the site from a sports facility to a park, which was ultimately approved and officially announced by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The new neighborhood park to be created will feature an open space for relaxation, including a grass lawn.

District Mayor Lee Soohee stated, "This zoning plan change is a meaningful outcome achieved through the enthusiastic involvement of residents and the continued advocacy of Gangdong-gu," and added, "We will continue to closely cooperate with Seoul Housing & Communities Corporation on various local issues to improve the living environment in ways that residents can truly feel."

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