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Residents demanded compensation for damages over the project to be implemented by Shinhan Asset Trust and P&C Development… After an explosion accident, the effectiveness of administrative sanctions for noise is also being examined.

Although the ‘Hillstate Pyeonggeo Central’ apartment built by Hyundai Engineering in Gyeongsang, Jinju, indicated in its sales notice the possibility of infringement of sunlight and view due to adjacent buildings, nearby residents are protesting, saying that the new construction is actually infringing on their residential environment.

The project involves Shinhan Asset Trust as the implementation trustee, P&C Development as the implementation delegate, and Hyundai Engineering as the construction company, and will be built in four lots including 148 Pyeonggeo-dong, Jinju, with underground 5th floor to maximum 29 above-ground floors, two buildings, and a total of 261 households.

On the 9th, checking the resident recruitment notice from April 10 for Hillstate Pyeonggeo Central, page 47 states that the site is adjacent to the southern Royal Palace and western House Story, so the environmental rights, right to sunlight, and right to view may be infringed even after move-in.

This is a notice to prospective new apartment residents and does not acknowledge damage to existing residents, but it shows that the project operator was aware from the sales stage of the proximity to surrounding buildings and the potential impact on sunlight and views.

The nearby Pyeonggeo House Story Emergency Committee and resident representative association held a press conference at Jinju City Hall three days ago, calling for compensation for damages and suspension of construction, citing noise, dust, and infringement of sunlight and view rights.

Residents argued that it is difficult to accept the building permit process for a building more than three times taller than the existing homes located about 20 meters in front of them, and pointed out that despite administrative sanctions for noise measurements over three months, actual construction was halted for only two days.

■ Explosion accident also occurred… The city council also pointed out the limits of noise management

Actually, on August 20, at the construction site, during rock blasting, debris flew onto nearby roads, causing damage to six vehicles. The site management team explained that the cause was the height of part of the barrier and the ventilation space, and promised to repair the vehicles.

The limits of noise management at the construction site were also pointed out by the Jinju City Council. On September 11, during an administrative audit by the Urban Environment Committee, Councilor Choi Mi-sun requested the introduction of a permanent noise measurement device at the construction site, and Lee Pil-su, head of the Climate and Environment Division, answered that there is no relevant ordinance.

Jinju City stated that it will look into the process of consultation between residents and the project operator and the progress of the project, expressing interest in this matter.

Hyundai Engineering’s site management team previously explained the plan to repair vehicle damage from the explosion accident, but has not yet disclosed the company’s specific official position on residents’ recent demands for compensation for sunlight and view infringement, noise damage compensation, and suspension of construction.

It is also necessary to verify the content of the sunlight impact review for adjacent apartments at the time of the building permit and whether the administrative sanctions for noise were actually carried out.